{"id":40719,"date":"2026-02-12T14:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nafr.dev.sparkadvocacy.dev\/branch\/eastern-manitoba\/advocacy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:08:11","slug":"advocacy","status":"publish","type":"branch","link":"https:\/\/nafr.dev.sparkadvocacy.dev\/fr\/section\/eastern-manitoba\/advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color:003767;\">Some Advocacy Initiatives of the National Association of Federal Retirees<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color:003767;\">Advocacy Priorities<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43, 43, 43);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;\">The National Association of Federal Retirees (Federal Retirees) is the largest national advocacy organization representing active and retired members of the federal public service, Canadian Armed Forces, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and federally appointed judges, their partners and survivors. Federal Retirees has a proud history of advocacy on behalf of our more than 170,000 members and all retirees. With our volunteers and members from coast-to-coast, we continue this tradition of strong, smart advocacy campaigns to protect our members\u2019 earned pensions and benefits, and to support good policy that improves the lives of all Canadians in retirement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyContent\" style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(43, 43, 43);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:0px;\">Federal Retirees looks forward to working with members of Parliament to advance the following important policy recommendations during this government&rsquo;s mandate.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:1rem;margin-top:0px;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing:border-box;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalretirees.ca\/en\/advocacy\/our-priorities#retirement\" style=\"background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 37, 57);text-decoration:underline;\">Retirement income security<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing:border-box;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalretirees.ca\/en\/advocacy\/our-priorities#national\" style=\"background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 37, 57);text-decoration:underline;\">National seniors strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing:border-box;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalretirees.ca\/en\/advocacy\/our-priorities#veterans\" style=\"background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 37, 57);text-decoration:underline;\">Veteran well-being<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing:border-box;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalretirees.ca\/en\/advocacy\/our-priorities#pharmacare\" style=\"background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 37, 57);text-decoration:underline;\">Pharmacare<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"6aa48e5c-82fe-4c6a-bb03-32999fd8c192\" href=\"\/en\/advocacy\/our-priorities\" title=\"Our priorities\">More&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:003767;\">Seniors and the Health Accord<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<span style='font-family:\"Aptos\",sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;'>We know that Canada\u2019s population is aging, prompting broad discussions among policy makers about seniors\u2019 care, and ensuring seniors\u2019 needs are addressed strategically by all orders of government.\u00a0<\/span><a data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"dd9f4803-cce1-4fa5-b385-9021dbad606d\" href=\"\/en\/news-views\/news-listing\/jan\/seniors-and-the-health-accord\" title=\"More...\">More&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:003767;\">Outcomes<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style='font-family:\"Aptos\",sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;'>Working together brings results. The Association has a proud 60-year history of advocacy on behalf of its 170,000 members and all seniors in Canada. 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