August 2008 Archive Posts

Building An Emergency Plan That Works For You

August 28, 2008

When considering the variety of dangers that could place you and your family in an uncomfortable or life-threatening ...

Figuring out Pension Splitting

August 28, 2008

We have had quite a few inquiries from our members about the pension splitting option, which has prompted us to search ...

CARP Calls for National Caregiver Strategy to be included in Federal budget for 2009

August 28, 2008

Most of us want to age at home as long as possible, thereby increasing reliance on family and friend networks to help ...

Zoomers and the new retirement

August 28, 2008

What should businesses be doing to keep valued older workers? Zoomers are not a group of people who, on turning 65, ...

Ministers of Health and Finance

August 22, 2008

Ministers of Health AB- Hon. Gene Zwozdesky, Ministry of Health and Wellness [email protected] BC- Hon. Kevin ...

Mandatory Retirement and Pension Plans

August 20, 2008

CARP sent out an Open Letter to the Prime Minister and all Premiers urging them to prohibit age discrimination in ...

CARP’s National Caregiver Strategy

August 18, 2008

Family Caregivers contribute billions of dollars' worth of unpaid work to ensure their loved ones get the care and ...

Issue Forcing people to retire at the age of 65 is age discrimination: human rights official

August 18, 2008

"The big issue is they should have a choice. The reality today is that people feel they want to continue working well ...

Liberals Show Contempt for Canada’s Seniors

August 18, 2008

This week Liberal MP Robert Thibault (West Nova, Nova Scotia) displayed a shocking contempt for older Canadians when he ...

New! CARP Forums

August 15, 2008

CARP's forums will be hosted inside Zoomers, our sister site. Please join Zoomers to access the CARP forums - it is ...