• national dementia study
• New Horizon grants
• pension security as both a federal and
provincial issue
• need for a formulary and drug agency
Seniors’ Issues for the 2019 Federal Election has
been designed by ACER-CART to assist voters with
the following:
• clarification of the issues affecting seniors
• questions for the political candidates
• references for further information. Alberta is very
proud of the leadership of Gordon Cumming and
the design support of Tony Esteves on this project.
This publication is available with this issue of
news&views , on the ARTA website arta.net, and
on the ACER-CART website acer-cart.org.
ACER-CART adopted the following member
association resolutions:
• Raise awareness among members of the efforts by
provincial governments to privatize health care
services in violation of the Canada Health Act .
• Join with other national seniors’ organizations
in urging the federal government to intervene in
the practice of rebates to pharmacists by
pharmaceutical companies.
• Continue to work toward a universal, single payer
national pharmacare plan.
• Encourage the federal government to provide
income tax credits for seniors who need help to be
able to remain in their homes, and recommend to
members to do so in their respective provinces.
• Request the federal government to increase the
pension income amount deduction (line 314) from
$2,000 to $5,000.
• Lobby the federal government to not allow defined
benefit pension plans under federal jurisdiction to
be converted to target-benefit plans. ●
The North-West Mounted
Police: 1873–1885
outlines the formative years of the Force
in certainly the most momentous 12-year
period in Canadian prairie history.
Author Jack F. Dunn (Calgary Public, retired) drew extensively
from primary sources, including diaries, newspapers and
NWMP personnel files, to create this fascinating account.
To order: Jack Dunn, 6404 Norfolk Drive NW, Calgary,
Alberta T2K 5K2. Email: jfdunn@telus.net
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Hardcover | 100 illustrations
Send cheque upon receiving book
Total cost $40 (book, postage, tax)
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