March 2008 Archive Posts

CARP readers unimpressed by recent federal budget

March 31, 2008

CARP Action Online readers are unimpressed by recent federal budget, according to our last poll. The recent federal ...

CARP In the News: CARP Urges Action on Cancer Care Coverage, Red Tape should not bar reimbursement

March 31, 2008

CARP urges Minister Smitherman to take action in de Vries case -to reimburse Sylvia de Vries the US$60,000 she paid for ...

The voyage of a lifetime: An expedition cruise around the rugged rock

March 29, 2008

Rich with fascinating history, captivating culture and some of the most breathtaking natural beauty in the world, ...

Seniors living in poverty in Canada

March 27, 2008

CARP Calls for a Comprehensive, Nation-Wide Anti-Poverty Strategy. “Income for all seniors must be adequate to ...

Fight fraud

March 27, 2008

Sophisticated scams cost Canadians millions of dollars each year. Canadians continue to lose millions of dollars each ...

Working Zoomers

March 27, 2008

Road to retirement – or NOT? The aging workforce is a force to be reckoned with. The ‘aging of the ...

CARP looking for real solutions in Ontario’s Budget

March 25, 2008

TORONTO, March 25, 2008--CARP, a leading national voice for Canada’s 50-Plus population, will be looking for real ...

A modern epidemic

March 18, 2008

Type 2 diabetes stalks those who overeat and under-exercise. Humans are programmed to be lazy and eat a lot when the ...

Vacation scams: what you need to know

March 18, 2008

Vacation scams and travel-related fraud are on the rise. Here's what you can do to protect your travel ...

CARP demands action in Cancer Case

March 17, 2008

CARP is taking up the case of Sylvia de Vries, the Windsor woman who spent $60,000 in the U.S. for life-saving ovarian ...