June 2010 Archive Posts

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

They are We: Understanding Ageism in Canada

June 23, 2010

In the heart of a buzzing craft fair at a Vancouver seniors’ centre a stylishly dressed and elegantly coiffed ...

Dwight Duncan Statement of Proposed Pension Reforms

June 23, 2010

"Going into the Finance Ministers' meeting on PEI, Ontario proposed a balanced approach that would build on the ...

Securing your retirement—or their profits?

June 23, 2010

For many Canadians, their working life will end with a sudden drop through our social safety net into an old age of ...

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, ...