Generation Squeeze
@gensqueeze.ca
A think and change tank promoting wellbeing for all generations and championing generational fairness to preserve what Canadians hold sacred—a healthy childhood, home and planet. Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization, Canada. linktr.ee/gensqueeze
"This is not an accident of the market. It is the predictable result of federal policy." thehub.ca/2026/07/29/c...
Canada is building at half the 500,000-home target—and building young people into renters
Canada isn't building a housing supply—it's building a nation of renters. New starts are half the target, and ownership construction is headed for a 30-year low.
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“The Conservatives can’t stay competitive with... younger Canadians concerned about the cost of living and their ability to find and keep a job while simultaneously competing to win over the majority of boomers looking for stability...You can’t be for both sides.” www.hilltimes.com/2026/07/29/t...
'The battle brewing in Canada is generational, and they are country miles apart,' says pollster Nik Nanos as parties split youth vote - The Hill Times
As older Canadians rally behind Prime Minister Mark Carney’s economic ‘safe harbour,’ younger generations remain split, exposing what pollsters say may be the new defining electoral fault line.
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“The Conservatives can’t stay competitive with... younger Canadians concerned about the cost of living and their ability to find and keep a job while simultaneously competing to win over the majority of boomers looking for stability...You can’t be for both sides.” www.hilltimes.com/2026/07/29/t...
'The battle brewing in Canada is generational, and they are country miles apart,' says pollster Nik Nanos as parties split youth vote - The Hill Times
As older Canadians rally behind Prime Minister Mark Carney’s economic ‘safe harbour,’ younger generations remain split, exposing what pollsters say may be the new defining electoral fault line.
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Is Canada Failing the Next Generation? GenSqueeze founder, Dr. Paul Kershaw recently joined @maxfawcett.bsky.social Fawcett on his @nationalobserver.com podcast Power Lines. Their conversation sheds light on the growing generational divide in Canada and what we can do about it! #cdnpoli
Old Age Security payments will rise this month to account for inflation. Here are the numbers. OAS is the single biggest line item in the federal budget. It accounts for $83 Billion/year. $17B of that goes to retirees in households making above $100,000/year. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
Old Age Security payments will rise this month to account for inflation. Here are the numbers. OAS is the single biggest line item in the federal budget. It accounts for $83 Billion/year. $17B of that goes to retirees in households making above $100,000/year. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
"It is the great.... conundrum.... Housing prices must, absolutely fall if younger Canadians are to have any hope of purchasing a home. And housing prices must not decline if older Canadians are to avoid seeing their retirement nest eggs ooze value." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: In the housing market, what goes up must (must not) come down
Prices need to fall for younger Canadians – and for older homeowners, cannot be allowed to decline
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It's time to fix the inflation indicator hobbling a generation of homebuyers. Canada’s housing plan must expand beyond building more homes to fix a flaw that has long fuelled unaffordability: Statistic Canada’s underestimation of housing inflation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). #cdnpoli
For all the housing/policy nerds.... We want The Bank of Canada to update its primary measure of inflation, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), to ensure housing price inflation adequately informs interest rate decisions. #cdnpoli www.gensqueeze.ca/bank_of_cana...
Generation Squeeze participates in the Bank of Canada's 2026 monetary policy framework renewal.
The Bank of Canada's reports on stakeholder views for the 2026 monetary policy framework renewal. Generation Squeeze argues in favour of an update to the Consumer Price Index.
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"The Carney government needs to make it clear that no province will be permitted to continue prioritizing NIMBY homeowners over people who are stuck living in their parents’ basement, bunked up with a half-dozen roommates, or surviving the shelter system." www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: Mark Carney’s housing minister is playing whack-a-mole with young Canadians’ futures. It’s time he took a lesson from Poilievre
A government that can’t even commit its ambitions to paper surely doesn’t stand a chance of fixing the housing crisis.
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"a voluntary National Youth Service program that would include basic military training" nationalpost.com/news/canadia...
Canadian leaders call on Ottawa to support national youth service program with military training
Michael Burns, chair of Enagage Canada, hopes the programme will teach young people new skills while addressing urgent national needs.
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Many thanks to @maxfawcett.bsky.social at the National Observer for allowing us to replay this episode of Power Lines. He sat down with GenSqueeze founder Dr. Paul Kershaw to shed light on the growing generational divide in Canada and what can be done about it! www.gensqueeze.ca/is_canada_fa...
Is Canada Failing the Next Generation? - Power Lines with Max Fawcett
Generation Squeeze founder, Dr. Paul Kershaw joins Max Fawcett on his podcast Power Lines. Their conversation sheds light on the growing generational divide in Canada and what we can do about it!
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Housing wealth and BC's property tax deferral. Seniors want it all at the expense of younger generations. www.gensqueeze.ca/vancouver_su...
Vancouver Sun: Opinion - Reversing reform of B.C.'s property tax deferral program would be socially and economically repugnant
A new campaign calling to reverse the BC Property Tax Deferral reform, demonstrates how out of touch so many seniors are to the plight of youth today and the perils facing the future of this province.
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Housing wealth and BC's property tax deferral. Seniors want it all at the expense of younger generations. www.gensqueeze.ca/vancouver_su...
