June 2010 Archive Posts

Susan Eng discusses the Finance Minister’s Most Recent Reform Proposals on the Business News Network

June 23, 2010

Will the Finance Minister's public-private vision for a new pension system answer the call for major reform? Andrea ...

Minister of State Announces National Senior's Day

June 23, 2010

Members of CARP, Last week, on June 16th the Government of Canada introduced legislation in the House of Commons to ...

Seniors’ Contributions in Canada – Worth Celebrating

June 23, 2010

On June 16, 2010, Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State for Seniors, introduced a bill in the House of Commons entitled ...

CARP Member: I hate these ageist commercials!

June 23, 2010

A member copies us on this complaint letter he sent to TDCT Ombudsman/Feedback department. We found the letter was so ...

From Your Lips to the Policy Maker’s Ear

June 23, 2010

As part of its mission to report to Canadians on the way changing societal trends are reshaping their quality of life, ...

Did we just get Pension Reform and No One Noticed?

June 23, 2010

Just when we thought we’d have to remind the politicians that we were prepared to change our vote to support our ...

Minister to Minister: Duncan-Flaherty Correspondence

June 23, 2010

Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan and Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty corresponded prior to meeting with ...

Liberals call on government to implement Supplemental CPP

June 23, 2010

OTTAWA – The Liberal Party of Canada is calling on the government to institute a Supplemental Canada Pension ...

BC Finance Minister’s Statement on Pension Reform

June 23, 2010

“I welcomed the letters from the Ontario and federal government in advance of the meeting in PEI. For two years ...

CARP Pension Activism Poll Report

June 23, 2010

To view detailed poll analysis complete with colour charts, please click here The majority of CARP members are very ...