Association president Jean-Guy Soulière (right) is pictured here with Seniors Minister Deb Schulte for the spring 2020 issue of Sage magazine. Practising sensible social distancing, on March 18, Federal Retirees president Jean-Guy Soulière, director of advocacy Sayward Montague, health…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, it’s becoming more and more difficult to sift through the information presented to us in this ever-changing landscape and to get information over the phone because call centres are overwhelmed. With that in…
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Proper hygiene can help reduce the risk of infection or spreading infection to others While it is natural to want some degree of certainty and clarity on the future, the world-wide outbreak of the novel coronavirus/COVID-19 in China in December…
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As budget season continues, two more provinces and territories released their budgets in late February 2020. In this second instalment of our budget round up, we look at the budgets for the Northwest Territories and Alberta. Read on to learn…
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If you’re wondering whether you still have to take certain medications, don’t hesitate to bring it up with your doctor or health-care professional. In “Deprescribing: A way forward to reduce harm and costs related to prescription drugs” from the latest…
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Serving military and veteran women face unique workplace and transition challenges that must be addressed. Federal Retirees is proud to co-chair, together with Canada Research Chair and professor Dr. Maya Eichler PhD from Mount Saint Vincent University, and female veteran…
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‘Tis the season – budget season! During the spring months, Canada’s federal, territorial and provincial governments are hard at work crunching numbers, fine-tuning policies and programs, and churning out budgets that will shape where we live, retire and play. In…
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We want to hear from you! You can make a big difference to our advocacy work and win amazing prizes just by sharing your opinion The last time we comprehensively surveyed our membership in 2016, we received 16,604 responses!…
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Some federal employees and retirees have been living under the shadow of Phoenix and related financial pressures for over four years. The Treasury Board has published the next element of the Phoenix damages agreement that was co-developed with several…
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Beginning on March 1, approximately 46,000 Albertans could lose health coverage. In October 2019, Alberta’s provincial government released its 2019 budget which included some proposed changes to health-care coverage for Albertans. Federal Retirees is concerned by the government’s decision…
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In November 2019, we provided you with an update on Ontario’s decision to cancel its Out-of-Country Travellers Program, as of Jan. 1, 2020. With the program’s elimination, we have received questions about the effect of this decision for members in…
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Brenda Powell (left), president of Charlottetown Branch, is pictured here presenting the grand prize to a very lucky member of her branch, Anna Anderson. Congratulations to Anna Anderson of the Association’s Charlottetown Branch, the grand prize winner of the 2019…
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