The Canadian Alliance Of British Pensioners
202-4800 Dundas Street W., M9A 1B1 Toronto, ON, Canada

Over 3000 members and others responded to our request to sign a letter to Boris Johnson. The story is in the Sunday Express today https://www.express.co.uk//UK-pension-freeze-latest-Canada

This week, Sir Roger Gale, David Linden MP and Jim Shannon shared the stories of 'frozen' pensioners in Parliament - the 510,000 UK pensioners denied access to ...their full state pension simply because they live in the 'wrong' country. They each called on the UK Government to right this historic injustice, and start by accepting Canada's request to #EndFrozenPensions for 150,000 UK pensioners in Canada. Leaving UK nationals abroad in poverty is not reflective of our plans for a 'Global Britain'. It's high time we end this cruel policy for UK citizens everywhere. If you believe all pensioners should be paid equally, no matter where they live, please write to your MP at: https://endfrozenpensions.org/find-my-mp/

Youtube video compiled by great supporter Nigel Nelson, shows the support we had from Canadian politicians when discussing UK Canada Trade Agreementhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFqXcxUBJAY&feature=youtu.be

Very last minute. BUT.... We have learned there is a debate TOMORROW (Monday 1st February) at 3 p.m.in Ottawa. Second reading of Bill C-18 on the UK Canada Trade Continuity Agreement. We firmly believe that the unfreezing of pensions should be part of this debate. Please email your MP to ask that they intervene in the debate.

Great article in the Telegraph today, highlighting frozen pensions in Canadahttps://pensionjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/Canadian-Pensions-Article.pdf

Over 2,000 frozen pensioners have already signed this important letter so far! If you have not done so, here it is again.https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSdQMNIcGG8G8OgD7/viewform Please pass this link onto as many of your British friends and family as possible.

And today, Remembrance Day, Vic Williams' story and the scandal of his frozen pension is highlighted in the Daily Express. https://www.express.co.uk//state-pension-uk-amount-increas

It is only right that every pensioner is more than a number on a spreadsheet in Westminster Thank you to Lord Randall for his speech on the unfair frozen pens...ion policy that denies over half a million UK state pensioners the right to annual payment increases. This policy must end. Call on your MP to #EndFrozenPensions at: endfrozenpensions.org/find-your-mp/

With Remembrance Day just a week away in Canada, we remember one of our members Vic Williams. Please share this as widely as possible on social media. https://tinyurl.com/yy3fzj97.

If you are a member of CABP you will be receiving your issue of Justice ( either electronically or by snail mail). It is packed with information. If you are not a member, please join us at www.britishpensions.com and you will receive a copy.

The SNP tried to table an amendment to a bill aimed at increasing British pensions by 2.5% this week. Sadly, they failed.

Our members frequently ask "What is happening", although those with email receive updates from Chairman, Ian Andexser. Followers of this page will know about Tendo, the PR/lobbyist agency we employ ( through the ICBP) in London. This is their recent report, cleared to be shared with our membership. It clearly demonstrates that even in the middle of a pandemic we have not given up our activity: The focus of activity for the campaign this month has been increasing support in UK... Parliament with a refreshed engagement programme and we've been working to secure a ministerial meeting on veterans and frozen pensions with the Minister for Defence People and Veterans. The Secretariat for the APPG on Frozen British Pensions; has this month also been reviewing all of the evidence submitted by some of our members and some Commonwealth governments, to the APPG inquiry. We've also been progressing the inquiry report alongside, Sir Roger Gale MP, the APPG's Chairman This month the campaign to End Frozen Pensions has secured written parliamentary questions tabled by Rosie Cooper MP. Labor [West Lancashire] and Patricia Gibson MP SNP. Apsana Begum MP [Labor Poplar and Limehouse ] has also agreed to be listed on the website as an official supporter of the End Frozen Pensions campaign. The campaign has also secured upcoming meetings with Sarah Atherton MP (Conservative, Wrexham), Dame Margaret Hodge MP (Labour, Barking), Nadia Whittome MP (Labour, Nottingham East), Chris Elmore MP (Labour, Ogmore) and Carol Monaghan MP, (SNP, Glasgow North West, Spokesperson for Veterans) to speak to them about potential support for the campaign. An upcoming meeting has also been secured with Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP (Labour, Torfaen) to discuss the campaign and, in particular, the relationship between the frozen pension policy and the Windrush scandal. As part of a programme of increasing support for the campaign in the House of Lords the campaign team also met with Baroness Bennett, [Greens] who agreed to join the APPG on Frozen British Pensions and be kept informed of ways she could support the work of the campaign. In addition, the campaign met with Lord Polak [Conservative] and supported his oral question in the House of Lords on frozen pensions and veterans where he asked for a meeting with the Minister for Defence People and Veterans on the issue. The campaign has sent a formal letter to follow up on this oral question to the Minister and has requested a meeting. See more