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Will the new Liberal minority government pick up Budget 2020 consultations where they left off? Nov 13, 2019

  Each summer, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance begins conducting consultations for the following year’s federal budget. Despite this fall’s federal election, the committee started the process and collected written submissions in August. The committee was dissolved…

Liberals return to power with minority in an election win very different from 2015 Oct 22, 2019

  Canadians woke up this morning to Liberals returning to power with Canada’s 13th minority government.  The 2019 election was supposed to be a Liberal-Conservative race with four other parties and a couple of independents along for the ride as…

Have your questions been answered? Oct 16, 2019

Veteran’s Service Card available for pre-February 2016 releases Oct 10, 2019

  The final stage of distribution of the Veteran’s Service Card (VSC) first announced in September 2018 has now begun. Applications from Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Veterans who released prior to February 2016 are now being accepted for processing. If…

Election 2019 – What the parties have to say Oct 3, 2019

  In this election, the National Association of Federal Retirees has four key priorities: retirement income security, a National Seniors Strategy, support for veterans and their families, and pharmacare. Seniors represent the fastest growing demographic in the country and the…

Progressive Conservatives re-elected to a second majority government in Manitoba Sept 20, 2019

  On September 10th, Manitobans re-elected Premier Pallister and his conservative government to a second majority term. The NDP will form the Official Opposition, gaining six more seats in the Legislature. In a bit of a surprise, the Premier called…

Federal Retirees Debate Bingo – Download your card to play! Sept 19, 2019

In this election, the National Association of Federal Retirees has four key priorities: retirement income security, a National Seniors Strategy, support for veterans and their families, and pharmacare. On October 7 at 7:00 p.m. ET (in English) and October 10…

Happy Retirement, Bill C-27! Sept 16, 2019

  When the House of Commons rose in June 2019, Bill C-27 effectively died on the order paper. In October 2016, the federal government introduced Bill C-27. This legislation would allow employers to change employee pension plans, even after they…

Public Inquiry into the Safety and Security of Residents in the Long-term Care Homes System Sept 10, 2019

  Following the conviction of Elizabeth Wettlaufer for murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault, committed while working as a registered nurse in long-term care, the province of Ontario established a public inquiry in August 2017. The tragedy of these events…

Our Election 2019 Priorities: Frequently Asked Questions Aug 23, 2019

  This spring, the National Association of Federal Retirees named four key priorities for the 2019 federal election: a National Seniors Strategy, retirement income security, support for veterans and their families, and pharmacare. Speaking with our friends and family about…

Lost the battle, won the war July 29, 2019

  The Federal Court of Appeal renders judgment in the PSHCP case On June 24, 2019, the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa rendered its judgment in the National Association of Federal Retirees challenge of Treasury Board’s changes to Public…

Advisory Council on Pharmacare recommends a universal, single payer, public system July 24, 2019

  After a year of study and consultation, the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare released its final report in June 2019 – recommending a universal, single payer pharmacare system for Canada. The report includes 60 recommendations to…