For immediate release Representatives from nine organizations, representing more than 2 million seniors and their families, are meeting with Members of Parliament in Ottawa today to highlight key issues for their members – the need…
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On October 1, voters in Quebec delivered a new government, in what some are calling a surprising result. The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) won 74 seats in the National Assembly, giving them a significant majority. The Liberal Party was reduced…
Read articleFederal Retirees reflect on the town hall held with candidates in Fredericton, August 2018 On September 24, voters in New Brunswick headed to the polls and delivered a very uncertain election result. 25 seats are required to form a majority…
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Prepared with notes from Micheline Lefrançois, Interim Advocacy Program Officer for Quebec Maurice Dupont, President of Réseau FADOQ and Micheline Lefrançois, APO for Federal Retirees As part of the provincial election on October 1st, a debate on seniors’ issues…
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In anticipation of the upcoming provincial election on September 24, Federal Retirees hosted its first telephone townhall for members in New Brunswick. A telephone townhall is a live event that allows participants to interact with provincial candidates simply by answering…
Read articleOn September 5, the campaign “for a Quebec worthy of its seniors” will be hosting a debate in Quebec City with representatives from four political parties to discuss their 16-point platform and other issues important to seniors in the upcoming…
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Presented on March 27, 2018, the Liberal Government’s last budget, before this fall’s election, hopes to entice voters to give their government another majority. While it projects budget balance for 2018-2019, it features $108.7 billion on spending, ending three…
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The National Association of Federal Retirees is pleased to endorse the campaign “for a Quebec worthy of its seniors” for the upcoming election in Quebec. The campaign was developed by a coalition of five organizations representing over 700,000 seniors…
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The National Association of Federal Retirees and the Retired Teachers of Ontario (RTO/ERO), together representing 150,000 voters, partnered to present Vibrant Voices, a community-based advocacy campaign to influence political action for Ontario’s seniors during Ontario’s election. Yesterday, Ontario’s…
Read article Representing 150,000 voters in the upcoming Ontario election, our Vibrant Voices collaborative campaign with the Retired Teachers of Ontario has reported on issues and campaign promises related to seniors in the Ontario Election to be held on June 7, 2018….
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