December 2009 Archive Posts

Older Canadians can drive change at the local level…

December 15, 2009

City governance is particularly important for older people since seven out of ten Canadian seniors live in urban ...

PowerUp Blog from Copenhagen

December 11, 2009

Is the tanker starting to turn? Prime Minister Harper now says he wants a binding deal and will attend the ...

Susan Eng Discussing Ignatieff’s proposed Pension Reforms on BNN

December 9, 2009

December 9th 2009 To view a video clip of Susan Eng discussing Ignatieff's proposed pension reforms on the Business ...

Aging Parents and Holiday Season Sanity

December 9, 2009

It is getting to be that time again and holidays are around the corner. Do your parents live in another city than you? ...

Susan Eng Discussing Ignatieff’s proposed Pension Reforms on BNN

December 9, 2009

December 9th 2009 To view a video clip of Susan Eng discussing Ignatieff's proposed pension reforms on the Business ...

OPINION: Is HST good for Ontario? NO

December 7, 2009

This article was originally published in the Ottawa Citizen on December 4th 2009, to view the article on their website, ...

NDP’s use of Parliamentary Procedure Paves the Way for Extended HST Hearings

December 4, 2009

The Ontario Legislature was marked by high drama this week as some Conservative MPPs halted the proceedings of the ...

CARP Pre-Budget Policy Proposals for Provincial Governments

December 4, 2009

As the holidays approach, some Provinces have just finished their pre-budget consultation process and some have yet to ...

Ontario Residents: Last Chance Left to Fight for a Fairer HST! Have Your Say Today!

December 4, 2009

Notice to members living outside Ontario: this callout applies to Ontario CARP members because the Ontario HST is the ...

CARP Letter Ignites Ageism Debate

December 4, 2009

It could be argued that we now live in a post-ism world. While issues of racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of ...