In The News Posts

Power(less) of Attorney

June 17, 2009

Somewhere between one’s first grey hair and a major health crisis most of us admit to our own mortality, shrug ...

Married Life after Proposition 8

June 17, 2009

It wasn’t that either of us sought a same sex life partnership. In each other we simply and truthfully found our ...

CARP congratulates the House of Commons for showing bold leadership in its unanimous all party support for increases to OAS GIS CPP and pension reform to provide better retirement security

June 17, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2009 CARP congratulates the House of Commons for showing bold leadership in its ...

The Importance of Being Purple

June 16, 2009

It was once said in the struggle for LBGT equality rights that if every gay person suddenly turned purple for a few ...

Some Options for LGBT Seniors

June 15, 2009

Many LGBT seniors do not feel safe in disclosing their sexual identity or orientation to mainstream healthcare ...

More work to be done – Challenges in Long Term Care

June 15, 2009

Discrimination Canadian research has indicated that discrimination towards gay and lesbian seniors exists on a ...

MOVING WILLIAM TO “K” WARD

June 15, 2009

… “You’re not a pretty sight today, are you sweetheart?” I held William’s good left ...

Your Views on Pension Reform Are Being Heard in Ottawa

June 15, 2009

We said to Have Your Say and you certainly did! At this writing, over 6.400 emails have gone out to MPs from all ...

President Obama Declares June LGBT Month

June 15, 2009

LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2009 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A ...

CARP Poll Uncovers High Rate of Elder Abuse: Those With Caregivers Most At Risk

June 15, 2009

A CARP poll of members has revealed that almost 1-in-10 older Canadians (as many as 783,000) have suffered from elder ...