Vancouver Sun: Opinion - Reversing reform of B.C.'s property tax deferral program would be socially and economically repugnant
A new campaign calling to reverse the BC Property Tax Deferral reform, demonstrates how out of touch so many seniors are to the plight of youth today and the perils facing the future of this province.
gensqueeze.ca
If you're not following @maxfawcett.bsky.social at the @nationalobserver.com you're missing out on the nuanced public policy debates Canada needs now more than ever! Thanks for the invite and conversation Max! #cdnpoli
Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · last mo.On the latest edition of Power Lines: my chat with @gensqueeze.bsky.social's Paul Kershaw about intergenerational equity, federal politics, and the need for a conversation about what we've taken from the future -- and what we're willing to give back. #cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC0p...
Financially secure Canadian seniors receiving Old Age Security say they "don't want and don't need it". www.youtube.com/watch?v=csmb...
Canadians want to fix Old Age Security: Victor thinks OAS reform is a win-win plan!
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Confused about Canada's retirement income supports? We've got you! Think OAS needs reform? Join us: www.gensqueeze.ca/fix_oas #Canada #cdnpoli #FixOAS
Generation Squeeze founder, Dr. Paul Kershaw joins BNN Bloomberg with Amanda Lang. Taking Stock: Issues for baby boomers and younger generations www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Yc... #cdnpoli #Canada
Taking Stock: Issues for baby boomers and younger generations
The group that is ageing now has spent its whole life influencing our society... So what role will that influence play in the years ahead? Amanda Lang talks ...
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Did you know that Canada sends $17 billion annually in OAS payments to retirees who have $100,000+ annual incomes? This, and other crazy shit, I learned listening to @maxfawcett.bsky.social's excellent convo with @gensqueeze.bsky.social's Paul Kershaw. #cdnpoli youtu.be/kC0pOfYuF2g?...
Is Canada Failing the Next Generation? - Power Lines with Max Fawcett
YouTube video by National Observer
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If you're not following @maxfawcett.bsky.social at the @nationalobserver.com you're missing out on the nuanced public policy debates Canada needs now more than ever! Thanks for the invite and conversation Max! #cdnpoli
Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · last mo.On the latest edition of Power Lines: my chat with @gensqueeze.bsky.social's Paul Kershaw about intergenerational equity, federal politics, and the need for a conversation about what we've taken from the future -- and what we're willing to give back. #cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC0p...
Fixing Old Age Security means unlocking affordability for ALL Canadians! Read more about our plan and sign up to support it: www.gensqueeze.ca/fix_oas #cdnpoli #Canada
We've known for DECADES that Canada's population aging would create strain on our healthcare system. Yet governments failed to act. Read our report and solutions: "Medical Budgets in an Aging Canada" www.gensqueeze.ca/medical_budg... #cdnpoli
We've known for DECADES that Canada's population aging would create strain on our healthcare system. Yet governments failed to act. Read our report and solutions: "Medical Budgets in an Aging Canada" www.gensqueeze.ca/medical_budg... #cdnpoli
🗓️ On-line EVENT: June 23, 2pm and 5pm ET. French translation available. Child care policy researchers Jane Beach and Elizabeth Adamson report on the expansion of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program. Register: childcarenow.ca/2026/06/09/w...
"...we have to use the government balance sheet — explicitly. Otherwise, the current generation is paying too much for the reduced harm to future generations.” This seems.......
Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · 2mo agoSo far, Mark Carney has disappointed climate activists with the decisions he's made as PM. But as his recent talk in Ireland shows, he still thinks a lot about climate policy -- and is quietly implementing the ones that will actually work. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/16/o...
🗓️ On-line EVENT: June 23, 2pm and 5pm ET. French translation available. Child care policy researchers Jane Beach and Elizabeth Adamson report on the expansion of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program. Register: childcarenow.ca/2026/06/09/w...
"This fiscal year, Ottawa is expected to spend $88.8 billion on elderly benefits...Old Age Security accounts for over 3/4 of this spending, or about $68 billion. By contrast, Ottawa spends less than $1 billion/year on youth unemployment initiatives." www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/06/12/a...
A 'Robin Hood' solution? OAS reform proposed as way to support unemployed youth
A new report recommends OAS clawbacks be based on household income — and that savings be directed to programs for younger Canadians
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"...we have to use the government balance sheet — explicitly. Otherwise, the current generation is paying too much for the reduced harm to future generations.” This seems.......
Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · 2mo agoSo far, Mark Carney has disappointed climate activists with the decisions he's made as PM. But as his recent talk in Ireland shows, he still thinks a lot about climate policy -- and is quietly implementing the ones that will actually work. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/16/o...
See you in court, Prime Minister Carney. LEARN MORE >> ecojustice.ca/news/youth-u... @environmentaldefence.ca @cape-acme.bsky.social
"That is the affordability choice now facing the Prime Minister: continue subsidizing retiree households with more than $100,000, or redirect some of that money to Canadians of all ages struggling with necessary costs of living." www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
Mark Carney’s economic plan has medium-term goals, but we need affordability now
Ottawa has fiscal room right now to pursue affordability measures that help Canadians who are struggling most
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