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CARP Community DevelopmentAnnual Report 2011-2012

October 31, 2012

It is with great pleasure that we present the Community Development Annual Report for 2011-2012. (click link) This ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Thanksgiving with Dad

October 19, 2012

The weather Thanksgiving weekend was cold and wet. Stiff wind out of the west, where the rollers come from. Jamie and I ...

CARP Financial Poll Report

October 19, 2012

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

Caregiver’s Diary: Mission Accomplished!

October 5, 2012

“It’s enormous!”. That was my widowed 89 year old father speaking to oldest brother on the phone. He was ...

Susan Eng on the Lang and O’Leary Exchange

September 21, 2012

On September 19th, 2012 - Susan Eng, CARP VP of Advocacy stopped by the CBC's Lang and O'Leary Exchange to discuss the ...

The CARP Poll: Politics Report

September 21, 2012

KEY FINDINGS September 21, 2012: CARP members are very politically engaged, all voted in the last federal election, ...

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 ...

Caregiver’s Diary: A Chequered Career

September 7, 2012

My widowed father, now 89 and living in an assisted living facility in Niagara, has had an interesting life, right from ...

Controlling drug costs … one lawsuit at a time

September 2, 2012

People generally think that lawyers cost too much and don’t do much for the economy. But there is at least one area ...

CARP Health Care Poll Report

August 24, 2012

August 24, 2012: More efficiency in the system and management and prevention of chronic disease are seen to be the ...