August 2009 Archive Posts

Mythbusting Canadian Health Care — Part I

August 7, 2009

2008 is shaping up to be the election year that we finally get to have the Great American Healthcare Debate again. ...

Obama’s AARP Town Hall on Healthcare Reform

August 7, 2009

On July 28th, President Obama hosted an AARP town hall webcast to pitch his reforms to older Americans. He assuaged ...

Elder Abuse Public Service Annoucement Survey Analysis

August 7, 2009

Survey Results The government of Canada has recently launched an anti-elder abuse ad campaign, the anti-elder abuse ad ...

How Does Canada’s Health System Actually Work?

August 7, 2009

OTTAWA — Canadians can be of two minds about their public health care system. Tommy Douglas, a former premier of ...

Malcolm Hamilton elaborates on retroactive TFSA mechanics

August 7, 2009

Actuary Malcolm Hamilton, worldwide partner with pension consultants Mercer's, has elaborated on the mechanics of how ...

Coming back from the brink: The case for making TFSA contribution room retroactive

August 7, 2009

Canada's foremost pension actuary, Mercer's Malcolm Hamilton, says those whose RRSPs were devastated by the 2008 market ...

Senator Majory LeBreton’s Response to Elder Abuse Survey

August 7, 2009

"I was pleased to see how engaged CARP members are on the important issue of elder abuse. It was very encouraging to ...

What happened to Catastrophic and Rare Disease Drug Coverage?

August 6, 2009

The increased importance of pharmaceutical drugs in Canadian health care was not foreseen during the drafting of the ...

Keeping Older Drivers Driving

August 6, 2009

Candrive, a Canadian research program aimed at improving the safety and quality of life of older drivers is now into ...

PET Scan Update

August 6, 2009

The Ontario government just announced that PET scans will be publicly funded for certain cancer and cardiac patients ...