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by Owen Corcoran, BCRTA Past President This article first appeared in the BCRTA Spring 2005 edition of Postscript and is published here with the permission... Read More

A lot of good information is available in reports on the national health scene prepared by Johnson for the RTO/ERO. See them below: November 2012 February... Read More

They are good for the economy! See several articles (click on the Articles button on the left) for information on an important study of Canada’s... Read More

Seniors Vote is a collaboration of seniors, retirees, professional and advocacy groups are raising common concerns of older Canadians – financial security in retirement and... Read More

A project of the Canadian Medical Association, supported by ACER-CART. Add your voice to the call for a National Seniors Strategy. By doing so, you... Read More

This paper by Colleen Fuller looks at recent attempts by private sector advocates to challenge the right to universal public health care in the courts,... Read More

April 2015 Colleen Fuller In November 2015, the British Columbia Supreme Court is scheduled to hear an unprecedented constitutional challenge to Canada’s public health care... Read More

January, 2015 Christopher Simpson, MD Morel Caissie Karima Velji All levels of government are at risk of being overwhelmed by Canada’s growing senior population and... Read More

October 9th, 2014 Janet McFarland of the Globe and Mail Converting large public sector pension plans into defined contribution savings accounts for employees could cost... Read More

October, 2014 Robert L. Brown, PhD.FCIA, FSA, ACAS Craig McInnes What would be the impacts and implications of converting many of Canada’s major public sector pension... Read More