February 2012 Archive Posts

Don’t be on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars…

February 24, 2012

Going on vacation? Think travel health insurance is going to protect you if something goes wrong? Marketplace exposes ...

ZNews – Family Caregiver Tax Credit

February 24, 2012

Feb 24th 2012: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty recently spoke about the governments modified caregiver tax credit. ZNews ...

Walkom: Harper’s pension cuts will hit the young hardest

February 24, 2012

  This article was originally published by the Toronto Star on February 22nd, 2012.  To view this article and ...

OAS/Pension Poll Report

February 24, 2012

KEY FINDINGS February 24, 2012: Members not only make it clear that raising the eligibility age for OAS will erode ...

Spinal Stenosis- The burden of the aging spine, survey results

February 24, 2012

In my last column “Spinal Stenosis: The burden of the aging spine!” I discussed a common spinal condition, termed ...

BC Ombudsman’s Delivers Damning new Report – Government Responds with Seniors Action Plan (Updated)

February 24, 2012

February 24th 2012:  A report recently published by the B.C. Ombudsman says that government needs to do more to care ...

Disaster in the Making: Provinces have No Plan to Help Ease in New Oxycontin Restriction

February 24, 2012

Purdue Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures OxyContin (a powerful opiate and painkiller) is replacing it with a drug ...

Community Corner Feb-2012

February 24, 2012

  CARP Chapter activity across Canada has been picking up since the winter break and nothing has energized and ...

Ask the Doctor: The 5 crises in Pain Management

February 24, 2012

February 24th 2012: I just could not resist passing on to you a summary of an article that hit my desk. It bears the ...

Ontario Safety League addresses current media issues regarding “Senior Drivers”

February 24, 2012

All drivers in Ontario are a concern of the Ontario Safety League and have been since 1913. It’s fair to say that if ...