Seniors Posts

Older Canadians' Use of Smartphones not Surprising

January 21, 2014

Canadians predicted to double up on TV with traditional and online services in 2014 For Jeff Taylor, the monthly cost ...

Seniors group slams Manitoba plan for taxicab drivers

January 15, 2014

CARP says Winnipeg hospitals are not following rules for safe discharge of patients A lobby group representing seniors ...

CARP on Goldhawk Fights Back: CARP's Open Letter to Health Ministers on the need for protocols to ensure discharged patients are sent home safely

January 14, 2014

Susan Eng, Vice-President of Advocacy at CARP discusses on Goldhawk Fights Back the need for protocols when hospitals ...

Wake-Up Call: Why We Need Powerful New Emergency Protocols

January 10, 2014

Canada was battered with several serious rogue weather events that jeopardized lives and property this year. The ...

Pension woes: Middle class faces greatest risk

January 8, 2014

Will 2014 be the year the CPP gets fixed? If you’re middle-aged and middle-class, you may be in trouble in retirement ...

Bill Black: CPP hike should be gradual

January 6, 2014

Canadians don’t save enough for retirement. Expanding the CPP is a good idea, but it must be done slowly and ...

Elderly patient Tadeusz Czubak discharged to empty house not a ‘one-off' case

December 20, 2013

Hospital system too uncoordinated to deal with influx of seniors, patient advocates say The case of an elderly ...

CARP Making the Headlines: CPP Enhancement Multimedia Coverage (Watch & Listen)

December 20, 2013

Susan Eng on Goldhawk Fights Back: CARP members say the government does not deserve power if CPP is not enhanced Susan ...

CARP meets with Premier Wynne and Minister Sousa on an Ontario pension alternative

December 19, 2013

CARP met again with Premier Wynne and Minister Sousa on December 18, 2013, but this time to provide input on an ...

NO CPP INCREASE – FAILURE TO ACT ON RETIREMENT SECURITY AN ELECTION ISSUE: CARP

December 16, 2013

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2013 Toronto, ON: CARP members will be disappointed with ...