October 2010 Archive Posts

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

October 8, 2010

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS The municipal elections are in full swing with advance polls already being held and signs springing ...

Caregiving and financial insecurity takes centre stage, as CARP presents to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in Ottawa

October 8, 2010

October 8, 2010 - The financial security of older and retired Canadians took centre stage in Ottawa this week, as CARP ...

The Liberal Party of Canada announces its national caregiver plan

October 8, 2010

This week, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff announced his party’s plan for caregivers and their families. The ...

New Bill would Allow People with Hearing Disabilities Fair Access to the Disability Tax Credit

October 8, 2010

Peter Julian, MP for New-Westminster Burnaby, hosted a press conference on Parliament Hill on his Bill C-577, tabled on ...

Globe and Mail Series Shines a Light on Dementia

October 8, 2010

October 8th, 2010 The Federal Liberals’ National Caregiver Strategy is timely – as the population ages, ...

CARP Pharmacare Report

October 7, 2010

October 7th, 2010 For Detailed Analysis Including Colour Charts, Please Click Here Keywords: drugs, pharmacy ...

CARP calls for increases to OAS and GIS and Caregiver Support in next Federal Budget

October 7, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2010 CARP calls for increased OAS, GIS, specific support for older Women and ...

The Hurt in Numbers

October 7, 2010

October 8th, 2010 I discussed the data from the CARP poll in regards to chronic pain in the last newsletter. Many of ...

Caregiver's Diary: Aftermath

October 7, 2010

October 8th 2010 My father wasn’t aware my mother had died until the next morning, while my brothers and sisters ...

Ontario Government introduces $70 million in additional energy and property tax rebates

October 7, 2010

October 8th, 2010 Last week, the Ontario government introduced $70 million in energy and property tax relief for ...