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BC budget leaves seniors behind
CanAge notes serious gaps in newly announced Quebec budget
Ontario 2021 budget fails to prioritize older Ontarians
Seniors in long-term care left behind again
Commentary
A look at the 2021 Federal and British Columbia Budgets
Brett Book, CanAge Policy Advisor recently wrote an article for the Canadian Centre for Elder Law, examining the recently announced Federal and British Columbia
‘We’re really discarded’ – an 83-year-old on taxes and discrimination against singles
So far, her campaign has generated a few radio interviews and this column, plus some moral support from a seniors advocacy group called CanAge.
They were sicker and more vulnerable. So why did long-term-care patients see fewer doctors during COVID’s first wave?
“When you look at a report like this you see so starkly how we have left older Canadians to die,” said Laura Tamblyn Watts,
‘They are imprisoned’: Advocates call on Ontario to ease COVID-19 restrictions in LTC homes
Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge, a national seniors advocacy organization, pointed out the situation is “not cut and dried.” “Vaccine hesitancy amongst care
PM Trudeau’s pandemic promises: What was kept, what was broken?
In May 12, 2020, Seniors were told they were getting a direct injection of cash to help with immediate pandemic needs. Those entitled to
How Cognitive Tests Strip Seniors of Their Rights
Laura Tamblyn Watts, president and CEO of the seniors’ advocacy group CanAge, says that capacity should be thought of as more like a dial: