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YELLOWKNIFE (November 29, 2017) – Minister Responsible for Seniors Glen Abernethy and NWT Seniors’ Society Past President Leon Peterson announced a new partnership today to develop a report card on Government of the Territories (GNWT) programs and services for seniors. The report card will be an opportunity to inventory and assess the effectiveness of GNWT programs and services either designed for or accessed by seniors, determine how well they are meeting seniors’ needs and identify areas for potential improvement or better coordination.
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On November 28th, CNPEA is taking part in #GivingTuesday for the first time.
CNPEA is raising $10,000 to help support its activities, so we can keep providing you with exciting webinars and fresh, informative content; so we can connect with stakeholders across Canada to support practice and policy development; and so we can raise public awareness about the mistreatment of older adults and the ways we can help prevent it.
Will you donate to support our knowledge-sharing hub on #GivingTuesday?
All day on Tuesday November 28th, we will be sharing exciting content to raise awareness about elder abuse prevention.
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Understanding consent is integral to understanding sexual abuse. The parameters of consent and capacity are especially blurred in some instances of elder sexual abuse where questions of who can consent and when it is meaningful often arise. The issue is especially complex for older adults who experience mental incapacity or dementia, and will be the focus of this piece. This blog post looks at this unsettled field and some of the recent legal developments that have arisen.
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Earlier in November, the Canadian Centre for Elder Law, in collaboration with the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, hosted the 2017 Canadian Elder Law Conference. In the span of two days, the conference addressed a number of topics ranging from neglect to capacity, evidence, mediation and more. In this blog post, I will provide an overview of the different sessions, panels and speakers, and will focus on emerging ideas that relate to the scope of CNPEA’s current project.
For a full agenda and list of speakers, click here.
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November 8, 2017
Seniors’ Advocate Appointed
The Honourable Perry Trimper, Speaker of the House of Assembly, today announced the appointment of Dr. Suzanne Brake as the Seniors’ Advocate, effective immediately.
The Seniors’ Advocate Act was passed by the House of Assembly on December 14, 2016, and came into effect upon proclamation by the Lieutenant Governor in Council on July 5, 2017.
“The Office of the Seniors' Advocate will work with seniors and other key stakeholders to identify, review, and analyze systemic issues; make independent recommendations; and promote awareness to the general public. Dr. Brake’s experience in work focused on seniors issues will be a valuable asset to the office, and I wish her well as she assumes her new role.”Honourable Perry Trimper, Speaker of the House of Assembly
The appointment was confirmed by resolution of the House of Assembly on November 7, 2017, as per Section 4 of the Seniors’ Advocate Act.
The newly established Office of the Seniors’ Advocate is located in the Sir Brian Dunfield Building, 3rd Floor, 2 Canada Drive, St. John’s. They can be reached at 709-729-6603.
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