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CTF delivers on ending low-income seniors benefits for prisoners

Author: Kevin Gaudet 2010/04/26

Photo: CTF federal director Kevin Gaudet presents 46,000 petitions to Human Resources Minister Diane Finley on April 26, 2010.

Below is a listing of media coverage generated by the CTF:

Inmates to keep pensions for now by Stephen Maher (Chronicle Herald: December 23, 2010) [PDF]

Editorial: No more paying Olson (Calgary Herald: December 18, 2010) [PDF]

Seniors in prison will lose government benefits Janice Tibbetts (National Post: December 14, 2010) [PDF]

Stop ‘cradling’ criminals by Antonella Artuso (Toronto Sun: September 22, 2010) [PDF]

Olson’s donation to PM a no-go by Brian Lilley (Winnipeg Sun: September 17, 2010) [PDF]

Serial killer Olson donates cheque to PM by Peter Worthington (Toronto Sun: September 16, 2010) [PDF]

Olson to lose old-age benefits under new bill by Chris Hall (CBC News: May 31, 2010) [PDF]

Feds to introduce bill cutting income supplements to senior inmates (Vancouver Sun, 6/1)

Government will legislate end to Olson's pension payments (National Post, 4/26)

Tories to clamp down on payouts for old age prisoners (CTV.ca, 4/26)

Jailed criminals targeted by pension petition (Toronto Sun, 4/26)

Taxpayers association calls for end to benefits for incarcerated prisoners (680 News Toronto, 4/26)

Canadian Taxpayers Federation presents petition to Parliament... (1130 News Vancouver, 4/26)

Child killer pension object of taxpayer petition (AM 770 CHQR Calgary, 4/26)

Jailed seniors to lose pensions (Montreal Gazette, 4/27)

Ire grows over prisoner pensions (Ottawa Sun, 4/27/10)

 

 


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