December 2009 Archive Posts

HALTON REGION FRAUD ALERT

December 16, 2009

Detective Jeff Springstead, Oakville Senior Fraud Officer/ Elder Abuse,has asked the Halton Seniors Helpline to put out ...

CARP to Finance Ministers in Whitehorse: Time for action on pension reform

December 16, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2009 TORONTO, ON: On the eve of the Finance Ministers’ meeting in Whitehorse, ...

In search of Canada’s perfect pension plan

December 16, 2009

Finance ministers will have a lot of good proposals to consider when they meet next week in Whitehorse This article ...

Creaking pension system is failing Canadians

December 16, 2009

Only one in five private-sector workers belongs to an employer pension plan and just one-third of households are saving ...

Susan Eng takes her HST advocacy to Queen’s Park

December 16, 2009

Susan Eng takes her advocacy efforts to Queens Park, to show the Ontario government she means business about the HST. ...

Neuropathic Pain: Call to Action!

December 16, 2009

My previous columns covered Chronic Pain as a major health issue for Canadians and I identified the provinces that ...

Alberta Finance Minister Iris Evans Statement on Pension Reform

December 16, 2009

Canada’s public pension programs have earned our country international recognition for their success at ...

All Three Parties Have Put Forward Pension Reforms Proposals but what is Needed is a Comprehensive Reform Strategy

December 16, 2009

Over the past year and a half CARP has been calling for a Pension Summit and Comprehensive Pension Reform. The market ...

Pension Callout!

December 16, 2009

Canada’s Finance Ministers are meeting in Whitehorse December 17 and 18, to discuss pension reform but their ...

New Report calls Seniors the HST

December 16, 2009

While the average Ontarian will be out of pocket $37, senior couples can expect to pay roughly $270 more The findings ...