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Bill C-428 An Act to Amend Old Age Security, Ruby Dhalla’s Statement

September 28, 2009

No senior in Canada should be left to live in poverty. The Conference Board of Canada reports that 6% of seniors in ...

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Tell your MPs how you want them to vote on the Liberals non-confidence motion

September 28, 2009

Tell your MPs how you want them to vote on the Liberals’ non-confidence motion which was tabled today and will ...

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CARP Retirement Poll, September 14th 2009

September 28, 2009

Members were asked what kind of retirement provisions they have. The majority of our members are retired (81%), and ...

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Pre-Election Poll Report: September 14th 2009

September 28, 2009

CARP’s Poll could have predicted that the Opposition would bail. Responses to the September 14th CARP ...

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Bill 428: An Act to Amend OAS, Government of Canada Response

September 28, 2009

Our government does not support this bill. In order to qualify for OAS, there is a 10 year residency requirement after ...

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School Bus Drivers Parked at 65?

September 28, 2009

A provincial law put into effect this year says people aged 65 can't be forced to retire, but some B.C. school boards ...

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Top 25 Canadians Update

September 28, 2009

This year CARP celebrates its 25th anniversary. For two and half decades, CARP has brought the issues that affect ...

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CARP’s Open Letter to Ruby Dhalla re: Bill C-428

September 28, 2009

We have received numerous e-mails about Ruby Dhallas Private Members Bill, Bill C-428, an Act to Amend Old Age ...

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Aging group with zip

September 25, 2009

It is a group that includes Wayne Gretzky and Margaret Atwood. It also includes Danny Williams and Stephen Harper. It ...

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CARP to meet with Kennedy today

September 25, 2009

A seniors advocacy group wants the province to invest some of its offshore oil revenue into a new universal pension ...