In our sixth installment of the budget round up series, we look at the spending plan released by the Ontario government on March 25, 2020. It is the first budget in Canada released after serious measures were implemented in response…
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The fifth instalment of our budget round-up series comes as governments across the country are acting to limit the spread of COVID-19, adapt our health-care system to respond to the pandemic, and support the economy, businesses and people dealing with…
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To better support our members with their travel and health benefits needs, Federal Retirees wants to know more about your travel experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you normally reside in Canada but were travelling outside of the country or…
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In this fourth instalment of our “Rounding up budgets” series, budget season continues with the governments of Yukon and Quebec releasing their fiscal plans in early March 2020. Read on to learn more about these territorial and provincial budgets and…
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To manage Canada’s drug supply in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments, along with pharmacists’ associations and regulators, have recommended that pharmacists limit the dispensing of prescription medication to a month’s supply. While this measure is effective in ensuring everyone…
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On April 7, members of the National Association of Federal Retirees will receive a special call from Canada’s federal seniors minister, the Honourable Deb Schulte. Working with Federal Retirees, Minister Schulte and MP Stéphane Lauzon, parliamentary secretary to the minister…
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On March 24, 2020, the Government of Canada implemented temporary changes to the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these temporary measures was a relaxing of the 100-day dispensing limit for maintenance…
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In this third installment of our “Rounding up budgets” series, budget season continues with the government of New Brunswick releasing its fiscal plan in early March 2020. This is an important budget given the challenges New Brunswick’s health-care system has…
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From left to right, Federal Retirees member and veteran, Dr. Karen Breeck; Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, Lawrence MacAulay; Federal Retirees director of advocacy, Sayward Montague. Earlier this month, Federal Retirees CEO Simon Coakeley…
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The federal government has undertaken some new initiatives in the face of COVID-19 and the economic uncertainty that has befallen many Canadians. While some details are yet to be determined, the following highlights in the federal economic response plan are…
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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 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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