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Federal Retirees 2020 membership engagement survey coming soon! Feb 21, 2020

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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Second update on Phoenix damages agreement Feb 14, 2020

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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Changes coming to provincial drug coverage for Albertans Jan 29, 2020

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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Answering your questions about the elimination of the Ontario Out-of-Country Travellers Program Jan 28, 2020

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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2019 Mega Recruitment Drive: And the winner is… Jan 23, 2020

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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It’s #YourBudget – Have your say! Jan 22, 2020

The federal government has launched an online consultation called #YourBudget in preparation for the tabling of the 2020 federal budget. Prior to this fall’s election, the House of Commons Finance Committee also started its consultation process by collecting written submissions….

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Federal Retirees board takes its show on the road Dec 18, 2019

Federal Retirees president Jean-Guy Soulière (rignt) is pictured here thanking the director of the Moncton Pay Centre, Renée Leger, for her hard work and that of her team.   The Federal Retirees board of directors recently travelled to the East…

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What’s in it for you: Reporting on federal ministerial mandate letters Dec 18, 2019

On Dec. 12, 2019, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released ministerial mandate letters outlining the policy objectives and challenges each minister will work to accomplish and address. Mandate letters were made public for the first time in 2015 in an effort…

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What’s new in older adult health care and policy Dec 17, 2019

On Nov. 22, Federal Retirees attended “Making Seniors’ Care Matter: Ensuring quality and accessible care for seniors across Canada,” a conference presented by the Canadian Health Coalition and the Research Center in Social Innovation and Transformation at Saint Paul University in…

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Federal government settles with former CAF-DND members on sexual misconduct class action Dec 17, 2019

In 2016, seven former members of the Canadian Armed Forces initiated a class-action lawsuit against the government of Canada alleging sexual harassment, sexual assault or discrimination based on sex, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation in connection with their military…

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Federal Retirees represented at throne speech Dec 12, 2019

Simon Coakeley, CEO of the National Association of Federal Retirees, is shown here among audience members in CPAC coverage of the speech from the throne to open the 43rd Parliament. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/J7WRWNVaGKk.     On Dec. 5, Her Excellency…

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Send your MP our holiday wish list! Dec 12, 2019

With the holiday season upon us, the National Association of Federal Retirees is reflecting on its busy, successful year. For this fall’s federal election, we ran our biggest and most exciting campaign to date! Our team hosted dozens of election…

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