Was the election over before it even began?
Once again, the CARP ActionOnline poll results demonstrate that CARP members are a bellwether group. Not only do our results track the trends uncovered by the public polls but detected the dramatic reversal in Liberal fortunes in Ontario sooner than the published polls. Read more
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Susan Eng on Inclusive Cities: “You have to shape behaviour to succeed in changing attitudes
The Toronto Star hosted a panel discussion on cities and income disparity last Tuesday evening at the Toronto Reference Library. Columnist Royson James moderated the discussion and asked participants “what kind of city do we want to live in?” Read more
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Living by Design: Michael Graves Looks at Improving Home Health Products
For internationally renowned architect and designer Michael Graves, bad design is painful. Seriously. Three years ago, Graves lay on a gurney in an ambulance bay in Princeton, N.J., waiting to be transferred to a hospital in Manhattan. He'd been in excruciating pain all night and could no longer feel his legs. Still, he tells people, his only thought was, "I don't want to die here, because it's so ugly."Read more
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Neuropathic pain: Physical and psychological treatments
Non-pharmaceutical therapies
Some physical therapies are good for all kinds of pain conditions and not just neuropathic pain (like exercises for strength, range of movement or flexibility and balance, or application of pain relieving modalities such as deep heat or cold).Read more
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CARP requests withdrawal of Bill C-428, Private Members Bill is hopeless
In an open letter issued today, CARP formally requested that MP Ruby Dhalla withdraw Bill C-428; which calls for changes to Old Age Security (OAS) residency requirements. Read more
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CARP Open Letter to Ruby Dhalla re: Bill C-428
... CARP agrees with your assertion that poverty among older Canadians is a serious problem in Canada and is fully supportive of proposals that effectively redress the higher incidence of poverty amongst immigrant seniors. However, CARP takes issue with the manner in which you have sought to deal with this issue by introducing a Private Member’s Bill that you should now know cannot be voted on due to parliamentary rules that your own caucus members have publicized. Read more
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CARP Statement on International Older Persons Day
October 1, 2009
CARP has released a statement urging policymakers to observe older persons day by taking stock of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Read more
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Pension bill and political loyalty will not change: Dhalla
by ROGER BELGRAVE
A Brampton politician's attempt to change the pension act is now drawing opposition from members of her own party as well as some Canadians. Read more
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CARP wants Dhalla to reel in pension bill
Friday October 9 2009 A national seniors organization issued an open letter to Brampton MP Ruby Dhalla asking her to drop proposals for changes to the Canadian pension act. The letter, released by the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) Thursday, held back no punches in telling the Brampton-Springdale MP her Private Member's Bill has very little chance of surviving the parliamentary approval process.Read more
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Everyone Benefits From Age-Friendly Cities
Municipal leaders are in the spotlight less often than provincial and federal counterparts yet city services affect people in the most intimate and tangible facets of their everyday lives. Read more
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CARP supports Universal Design Innovation
Terms such as Universal Design, Barrier Free, Accessible Design and Inclusive Design, are complementary and sometimes over-lapping notions referring to buildings, products, services, technologies and environments that are accessible, usable and effective for everyone, not just people with particular impairment or needs. Read more
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Age-Friendly Programs in British Columbia
In June White Rock Chapter Chair Bruce Bird represented CARP at the Active Aging Symposium sponsored by the BC Ministry of Health. He kindly offered to report back on the age-friendly programs that are happening throughout British Columbia. Here is a list of the programs he uncovered, if they are happening in your community you might want to try one. Read more
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CARP - Moncton Age Friendly City Initiative
CARP and the City of Moncton have partnered on an age-friendly city initiative called “Senior Friendly Community Initiatives: A Team Enterprise” Read more
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Newfoundland and Labrador's New Low Income Seniors' Benefit
Report from Avalon Chapter
More than 40,000 seniors in the province will receive the Low Income Seniors' Benefit this month, the Honourable Jerome Kennedy, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board, announced today. The benefit is a refundable tax credit paid to low income seniors, even if they have no tax payable. Read more
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ACTION ONTARIO invites you to attend a symposium on neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain affects more than one million Ontarians. Unfortunately, people suffering from neuropathic pain often have diffculty receiving proper diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Read more
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Click here to get your FREE ticket to the Zoomer Show
Entertainment, Zoomer-style
It’s fun, it’s fabulous – and it’s free! From live theatre and fashion to ballroom dancing to rock and roll, Toronto’s ZoomerShow has something for everyone. Read more
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Money, Zoomer-style
Top Canadian financial experts speak about the most important economic issues facing Zoomers today at Toronto’s ZoomerShow 2009. Read more
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Wellness, Zoomer-style
What’s more important than our health? Learn more about the health, aging and longevity issues Zoomers face today at ZoomerShow2009. Read more
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