In The News Posts

Canada needs an affordable, accessible Universal Pension Plan

October 23, 2009

There’s nothing like a recession to sharpen the focus on our finances. Canadians watched their savings evaporate ...

H1N1 Vaccine Update – Your Provincial Updates

October 22, 2009

Information on seasonal flu shots and on the H1N1 vaccine is available in every province, by contacting public health ...

Manitoba’s New Primary Caregiver Tax Credit

October 22, 2009

The Primary Caregiver Tax Credit is an annual, refundable tax credit that can be claimed by a caregiver who is ...

Nova Scotia Announces New Caregiver Allowance

October 22, 2009

The Nova Scotia government has just announced that it will give a allowance to low income caregivers. If both she/he ...

David Miller responds to CARP’s call to ensure that seniors are not charged in parks

October 22, 2009

In a letter addressed to Mayor David Miller October 13th 2009, Susan Eng, Vice President of Advocacy for CARP, called ...

Susan Eng has solutions to the pension mess on CBC’s Maritime Noon

October 22, 2009

Will you have enough to live on when you retire ? That's the fundamental question facing millions of Canadians - ...

Seniors’ advocates tout CPP replacement

October 22, 2009

Editor's Note: Our proposed UPP would not replace the CPP, it would be an additional source of retirement ...

Old age insecurity

October 22, 2009

October 11, 2009 Sui-ping Yau has been living off of her savings since she moved to Canada nearly nine years ago. Yau, ...

A walk to remember for seniors

October 22, 2009

Still no answers for group confronted by city bylaw officer October 15th 2009 Margaret Guthrie and Don Foster are part ...

Two-tier CPP urged

October 22, 2009

October 22nd 2009 The Canada Pension Plan needs a second tier that would either be mandatory or so attractive that ...