February 2012 Archive Posts

Bob Rae: Let’s Protect Old Age Security by Improving it, not Cutting it

February 10, 2012

By now you’ve probably heard the Prime Minister say that Canada’s Old Age Security (OAS) program is unaffordable.  ...

Some Particulars to Consider in Reforming OAS

February 10, 2012

 The nature of the government’s announcement that it was considering changes to Old Age Security (OAS) have made ...

Official Leader of the Opposition Nycole Turmel: Forcing seniors to work two more years is wrong

February 10, 2012

It’s simply not right to ask seniors to delay their retirement by two years to pay for misguided Conservative ...

Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Diane Finley Addresses OAS Issue

February 10, 2012

Click here to see a PDF copy of Minister Finley's Letter to CARP Dear CARP members, Events around the world and our ...

Minister of State for Seniors Alice Wong Addresses OAS Issue

February 10, 2012

Click here to see a PDF copy of Minister Wong's letter to CARP Letter to CARP members: I know many seniors have been ...

A Message to CARP Members from the Canadian Labour Congress

February 10, 2012

The Prime Minister wants to raise the age at which people can collect the Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed ...

St. John’s-Avalon Chapter Annual Report 2011

February 10, 2012

CARP St. John’s-Avalon Chapter 2012 Annual General Meeting Annual Report CARP (www.carp.ca) is a national, ...

Let’s debate OAS based on fact, not perception

February 10, 2012

This article was published by the Globe and Mail  on February 6th 2012.  To see this article and other related ...

Susan Eng on Global’s the West Block

February 10, 2012

On January 29th 2012, Susan Eng was invited to provide expert testimony on the Harper Government's controversial new ...

NDP Federal Pension Critic Wayne Marston’s Letter to CARP

February 9, 2012

Click here to see a PDF copy of the official letter sent to CARP by Wayne Marston.  Contents are as ...