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Quick Reference Guide to CARP’s Advocacy Issues and How they Affect You

February 8, 2013

  CARP has been active at the forefront of many issues that directly affect the lives of Canadians. To ensure ...

Aging in Ontario Week on The Agenda

February 8, 2013

TVO’s Agenda with Steve Paikin will be doing a series on “Aging in Ontario”, discussing hot topics regarding the ...

“We have not received a valid entry – Goodbye”

February 8, 2013

Guest author John Stapleton (noted writer, professor, policy analyst, advocate, CARP members) writes about the tax form ...

Letter from NDP Health Critic Libby Davies Re: Sodium Bill

February 8, 2013

Dear CARP members, I wanted to let you know about legislation I recently introduced in Parliament that addresses a ...

Pensioners’ Rights – Silver Lining in Indalex decision?

February 8, 2013

The Supreme Court of Canada showed pensioners’ to the back of the line again in a company’s bankruptcy. That’s ...

Nova Scotia M.P. takes Minister of Revenue to Task over Tax Forms

February 8, 2013

Federal M.P. Rodger Cuzner (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) copied CARP on an open letter he drafted and issued to Minister ...

What’s your Problem with CPP/QPP Expansion ?

February 8, 2013

Pension fund management, consultancy and private pension savings management is big business.  There is no doubt that ...

Ask the Doctor # 57: Pain Management in End-of-Life Care and the role of pain medications

February 8, 2013

In this article, I will specifically address the issue of how pain is managed with medications. As discussed in the ...

Volunteer Opportunity – We Want You!

February 8, 2013

              Volunteer! Are you interested in being involved in your local CARP chapter? If so, you have come ...

Seniors forced to get tax forms from the post office receiving poor service

February 8, 2013

Editor’s Note - February 8th 2013: As predicted the CRA’s sudden and ill-advised shift in tax-form policy has ...