The phone and email lines at Federal Retirees’ national office have been clogged since the Public Service Health Care Plan changed hands from Sun Life to Canada Life. Over the past five months, members have contacted the Association with questions,…
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Some members of Federal Retirees prefer paper records for their travels, but many wouldn’t consider travelling without help from their phones, tablets and laptops, whether for reading material, electronic records or global-positioning system services. Jaro Franta is finalizing plans for…
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has released a report arguing in favour of removing Alberta from the Canada Pension Plan and starting its own Alberta Pension Plan. Photo: Chris Schwartz In September, the Alberta government presented the report it commissioned on…
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Most Canadians believe humans cause climate change, but their commitment to making effective change is not so certain. Climate change is simultaneously invisible and yet terrifyingly obvious. “It’s very abstract,” Erick Lachapelle says. “You can’t really see climate change in…
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As seniors minister, Seamus O’Regan says he will protect pensions, push for pharmacare and advocate for better service from Canada Life in the transition of the Public Service Health Care Plan, to name a few items on his to-do list….
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Colchester-East Hants branch president Mike Devine, right, met with Cumberland-Colchester MP Stephen Ellis when he was in Gatineau, Que., for the annual meeting of members. When it comes to federal advocacy, members across the country have been busy drawing the…
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Federal Retirees surveyed members on their experiences with the Phoenix pay system. Close to 1,300 responded, nearly half of whom had been overpaid or underpaid. On Feb. 24, 2016, the first phase of the Phoenix pay system rolled out…
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Canada is spending record amounts of money on health care in the post-pandemic landscape, so why are Canadians still facing challenges accessing it? Canada‘s 2023 federal budget provided an investment to provinces and territories of $198.3 billion, which includes…
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A smoky haze chokes the skyline over Calgary. Unprecedented wildfires have led to high levels of air pollution throughout Alberta and British Columbia. It is a bleak irony that this series on the effects of climate change has been,…
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Cindy Kelly likes to be approached with a “Hi, how are you?” or a “May I help you today?” Call her “dearie” and you‘ll make her cringe. Photo: Réjean Brandt When entering a store or a coffee shop, Cindy Kelly…
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B.C. Guide Dogs is one of the longest-running programs in the country. It has an in-house breeding program of golden retrievers and trains the dogs who board with volunteers throughout the process. Photo: Adrian Lam Renate Sutherland cries every…
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Climate change threatens aspects of Prairie life, but the people have a long history of urgent innovation. Many things grow quickly and richly on the Canadian Prairies, but an acceptance of climate change has not been among them. “The…
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