Poverty Posts

Election Budget needs bold political leadership – starting with a new vision for aging in Ontario.

April 29, 2013

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2013 Toronto, ON: CARP members will be watching to see ...

CARP Financial Poll Report

October 19, 2012

Key Findings October 19, 2012: While CARP members themselves are generally comfortable, many have experienced ...

Aging Canadians confront cruel financial reality of ‘grey divorce’

September 20, 2012

TORONTO - When Deborah O'Connor was 50, her marriage died. At the time, she didn't realize her decision to leave the ...

More health care doesn’t mean better health

September 4, 2012

There have been remarkable improvements in life expectancy over the past 100 years. The reasons are many: sanitary ...

Ask the Doctor: Packaging science to change policy

August 24, 2012

This probably seems like a strange title for this article. Not to worry dear reader, you will soon understand what the ...

People Behind the Numbers: CARP 2012 Budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

August 24, 2012

On August 3rd, 2012 - CARP submitted our Pre-Budget recommendations to the House of Commons Standing Committee on ...

Marathon House of Commons Voting Session Results in More of the Same

June 15, 2012

In a last ditch effort to see some changes to the most controversial elements of the Federal Government’s large ...

Senate Committee Presentation on Omnibus Bill C-38

June 15, 2012

Thursday June 7, 2012 – CARP presented before the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance on OAS changes in ...

Census: As Canada ages, 65 no longer gateway to the golden years

June 11, 2012

This article was published by The Province on May 29th 2012.  To see this article and other related articles on ...

Omnibus Budget Bill Would Go Down Smoother in Pieces

May 25, 2012

This article was published by The Huffington Post on May 10th 2012.  To see this article and other related articles on ...