February 2010 Archive Posts

March is Fraud Prevention Month: Learn How to Protect Yourself

February 26, 2010

OTTAWA, February 25, 2010 — This March, the Competition Bureau is launching the 7th annual Fraud Prevention ...

Budget Watch: Countdown to Throne Speech

February 26, 2010

Susan Eng, CARP’s VP of Advocacy will be in Ottawa this Wednesday and Thursday (March 3rd and 4th 2010) to ...

Pension Reform – Why MP’s Don’t Feel Your Pain

February 26, 2010

If you were wondering why your Member of Parliament does not appear to see why pension reform in necessary, look no ...

CARP Pre-Budget Presentation to Ontario Finance Committee

February 26, 2010

On February 1st 2010 CARP appeared before the Ontario Finance Committee to make a pre-buget presentation. Susan Eng, ...

Pension Reform – Why MP's Don't Feel Your Pain

February 26, 2010

If you were wondering why your Member of Parliament does not appear to see why pension reform in necessary, look no ...

CARP Olympic Poll Report

February 26, 2010

To view a detailed poll analysis with illustrations, click here CARP ActionOnline readers are not offended by a ...

Denying Grandparents a Little Financial Support is Pennywise and Pound Foolish

February 26, 2010

Grandparents who step in to raise their grandchildren when the parents cannot are often called the “unsung ...

CARP Nova Scotia Approaches Ministry of Health in Response to Aberdeen Hospital Incident

February 25, 2010

Bill VanGorder, Nova Scotia Chapter Chair, has written to the Maureen MacDonald, Minister of Health to request that ...

Backgrounder: Social Benefits Tribunal to Reinstate Temporary Care Allowance to Oshawa Grandparents

February 25, 2010

To read a backgrounder explaining the facts surrounding the recent Social Benefits Tribunal ruling on Temporary Care ...

Home Instead Senior Care

February 25, 2010

5% discount off all services (max 100 hours) Complimentary in-home care consultation No cost home safety check ...