Food prices have peaked in the postpandemic era. But Canada has fared reasonably well when one looks at the global picture. It is simultaneously true that while food prices notably increased in Canada last year, Canadians actually spent less on…
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Jean-Pierre de Beaumont, of Gatineau, Que., started playing pickleball when he retired and is now training for the Pan-Am Games. Photo: Dave Chan For Jean-Pierre de Beaumont, it was love at first swing. In retirement, while playing darts at his…
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Guy Bird started volunteering with a church youth group at a young age and that spirit of giving of his time continues to this day. Guy Bird likes people, so much so that he once told his boss at Shell…
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Veterans ombud Nishika Jardine has acknowledged there is progress on this file, which saw at least 10 members of the Merlo-Davidson class-action lawsuit see other benefits clawed back when they received their settlement. Photo: Doug Crawford It appears that the…
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Sage asked health-care experts if they could wave a magic wand to fix Canada’s health-care system, where they would start. The short answer is there’s no magic wand. In ancient Greek mythology, Asclepius was a prolific healer as a mortal….
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The phone and email lines at Federal Retirees’ national office have been clogged since the Public Service Health Care Plan changed hands from Sun Life to Canada Life. Over the past five months, members have contacted the Association with questions,…
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Some members of Federal Retirees prefer paper records for their travels, but many wouldn’t consider travelling without help from their phones, tablets and laptops, whether for reading material, electronic records or global-positioning system services. Jaro Franta is finalizing plans for…
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has released a report arguing in favour of removing Alberta from the Canada Pension Plan and starting its own Alberta Pension Plan. Photo: Chris Schwartz In September, the Alberta government presented the report it commissioned on…
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Most Canadians believe humans cause climate change, but their commitment to making effective change is not so certain. Climate change is simultaneously invisible and yet terrifyingly obvious. “It’s very abstract,” Erick Lachapelle says. “You can’t really see climate change in…
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As seniors minister, Seamus O’Regan says he will protect pensions, push for pharmacare and advocate for better service from Canada Life in the transition of the Public Service Health Care Plan, to name a few items on his to-do list….
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Colchester-East Hants branch president Mike Devine, right, met with Cumberland-Colchester MP Stephen Ellis when he was in Gatineau, Que., for the annual meeting of members. When it comes to federal advocacy, members across the country have been busy drawing the…
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Federal Retirees surveyed members on their experiences with the Phoenix pay system. Close to 1,300 responded, nearly half of whom had been overpaid or underpaid. On Feb. 24, 2016, the first phase of the Phoenix pay system rolled out…
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