In The News Posts

Are long-term employees being targeted for cost-saving layoffs?

January 29, 2014

In 2012, Sean McCann* was working for the same corporation he had for the previous 25 years. A conscientious worker ...

Millennials and boomers connecting in Barrie

January 29, 2014

  Its no secret that millennials, also known as Gen Y and twenty-somethings, are having a hard time getting a ...

Stop the nonsense. Require sprinklers in all nursing homes

January 27, 2014

By Susan Eng, VP of CARP Advocacy The town of LIsle-Verte grieved together at a mass Sunday, and some politicians ...

Quebec Seniors' Residence Fire: A Compilation of CARP's recommendations and concerns

January 24, 2014

In response to the tragic fire that claimed lives within a seniors residence in LIsle-Verte, Quebec, CARP was ...

Quebec fire has seniors advocates calling for stricter safety rules

January 24, 2014

A fire that swept through a seniors’ residence in Quebec is raising questions about whether more stringent ...

How an Ontario seniors’-home fire changed the rules on sprinkler safety

January 24, 2014

The fire at Muskoka Heights Retirement Residence broke out shortly after 6 a.m. The lone worker on duty rushed into the ...

Speak up to save mail service, Sudburians urged

January 23, 2014

It was a small but passionate group that came out in support of Canada Post workers Wednesday evening. Approximately ...

Dying to be heard: Plight of seniors in care begs better followup, families say

January 22, 2014

More are being attacked in long-term facilities One day last June, staff at a Kamloops, B.C., nursing home found ...

Seniors group slams Manitoba plan for taxicab drivers

January 15, 2014

CARP says Winnipeg hospitals are not following rules for safe discharge of patients A lobby group representing seniors ...

CARP on Goldhawk Fights Back: CARP's Open Letter to Health Ministers on the need for protocols to ensure discharged patients are sent home safely

January 14, 2014

Susan Eng, Vice-President of Advocacy at CARP discusses on Goldhawk Fights Back the need for protocols when hospitals ...