CARP calls on MPs to separate OAS changes from Budget Bill
Press Release and Open Letter to Politicians
CARP members would be shattered to learn that such a fundamental part of our social safety net was rushed through Parliament on the strength of the government’s Parliamentary majority alone, without adequate opportunity for full debate... Read more
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CARP Submission on Chronic Diseases Related to Aging
Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
The prevalence of chronic conditions is increasing in Canada. The World Health Organization estimated that in 2005, chronic conditions accounted for 89% of all deaths in Canada. By 2015, the WHO predicts that deaths due to chronic conditions will increase by 15.1%. Statistics Canada reported in 2005 that 65% of all deaths in Canada were caused by cancer,
diabetes, heart disease,cerebrovascular diseases and lower respiratory diseases, across all age categories. Read more
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House of Commons Standing Committee on Health Tables Report on Chronic Disease
Report tabled
CARP presented its proposals on chronic disease management to the Standing Committee on Health in October of 2011. This month, the Committee has tabled its report. Read more
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Federal Budget 2012: CARP members supporting NDP, not Tories
The CARP Poll steals a headline
CARP, the national seniors group, says for the first time in four years its members are expressing more support for the federal New Democrats than Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives.
An internal poll of 2,600 CARP members found support for the NDP has risen to 39 per cent, substantially above 31 per cent support for the Conservatives. The Liberals trailed at 25 per cent, CARP said. Read more
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Political Gamechanger: Omnibus Bill shakes loose CARP support
Press Release
CARP members want the Omnibus Bill split and say that the government’s refusal to do so will cost it the support that CARP members have traditionally given to the Conservatives and for the first time in 4 years of CARP Polls™, gave the NDP a substantial lead [39% to 31%] over the Conservatives, with the Liberals trailing at 25%. Read more
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Omnibus Budget Bill Would Go Down Smoother in Pieces
From CARP's Huffington Post blog
Despite vociferous opposition calls for splitting the current 400-page bill to deal separately with environmental assessments, raising the eligibility age for OAS, fisheries and immigration rules, the Conservative House Leader Peter Van Loan flatly refused, saying that the government wants its economic program passed quickly. Read more
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NDP wants ‘Trojan horse’ omnibus bill split up
420 page budget bill should be unpackaged
The New Democrats are asking the Conservative government to split its omnibus bill into several pieces of legislation so that proposed changes to environmental and natural resource laws can be scrutinized.
The Conservatives have limited debate on their budget bill — known as invoking closure — and included new provisions to speed up the environmental review process for major projects.
The closure motion allows for about a week of debate on the omnibus bill, which is more than 420 pages long. Read more
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New OAS eligibility is plenty to CARP about
The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) is leading the pushback efforts against the federal government’s decision to raise the OAS eligibility age from 65 years to 67 years. In an open letter to MPs, CARP has asked to separate OAS changes from the rest of the Budget. Their main contention is that it was never put before the electorate and fully debated. “CARP members would be shattered to learn that such a fundamental part of our social safety net was rushed through Parliament on the strength of the government’s Parliamentary majority alone, without adequate opportunity for full debate,” said Susan Eng, vice-president, advocacy, CARP. Read more
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Conservative Government Pushes on with Omnibus Bill Despite CARP Opposition
CARP Campaign Update
It’s no secret that CARP and the vast majority of members oppose changes to the OAS eligibility age. The facts and arguments in favour of the change are tenuous and the poor and vulnerable are most likely to be affected. When Prime Minister Harper first announced the impending change in Davos, more than two-thirds of CARP members registered opposition in our CARP Poll and we launched the Hands-Off OAS campaign.
So, when the government decided to issue a 425-page Omnibus Budget Bill (C-38), that lumped together and limited debate on approximately 70 separate laws, including OAS changes, CARP took action again. Read more
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Caregiver’s Diary: Summer’s Coming
With the warmer weather blooms and unlikely friendship
Dad is very popular with everyone at Serenity Towers. He doesn’t join in any organized activities (that’s not his style and I totally understand, as it’s not mine either). But he is on everyone’s speed dial to spare in bridge which means he can join or take a pass depending on who else is playing. The ladies are fond of him and like to sit at his dining table, but the seat right beside him is reserved for Zelda, his special friend. Read more
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Ask the Doctor: Fixing broken back bones
Doctor Mailis makes some startling findings while reviewing the effectiveness of a common spinal procedure
When a patient of mine visited me recently (a lovely 74-year old-woman), she wanted to know if a special procedure that her doctors were prepared to do called vertebroplasty, could fix her pain. She was suffering from severe osteoporosis and her back bones (called vertebrae) were weak. A couple of those had crushed when she got the flu and into serious sneezing spells. Read more
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Home and Community Care in Canada, an Economic Footprint
Joint Victorian Order of Nurses and the Conference Board of Canada Study
Home and community care in Canada is something of a mystery. We know that home care is up to 75 percent more cost effective than institutional care and that most Canadians prefer aging at home rather than in institutions. Read more
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Report Summary: “Loud and Clear: Seniors and caregivers speak out about navigating Ontario’s Healthcare system” – Change Foundation
This report points to evidence of potential ageism in the healthcare system, senior’s lack of access to adequate care, and general lack of support and quality of care for seniors, all of which amounts to difficulties moving smoothly through the province’s complex health system. Read more
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Measuring and reporting on health system performance in Canada
Health Council of Canada Report
The Health Council of Canada (HCC) released a report looking at how well various health sectors across the country measure and report on the performance of Canada’s health care system. The report found that we are not doing very well on either front. Read more
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For-profit Tailor Medical health centre shuts its doors
Despite wrinkles in the public healthcare system, it seems demand is limited for private services
One of the most ambitious for-profit health-care ventures launched in Canada recently has gone out of business, barely a year after reportedly investing $4- to $5-million in an opulent “executive health” clinic in the heart of Toronto’s financial district.
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An Update from the BC Seniors’ Healthy Living Secretariat
New alcohol pamphlet, age-friendly cities video and consultation information is available
There are a number of activities underway within the Seniors’ Healthy Living Secretariat and the Seniors’ Action Plan team, and so here is an update on recent releases and upcoming consultations. Read more
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CARP Investor Protection Poll Report
The most notable characteristic of CARP membersʼ awareness of professional designations for financial advisors is there is very little.
The vast majority agree they should be regulated like lawyers and accountants, but most think they are not or don't know.. Read more
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CARP Bill C-38 Poll Report
The vast majority of CARP members disagree with bundling so many controversial pieces of legislation in one Omnibus Budget Bill and also disagree with time allocation being applied to the bill. They agree it should be split into separate parts. Read more
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