PRIVATIZATION – CHALLENGING THE PUBLIC HEATH CARE SYSTEM
Cambie Surgeries Corporation vs British Columbia – 2020 BCSC 1310 A REVIEW OF THE DR. BRIAN DAY CASE We had been anxious since 2009. That... Read More
UPDATE FROM THE MINISTER OF SENIORS, DEB SCHULTE
"Safe Restart Agreement", a $19 billion federal investment to help keep seniors safe. (Schulte)
UPDATE FROM THE MINISTER OF SENIORS, DEB SCHULTE
Supporting seniors and their caregivers during COVID-19. (Schulte)
UPDATE FROM THE MINISTER OF SENIORS, DEB SCHULTE
Keeping Seniors benefits safe from fraudsters (Schulte)
Advocacy has an impact…
“If you want to have an impact, start and then don’t stop advocating. Sign a petition or send an email. Better yet, mail a letter—handwritten is best—place a phone call or set up a meeting. Blind copy your own MLA, the premier, the opposition critic. What you need to do is, politely and professionally, tell your story and share your concern as a voter and citizen.”
UPDATE FROM THE MINISTER OF SENIORS, DEB SCHULTE
As Minister of Seniors, I wanted to take a moment to update you on the most recent initiatives the Government of Canada has undertaken to help seniors, their families and caregivers cope with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Care Issues impacting Seniors and Defined Benefits Plans protection continue to dominate ACER-CART priorities for advocacy.
Letter from Deb Schulte, Minister of Seniors
May 4, 2020 Good day, As Minister of Seniors, I wanted to reach out to you to share some of the initiatives we are... Read More
Letter from the President
Dear ACER-CART Directors, Presidents and Executive Directors I was invited to attend a meeting in Wolfville on February 11, 2020, to hear an announcement from... Read More
Baby-boom bubble already deflating
Douglas Todd: Baby-boom bubble already deflating Nothing to fear: Canada’s aging population isn’t the drain on the system we were told it would be. By... Read More
Cost of Living Adjustment
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