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Elder abuse is still top of mind

June 14, 2013

  CARP has been fighting for the end of elder abuse for many years.  Despite significant progress, including ...

The CARP family mourns the passing of founder, Lillian Morgenthau, on June 13, 2013; grateful for her pioneering accomplishments

June 14, 2013

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   June 14, 2013   Toronto, ON:   CARP members will remember Lillian ...

Provincial Responses to CARP’s December 2012 Open Letter on Pension Reform

June 13, 2013

In advance of the December 2012 meeting of Finance Ministers, CARP wrote an open letter calling for action on the 2010 ...

Breaking News! Quebec considering LTC policy proposal precisely mirroring CARP ask

May 31, 2013

Editor’s Note: In the coming years, a greater number of Canadians will need institutional and home-based LTC, further ...

Are prescription drugs overpriced in Alberta?

May 31, 2013

Want to buy a $100 coffee? Sounds absurd, doesn’t it? However, it’s equally absurd that this is how much more ...

Ask a Doctor: You are not allowed to be negative

May 31, 2013

I just came back from attending the Canadian Pain Society’s annual conference in Winnipeg.   I actually go every ...

The Straight Goods on Ontario Changes to Physio and Excercise/Fall Prevention Programs

May 17, 2013

The Ontario Government announced in April that it will make changes to the way rehabilitation services are provided ...

CARP for the Win: Older Ontario Retirement Homes are Finally Fire-Safe (Dossier Review and Conclusion)

May 17, 2013

CARP has been pushing for a set of amendments to the Fire Code that would see older retirement homes mandated to ...

PEI Introduces Catastrophic Drug Coverage

May 17, 2013

May 17, 2013: PEI will soon provide catastrophic drug coverage, Premier Robert Ghiz announced last week. The new ...

Alice Wong's Letter to CARP Members about New Government Services for Seniors Web Tool

May 16, 2013

Dear CARP members, One of the things I have heard often in my many discussions with Canadians from all over the ...