July 2012 Archive Posts

IRPP STUDY: Financing Long-Term Care in Canada

July 27, 2012

July 27, 2012 - The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) released a report comparing three different ...

Ontario Government Announces the Expedition of Fire Safety Technical Consultations

July 27, 2012

July 27, 2012 – CARP attended the Ontario government’s announcement that it is expediting the fire safety technical ...

Nearly 60 per cent of retired Canadians hold debt

July 27, 2012

CALGARY — A new CIBC conducted by Harris/Decima reveals that nearly 60 per cent of retired Canadians hold some form ...

101 year-old Firecracker Dorothy Custer Steals the Show on Jay Leno

July 27, 2012

Do you harbour dreams of celebrity but worry it might be too late? Well, don't!  These days, you can become a ...

CARP Seniors’ Discounts Poll Report

July 26, 2012

Key Findings CARP members are very enthusiastic about seniorsʼ discounts, primarily because they aid those on fixed ...

CARP Excutives Take the Maritimes by Storm (ZNews Coverage)

July 26, 2012

CARP executives from the national office took a tour of the maritime provinces, meeting with local chapters, ...

Federal government to appeal assisted-suicide case in B.C.

July 26, 2012

OTTAWA- The federal government is appealing a B.C. court ruling that struck down a ban on assisted suicide, saying the ...

CARP Scarborough Chapter Launch

July 26, 2012

The Scarborough, ON CARP Chapter had its launch event earlier this year with Dale Goldhawk as the special ...

Teaching doctors a new approach to the end-of-life process

July 26, 2012

              The distraught adult son and daughter are meeting with the ...

105-year-old Toronto woman forced to wait 10 years for long-term care told to wait two more

July 26, 2012

North York resident Faina Mileikovskaia has been waiting for a long-term care home for 10 years. Recently, she was ...