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Pensions: How much is enough?

October 23, 2009

THE ATTENTION pension reform is getting in the media these days has me wondering: How many seniors are out there ...

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Seniors to walk hassle-free from now on

October 23, 2009

October 22nd 2009 Margaret Guthrie gave "top marks" to Mark Grimes this week after the Etobicoke-Lakeshore councillor ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 - ...

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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 ...

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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, ...