Letter to Ontario Minister of Transportation
To view a copy of the open letter CARP send January 26th 2010, please click here
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CARP Parliamentary Poll Report (Poll Analysis)
DISAPPROVAL OF PROROGATION CAUSES SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT TO PLUMMET AMONG BELLWETHER CARP MEMBERS.
The proportion of readers calling for an election has doubled since September, 2009, and the majority say they are now less likely to vote for the government. Read more
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Don't paint all older drivers as dangerous, group warns
by ANTONELLA ARTUSO
Susan Eng, of CARP, said the Toronto accident that cost a young mother her life on Tuesday was tragic but cautioned against focusing on the age of the driver in the incident -- 83.
"I think this does feed a stereotype about older drivers," she said. "It would be inappropriate to immediately jump to the conclusion that her age was the sole reason for the accident." Read more
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Elderly drivers told: 'Be honest with yourself'
Asked about the accident yesterday, Premier Dalton McGuinty said the government does screen older drivers. But the premier said it is the responsibility of seniors and their doctors to make sure they put it in park when driving skills deteriorate. Read more
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Don’t protect us from our cash: Goldstein
by Lorrie Goldstein
Ridiculous rules on locked-in retirement accounts mean seniors’ savings kept from them until age 90.Read more
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Electoral backlash threatened over pension reform
by Norma Greenaway
OTTAWA -- Federal and provincial governments will pay a political price if they fail to turn a vague commitment made in December to pursue pension reform into a concrete plan to bolster Canadians' retirement savings, reform advocates are warning. Read more
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Prorogation repulses CARP members – electoral game changer: CARP poll
TORONTO, Ontario: CARP ActionOnline readers overwhelmingly disapprove of the current proroguing of Parliament, which they think occurred because the government wanted to avoid an Afghan detainee enquiry and they will vote for a Liberal government if an election were held tomorrow. Read more
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CARP Welcomes BC Finance Minister’s Support for Supplementary Pension, repeats call for federal Throne Speech to include pension reform
TORONTO, ON: CARP calls on the federal government to take due notice of statements made by BC Finance Minister Colin Hansen and in the Paper issued on behalf of the working committee of provincial Finance ministers supporting the need for urgent government action to establish a supplementary retirement savings vehicle. CARP repeats it call on the federal government to include pension reform in its Throne Speech on March 3, 2010. Read more
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No placards for these protests
Politicians and pundits who assume the public is ignorant and apathetic about parliamentary democracy, and who underestimate the importance of online activism, should pay close attention to study findings that older Canadians regularly utilize online political-expression vehicle. Read more
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Notice of upcoming discussion on caregiving
Susan Eng, CARP VP of Advocacy, took part in a one hour talk radio talk show to discuss caregiving with Susan Reinhard, AARP VP of Public Policy. The discussion was moderated by the radio program’s host Dr. Gordon Atherley. The episode will air on the VoiceAmerica radio network on February 2nd at 1pm Eastern Standard Time. Read more
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Cluster of Pedestrian Deaths Re-ignites Older Driver Debate
A tragic cluster of deaths has rocked the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) - in less than three weeks there have been fourteen pedestrian fatalities. One of first of these incidents occurred on January 14th when a young mother was killed by an 83 year-old driver. Read more
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Ontario Ministry of Transportation Needs to Catch up To Other Canadian Jurisdictions
Ontario is behind the times, at least 8 other Canadian provinces offer restricted licensing that is based on impairment, not age.
CARP recently received a call from a woman, let’s call her Ms. X, who was over 70 and had been involved in a collision. She was told she would have her drivers’ license revoked unless she could pass knowledge, vision and road tests. No surprise there as this particular lady lived in Ontario where the Over 70 Collision Program requires any driver over 70 who gets in an accident to take this test. Read more
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CARP warns against ageism toward older drivers
CARP is warning against taking an ageist attitude toward the right of older Canadians to keep driving.
“The right to keep driving is crucial to the independence and mobility of people especially as they age and hence an important element of their quality of life. CARP would support bona fide regulation or restrictions based on competency but not blanket restrictions or increased insurance costs based purely on the driver’s age,” said Susan Eng, Vice President of Advocacy for CARP. Read more
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Conditional Licensing Survey
To see read a presentation on the outcomes of the pan-Canadian conditional licensing survey, please click here. Read more
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Age-Friendly Cities, Pedestrian Safety and Older Drivers
One key to enhancing safety for drivers and pedestrians alike is to embrace the virtues of Universal Design. CARP promotes the creation of Age-Friendly Cities and Universal Design – design that is accessible by everyone. Read more
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Safety Tips for Older Drivers
One of the most important safety precautions one can take is to try and be self-aware even though it may be hard to identify problems that develop slowly over time. Read more
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Driving Researchers Need Your Help In Finding Ways To Keep Safe Older Drivers Behind The Wheel
Are you over 70, own a 1996 or newer vehicle and drive at least once a week? Candrive needs participants for an important research study. Read more
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UNDERSTANDING FIBROMYALGIA (part II)
by Dr Angela Mailis Gagnon
In this article I will continue to discuss topics related to Fibromyalgia (FM), summarized from the Drs Williams and Clauw paper, I referred to in the previous article.Read more
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Library serving thousands of older Canadians at risk
Catching up on reading is one of the pleasures many people look forward to as they enter their retirement years. For thousands of older Canadians living with vision loss, it’s a pleasure made possible by the CNIB Library, Canada’s first and largest library of talking books and braille. Read more
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Inspirational Yoga Instructor named one of CARP's Top 25 Canadians
93-year-old Ida Herbert leads a Tuesday yoga class at the Orillia, Ontario YMCA and another on Wednesday at the Bayshore Village rec centre where her students calls themselves “Ida’s Girls”. Read more
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Health Council of Canada finds Canadians with Chronic Conditions are Not Receiving Appropriate Supports to Manage their Own Care
The Health Council of Canada recently released a bulletin that shows many Canadians with chronic health conditions don’t regularly receive some of the expected types of support that could help them better manage their own health.Read more
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