August 2009 Archive Posts

Windsor/Essex Chapter Fall General Meeting

August 31, 2009

Watch your local media for a reminder for the Windsor/Essex Chapter Fall General Meeting to be held Wednesday, October ...

A primer on Neuropathic Pain

August 31, 2009

Editor's Note: Dr Mailis-Gagnon will be writing for CARP Action Online on a semi-regular basis. Should you have any ...

Joseph Brant CEO Responds to CARP’s Open Letter

August 31, 2009

Last month we reported that CARP was receiving a lot of complaints from older people and their caregivers who felt ...

GST Harmonization – Good for Business but Good for You?

August 30, 2009

British Columbia and Ontario plan to harmonize their provincial sales taxes with the GST in 2010. Manitoba is ...

The Canadian Red Cross disaster services team needs volunteers!

August 30, 2009

Each year Canadian Red Cross volunteers help millions of Canadians prevent and respond to small and large-scale ...

Primer on Harmonization

August 30, 2009

Primer on Harmonization In Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island there is a GST ...

Special Canada Day Report: How Canada stole the American Dream

August 30, 2009

The numbers are in. Compared to the U.S., we work less, live longer, enjoy better health and have more sex. And get ...

Poll Analysis: Older Voters May Deny Harper His Majority

August 30, 2009

The Recent Poll of CARP Action Online readers shows Liberals ahead in the battleground province of Ontario if an ...

Pilots win challenge of forced retirement

August 30, 2009

Mandatory retirement for federally regulated employees is on the verge of retirement itself, after the Canadian Human ...

N1H1 – Swine Flu information

August 30, 2009

Summer is winding down, but flu season is around this corner, and with international warnings regarding N1H1 - swine ...