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First published in 1990, this book charts the emergence and rapid growth of Canada s powerful seniors movement. Seniors political clout has been increasingly evident since the mid-eighties, when their protest convinced Brian Mulroney to drop his efforts to limit pension benifits. Gifford s book provides a short history of seniors organizing and tells the personal and organizational stories of today s seniors groups. Sections on the work of seniors groups in the United States and Europe add a global dimension to the book s analysis. "Canada s Fighting Seniors is a pioneering study of the increasing organization and influence of older citizens in this country.Sarfati, Sonia is the author of 'Canada's Fighting Seniors', published 1990 under ISBN 9781550283143 and ISBN 1550283146.
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