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New Hope with Gently Used Parts

May 12, 2009

New evidence shows that you may never be too old to be an organ donor. Even if your health is less than perfect, you ...

Little Faith That Government Will Reach Goal for Health Care Teams – Survey Analysis

May 12, 2009

Health care continues to be a priority for CARP ActionOnline readers who registered an eye-popping number of responses ...

CARP Continues to Tackle Ageism

May 12, 2009

Don’t get any older. It’s bad for you! You become the butt of jokes, you get blamed for runaway health ...

Ageist Media Attacks on Older Canadians: not to be taken lying down

May 12, 2009

A sense of humor is important as we age but ageist advertising is no laughing matter. Just think of all the messages ...

What I Learned From My Grandparents…

May 12, 2009

Every grandparent or teacher knows that one of the most wonderful parts of getting older involves being able to impart ...

Interview with Zanana Akande: Is Ageism the last bastion of socially acceptable discrimination?

May 12, 2009

Given that she is a groundbreaking and pioneering visible minority woman, we thought Zanana Akande would be an ideal ...

Auto Insurance Premiums – It’s All About The Risk

May 12, 2009

If you believe that all auto insurance is the same, then ask yourself, how can auto insurance premiums fluctuate so ...

CARP National Office Mourns Loss of Long Serving Volunteer

May 5, 2009

CARP is saddened to announce the death of long-time friend and advocate in our National Office, Mr. Ian Downie. Ian ...

UPP Survey Analysis

May 1, 2009

CARP extends its thanks to the nearly 4000 people who took the time to let us know what they thought of our proposal ...

Red tape update

April 30, 2009

The issue of reimbursement for out of country medical services has come to symbolize the madness that is the current ...