KEEP IT SIMPLE

AS ONTARIANS WERE preparing to go to the polls on June 2 to decide whether to give Premier Doug Ford a second term, CARP’s chief policy officer, Bill VanGorder, was hearing the usual complaints from members. (CARP is a seniors advocacy organization affiliated with ZoomerMedia.) “They’re fed up,” he says. “They feel sidelined during most elections because parties routinely fail to address their issues.” For their platform in this election, he’s introducing “The CARP 5,” a clear, concise list of priorities that includes: funding better home care; fixing long-term care; cutting wait times for health-care services; making COVID-19, shingles, pneumonia and flu vaccines more accessible; and funding fitness for seniors. VanGorder hopes that by simplifying the message, politicians will pay more heed to this powerful voing bloc and “our priorities will become a dominant force during elections.”