Seniors Posts

Ontario Budget 2009: No Major Gains in Healthcare

March 26, 2009

There are no major healthcare gains for older Canadians in this budget. $223 million of the 1.1 billion already set ...

Ontario Budget 2009: Tax Relief

March 26, 2009

Personal Income Tax The government is proposing to cut the lowest tax rate by one percentage point, from 6.05 per cent ...

Point/Counterpoint

March 2, 2009

A Rudyard Griffiths editorial entitled “A Greying Nation” was published a few weeks ago in The National ...

CARP Succeeds in Convincing Alberta Health Premier to Reconsider Controversial Bill

February 27, 2009

On December 9th CARP called for the Alberta Health Minister Ron Liepert to reconsider the increases to drug costs for ...

Point/Counterpoint: CARP Members Don’t Subscribe to Rudyard Griffiths’ Theory

February 27, 2009

A Rudyard Griffiths editorial entitled “A Greying Nation” was published a few weeks ago in The National ...

Waiting on the ER: Ontario Government targets for shorter ER times puts pressure on ALC patients

February 27, 2009

A recent initiative taken by the Ontario government aimed at shortening wait times and improve patient satisfaction in ...

CARP presents CARP Action TV

February 27, 2009

CARP Action on TV! Well, almost… Beginning next Thursday March 5th at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, Susan ...

“Politicians not addressing what Older Canadians need” CARP poll shows

January 29, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2009 Politicians not addressing what Older Canadians need CARP poll shows TORONTO, ...

CARP on Budget 2009: Limited Relief for Seniors

January 29, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2009 CARP members will welcome the broad based tax relief available to all lower and ...

“Politicians not addressing what Older Canadians need” CARP poll shows

January 29, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2009 “Politicians not addressing what Older Canadians need” CARP poll ...