March 2010 Archive Posts

Did you know?

March 30, 2010

• For a limited time you can join CARP for $14.95 • CARP’s credit card “Zoomers” Master Card has no annual ...

Don’t paint all older drivers as dangerous, group warns

March 26, 2010

 Senior citizens shouldn’t be stereotyped as bad drivers based on one horrible incident, the organization that ...

Carole Freeman's Response: An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act

March 26, 2010

Editor's Note: Since the Nortel pensioners’ plight has been brought to light there has been a public outcry ...

Ask the Doctor: kids have pain too!

March 25, 2010

This is another article on pain endured by “special populations”. So far we talked about pain in older ...

Government makes doomsday projections for health care spending yet delivers no assistance for caregivers in budget

March 25, 2010

With a 21.3 billion dollar deficit facing the Ontario government, health care remains the elephant in the room when it ...

Quebec Budget Watch

March 25, 2010

Meanwhile, CARP and FADOQ (Quebec’s largest 50+ Association) will be watching the Quebec provincial budget set to ...

Disability Tax Credit (DTC), Caregiver Tax Credit (CTC) : Do I Qualify?

March 25, 2010

As a social worker I have worked with differently-abled individuals of all ages. Growing older with a disability raises ...

CARP Federal Throne Speech and Budget Poll Results

March 25, 2010

To view a detailed poll analysis with illustrations, ...

Ontario Budget Analysis

March 25, 2010

If you find comfort in fine words, then this Ontario budget is for you! There is a new Northern Ontario Energy Credit ...

Update on Pension Reform Activities

March 25, 2010

Lots of talk, consultations and research – and the promise of more of the same – in the run up to the May ...