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Seemingly doomed budget contains promise to scrap mandatory retirement

March 29, 2011

Originally published in the Ottawa Citizen on March 23rd, 2011. To go to the Ottawa Citizen website please click here ...

Budget’s compassionate tone not matched by substance

March 29, 2011

Originally published by Canadian Press 23rd, 2011. To go to the Canadian Press website please click here OTTAWA ; The ...

Budget Poll Report

March 29, 2011

March 29, 2011 KEY FINDINGS The Conservative Party remains tied with the Liberals in electoral preference among our ...

Budget pledge on mandatory retirement carries little meaning: advocacy group

March 29, 2011

Originally published in the Ottawa Citizen, the Edmonton Journal and Canada.com on March 23rd, 2011. To go to the ...

Family caregiving is mentioned but support amounts to less than $30 a month and only if you pay taxes

March 22, 2011

March 22, 2011: Too many Canadians struggle with caregiving duties that often remove them from them from the labour ...

Budget may offer help for seniors

March 22, 2011

Originally published in the Toronto Star on March 22nd, 2011. To go to the Toronto Star website please click here The ...

Support for low income seniors was an open secret going into budget

March 22, 2011

March 22 2011: Support for low income seniors was an open secret going into today’s budget lockup. The surprise ...

Pre-Budget Report

March 21, 2011

March 22 2011: Key Findings CARP members have low expectations for the budget, but insist they will not support it ...

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative Releases its Alternative Federal Budget

March 15, 2011

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released the Alternative Federal Budget (AFB). In the last issue of ...

An Election Budget must Target Older Canadians

March 13, 2011

March 13, 2011: - Budgets are inherently political documents – but next week’s will probably be more ...