Items from the Quarterly Publication
Ontario Division
September 2008 Vol 34, Issue 3.
Regular issues of CPC Viewpoint are published February, May, September, and November.
Editor: Dorothy Archer
Layout: Margaret (Peggy) Gunhouse
Editorial Board: Christine Mounsteven, Don Bellamy Sylvia Hall, Gerda Kaegi,Joan Berndt
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ONTARIO DIVISION
The annual general meeting of the Ontario Division of Canadian Pensioners Concerned was held on April 28, 2008 at Metro Hall, Toronto......
Board Meeting Highlights: Jan 21, Feb 25, Mar 17, April 28
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A WORKING STRATEGY TO END POVERTY IN CANADA
This is the Position Statement of Canadian
Pensioners Concerned, Ontario Division, June 2008. ......
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WHEN YOU CAN'T BUY ORGANIC FOODS
To minimize exposure to toxic substances in food try to buy organic foods. If availability and cost are a concern for you, here are some things you can do.......
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DVDs ABOUT ELDER ABUSE
In the February 2007 issue of Viewpoint there was an article about Joan Hill of Oshawa who has written and performed in plays about elder abuse. DVDs were made and are available from the Oshawa Senior Citizens Centres at 905-576-6712, extension 2875, or email Colleen Zavrel at czavrel@oshawa.ca or send surface mail c/o Colleen Zavrel, Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre, Northview Branch, 160 Beatrice St. Oshawa, L1G 7T6.
The titles of the DVDs are Being a Good Neighbour, Moving into Family's Home, Signing over Power of Attorney, Power of Attorney - Deceit from Son, Humiliation, Fraudulent Intentions, Abuse by Son, Marital Rape, Long Term Care Home.
APPRECIATION TO P.O.I.N.T.
The Membership Committee of Canadian Pensioners Concerned has been re-activated this year. It designed the text and layout of the new brochure. The printing costs were defrayed by a generous grant from the Endowment Committee of P.O.I.N.T. (People and Organizations in North Toronto) who said that they "…realize the educational value of a well designed brochure…". CPC is grateful for this support.
MORE INTERNATIONAL DAYS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER
October 8 International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 24. United Nations Day
November 6. International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 18. International Day of Tolerance
November 20. Universal Children's Day
November 25. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
November 29. International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
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FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
The Competition Policy Review Panel, chaired by L.R. Wilson, presented its report Compete to Win to the Government of Canada June 26, 2008. This Panel consisted of five persons, all with business interests. It believes that Canada needs to be more open to competition because competition spurs the productivity enhancements that underpin our economic performance and ultimately our quality of life.......
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A BETRAYAL OF PUBLIC INTEREST
The following is based on two articles written by the author which appeared in The Toronto Star earlier this year. Is selling your local hydro utility in the public interest?......
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LAW AS IT AFFECTS OLDER ADULTS Here is the Canadian Pensioners Concerned, Ontario Division, response to the Consultation Project of the Ontario Law Association, July 2008.........
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THE SPICE OF LIFE
I hold two degrees from the University of Toronto, one in Commerce and Finance, and the other in Law. Curiously enough, I have spent my whole adult life feeling less than educated! That is because neither of those courses offered any arts subjects. I always wondered what Chaucer's Canterbury Tales were all about, or Pope's The Rape of the Lock.. So I vowed that when I retired I would go back and find out.......
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GREED AND HUMAN NATURE-A SEQUEL
Greed and Human Nature is the name of an article I wrote that appeared in the November 2007 is-sue of Viewpoint. I asked in that article whether greed is a natural human trait or nurtured by some-thing in the experience of the individual.........
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IDENTITY THEFT
The province's Consumer Protection Branch is alerting consumers to the fast-growing threat of identity theft. Identity theft occurs when someone steals another individual's personal information in order to commit fraud. ........
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2008 ANNUAL REPORT ON ONTARIO'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- A SNAPSHOT of education......
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COMMENTARY. Margaret (Peggy) Gunhouse
These days I'm running into more frustration with technical matters than usual. At the CPC office recently we paid our bill for our virus scanner with a cheque, as instructed. A few weeks later a letter came from the company saying they no longer accept cheques......
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THE VALUE OF MEDSCHECK
MedsCheck was put into operation April 1, 2007 for Ontarians taking three Rx medications. It is a 30-minute consultation with a person's pharmacist to talk about prescriptions, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.......
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ARE YOUR VALUABLES PROTECTED?
Did you know that the valuables you store in a safety deposit box at a bank or trust company are not covered by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), the Crown Corporation that insures your savings? For CPC members who have the PS-Home Platinum package offered through John-son Insurance, the personal property you have stored in a safety deposit box will be covered to a maximum of $20,000 for loss or damage caused by a peril insured under your policy such as fire or theft. If you, or your spouse, are 50+ you will receive the complete PS-Home Platinum package at no additional charge upon your renewal or with the purchase of a new home policy. Certain conditions apply.
For further information contact your local broker or Johnson Inc. Insurance at 1-800-269-5764. More details about the enhanced benefits package are available from your service supervisor or visit Johnson online at www.johnson.ca.
Be sure to identify yourself as a member of Canadian Pensioners Concerned.
Catherine Turner, Johnson Inc.
A JAPANESE FABLE
In Hell, people are given very long chopsticks, longer than their arms, with which to eat. As they pick up food with their chopsticks, turning it toward their mouths, the food remains beyond reach. And al-though there is an abundance of food, everyone is starving.
In Heaven, on the other hand, people have the same long chopsticks but everyone is full and content. The difference between Hell and Heaven is that in Heaven people don't try to feed themselves with the long chopsticks, they feed each other.
FOUR PEOPLE NAMED EVERYBODY, SOMEBODY, NOBODY, ANYBODY
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it., but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it but Nobody realized that Everybody would do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
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