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CARP in the Corridors of Power: A Look Back at 2012

November 2, 2012

November 2, 2012 - CARP’s job as advocate is to push governments into action, to protect the policies that promote ...

Lessons to be learned from a 98-year-old woman’s shocking tale of survival and extraordinary courage

October 19, 2012

Miss Mae’s* living situation was abusive but no one could have foreseen the horrific eruption of violence she woud ...

Agreement in the Committee on Justice and Human Rights: Bill C-36 will likely pass

October 19, 2012

October 19, 2012 - On October 2, 2012, CARP’s Susan Eng appeared before the Committee on Justice and Human Rights to ...

Should there be a Duty to Report?

October 19, 2012

October 19, 2012 - CARP has been calling for a comprehensive approach to end elder abuse – not only to find and ...

Mandatory Retirement Issue Goes to Supreme Court

October 4, 2012

The two Air Canada pilots whose Charter challenge helped to spur on the elimination of mandatory employment for all ...

Pension Reform – Where to Next?

October 4, 2012

October 5, 2012 – Concerns about public-sector pension plans are growing. Plans across the country are struggling ...

The People Behind the Numbers – Pre-Budget Consultations

October 3, 2012

October 5, 2012 – We’ve known for years that Canada’s population is aging. But, seniors aged 65 and over reached ...

CARP Proposes “One Patient” – a New Outlook on Healthcare

September 21, 2012

September 21, 2012 - Another new front opened in 2012 – national health care reform. The federal government’s ...

The Case for a National Drug Strategy

September 20, 2012

September 21, 2012 - Canada’s premiers recently unveiled recommendations to improve health care as a part of their ...

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 ...