Leslie Gaudette, a volunteer advocacy program officer for the National Association of Federal Retirees, knew from the experience of family members the importance of having powers of attorney for health and finances in place. It didn’t take long for…
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Deb Schulte may be new to cabinet, but she is not a rookie about seniors’ issues, having founded the special interest Liberal seniors’ caucus. When Deb Schulte was sworn in as Canada’s minister of seniors in November 2019, she…
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Vera and Bob Smith are typical of many retired couples in Canada — they are house rich and cash poor. They live on old age security and CPP payments, supplemented by a small private pension, and income Vera earns part-time….
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When it comes to divorce, “70 is the new 30,” according to family lawyer Rick Peticca. A recent survey by his Toronto firm Shulman Law, identified the 60-plus age group as the fastest growing segment of its clientele over the…
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Photo: Carol Allegri/Reuters Canada’s retired public servants will be one voice among thousands vying for attention in the new Parliament. But the decentralized power and necessary collaboration that typically mark minority governments offer a chance for the National Association…
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Cliff Poirier is an award winning volunteer dynamo in Summerside, P.E.I. Nancy McPhee Photo In half an hour, dozens of people pass through the lobby of Summerside, P.E.I.’s sports and entertainment complex, most of them stopping by a table…
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Pierre Cousineau Pierre Cousineau says he enjoyed his 32-year career as a senior-level bureaucrat with the federal government in Ottawa. But he has loved using the managerial skills he honed as a public servant for the benefit of the…
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Photo: Aaron Cohen/Canadian Museum for Human Rights Like many retirees, Barbara and Clarence Nepinak find themselves even busier now than when they were still working full-time. The couple, both members of Pine Creek First Nation, sit on a number of different…
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Photo: Mitchel Raphae Key Points: The Purge The Class Action The PM’s Apology Beyond Monetary Compensation It was an ordinary Monday morning in June 1985 when Staff Sgt. Wayne Davis was called into the office of his commanding officer at…
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Veterans have experienced longstanding difficulties in accessing support over several successive governments — specifically getting the support they need to have an acceptable quality of life after service. This election, Federal Retirees is focused on three challenges that must…
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In the lead up to the October federal election, Sage reached out to all the federal party leaders to speak about Federal Retirees’ four main election issues. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Bloc Quebecois chef…
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Photo credit: Ishmael N. Daro Elections are exciting. Colourful signs pop up on lawns and along highways across the country, our mailboxes become jammed with literature full of campaign promises, the daily news is dominated by “he said, she said”…
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