Budget Snubs Older Canadians and They Might Return the Favour
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2010 Budget Snubs Older Canadians and They Might Return the Favour TORONTO, ON: CARP members responding to an overnight poll panned the announcements in the Throne Speech and the Federal Budget. They wanted the government to focus on retirement security and pension reform issues, but got Seniors’ Day instead. Given the opportunity, they would vote against the government over this ... read more

CARP Priorities/Throne Speech and Budget Speech Recap
In the end all CARP members got from this budget are some nice words and the promise of more consultation. The Government committed to undertake public consultations on the government-supported retirement income system before May. This commitment was made in the Throne Speech which also addressed the upcoming challenge of meeting the needs of an aging population but the issue was not addressed through National Caregiv... read more

Throne Speech Highlight Reinstatement of Veteran War Allowance
While the government’s announcement of its intention to adopt a more inclusive national anthem during yesterday’s throne speech garnered a bizarrely high level of media attention, the announcement of the reinstatement of benefits under the War Veterans Allowance Act received relatively little attention despite its significance for our bravest citizens. In their own way, both measures attempt to rectify historical inequiti... read more