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Mandela: A Great Light has Gone out in the World

December 6, 2013

The entire world reacted as one this week to the long-expected death of Nelson Mandela, the greatest activist and ...

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New OECD Report Reveals that the Status Quo is No Longer Sufficient to Prevent Poverty Among Seniors

December 6, 2013

Opponents of CPP enhancement have spent that past five years denying that there’s a retirement savings crisis in ...

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New Web Resources on Finances and Caregiving

December 6, 2013

New resources on finances and caregivers were made available to Canadians this week. Living in Retirement, Financial ...

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Attack on NDP over CPP pulled from Finance Canada website

December 6, 2013

Finance Canada has pulled partisan comments attacking the NDP over the Canada Pension Plan from its website – the ...

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Minister of State (Finance) Minister Kevin Sorenson claims CPP would hurt jobs

December 6, 2013

Despite the greater support CPP enhancements have been gaining each day, Minister Sorenson believes CPP enhancements ...

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Opposition Pensions Critic's Letter to CARP: It is time to increase the CPP/QPP

December 6, 2013

Dear CARP Members, On December 16th, federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers will meet at Meech Lake ...

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Ask a Doctor: What do scientific studies tell us about smoked marijuana?

December 6, 2013

  Smoking pot to relieve pain and other symptoms is a contentious issue from the medical, ethical, regulatory ...

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Mark Gordon, CEO of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association, Speaks on Older Investors

December 6, 2013

  CARP participated at the Mutual Fund Dealers Association (MFDA) of Canada’s Senior Summit event in October ...

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ZoomerLife Conference 2013 – Healthcare Roundtable

December 6, 2013

In late October 2013, CARP hosted its Annual General Meeting and Conference.  This year's healthcare roundtable was ...

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Finance Minister Kevin Sorenson says a CPP boost would kill jobs

December 6, 2013

Editor's Note: This guest column by the Honourable Kevin Sorenson, Minister of State (Finance), appeared in the ...