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New Healthcare Measures in Saskatchewan 2011

May 13, 2011

Saskatchewan budget 2011 also strived to make some healthcare improvements. It increased its funding to Regional ...

New Health Measures in Manitoba Budget 2011

May 13, 2011

There is not that much to report on the Manitoba budget although it does introduce two very good measures: the ...

New Health Measures in PEI Budget 2011

May 13, 2011

PEI’s budget was characterized by its focus on healthcare initiatives. Since 2007, they have increased drug ...

New Health Investments in Alberta’ 2011 Budget

May 13, 2011

In budget 2011, the Alberta government also targeted the health care sector. An additional investment of $545 million ...

CARP/Yee Hong Centre Seminar: Empowerment for Self-Management & Independence in Face of Parkinson’s Disease

May 13, 2011

SMALL-GROUP HANDS-ON WORKSHOP FOR SENIORS AND CAREGIVERS - OCT 5 - DEC 7, 2011 Empowerment for Self-Management & ...

Who should pay for the health care of Canadians?

May 13, 2011

May 13th 2011: Who should pay for the health care of Canadians? The users of the publicly funded health care system are ...

British Columbia’s HST Referendum

May 13, 2011

It may be difficult for the BC government to draw up concrete plans because it has just announced a mail-in referendum ...

Nova Scotia Budget 2011

May 13, 2011

Nova Scotia may have one of the highest combined provincial and federal sales tax rates in the country (15%) but they ...

British Columbia’s fiscal fate clouded with uncertainty but summer HST referendum promises to heat up the debate

May 13, 2011

May 13th 2011: Despite the leadership changes in the wind for the BC Liberals and the New Democrats, Finance Minister ...

How do the Governing and Opposition party policies address CARP’s top 5 priorities?

May 13, 2011

May 13, 2011 - The election has come and gone and it should not come as a surprise that older Canadians were undeniably ...