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Hard work doesn't pay off like it used to. Younger Canadians go to school longer, to land jobs that pay less, only to face runaway housing costs.
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Every grandparent wants a better life for their kids and grandkids. But that’s not the legacy older Canadians are leaving.
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We're standing up for a Canada that works for all generations.

Join forces with Canadians of all ages to change the policies letting down younger and future generations, and putting at risk the legacy of older generations. Our proven approach preserves what we hold sacred – a healthy childhood, home, retirement and planet. Over 67,000 Canadians have joined us in calling for solutions to unaffordable housing, rising costs, climate risks and declining wellbeing.

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Fix Old Age Security

Fix Old Age Security

Join 3 in 4 Canadians calling for OAS subsidies to be based on need, not age. Making OAS responsible, modern and fair will save enough to eliminate seniors’ poverty and grow housing and income security for young and working people.

Leave a Cleaner Legacy

Leave a Cleaner Legacy

We all want to do right by the people we love — especially our kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, and young friends. That’s why we’re focusing on a simple principle: If you make a mess, clean it up.

Compensate Young Canadians

Compensate Young Canadians

Canada's politicians have been protecting the wealth gains of (primarily older) homeowners at the cost of affordable homes for the generations who follow. Compensation for Millennials and Gen Z is long overdue. Add your voice to our call to deliver it.

Enact Legislation

Enact Legislation

Together we’ve made a great deal of progress securing a more generationally fair Canada. Now, it’s time to protect these advances by ensuring that Canadians are able to hold governments accountable for the wellbeing of present and future generations.

Make Housing Affordable

Make Housing Affordable

Every Canadian deserves a home they can afford. Yet for too many — especially younger people and renters of any age — an affordable place to call home has become a distant dream. Join us in calling for bold, coordinated action to restore housing affordability for good.

Invest where health begins

Invest where health begins

For decades, governments chose not to prepare for the costs pressures that they knew would accompany population aging. Now Canadians are feeling the strain in our medical system. We need a generationally fair plan to cover rising medical costs — one that protects universal access, safeguards seniors’ dignity, and restores our capacity to invest where health begins.

News & Resources

Why young Canadians are increasing miserable

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May 27, 2026
While, baby boomers remain relatively happy, the average life satisfaction of Canadians under age 30 is in steep decline. Gen Squeeze founder, Dr. Paul Kershaw unpacks what happiness research is...
Podcast

Canadian of all ages call for responsible reforms to Old Age Security

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May 25, 2026
From the National Press Theatre on Parliament Hill, Gen Squeeze showcased once again that our practical plan to reform OAS embraces a vision of intergenerational solidarity that Canadian of all...
Retirement

Do we really expect young Canadians to wait until 2060 for affordable housing?

Profile picture for 4295 Paul Kershaw
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May 22, 2026
The bleak forecast from Canada’s Federal Housing Advocate is that many middle-income Canadians may have to wait until 2060 before adequate housing will be affordable.
Globe & Mail, Housing

Quebec’s 2026 Budget: Rising medical spending crowds out investment in building blocks for health

Profile picture for 4295 Paul Kershaw
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May 14, 2026
Quebec’s 2026 budget reveals a growing structural challenge that governments have avoided for decades: failing to prepare revenue systems for the predictable medical costs of population aging.
Budget Analyses, Budgets

Our Asks for the 2026 Federal Budget

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May 14, 2026
Budget 2026 is the time for Ottawa to trim the $17.5 billion in subsidies that go to seniors with six-figure incomes, and build a new and improved National Housing Strategy....
Budgets, Canada, Retirement, Budget Analyses, Housing

600 people join us to learn why we’re failing our kids

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May 11, 2026
Provinces across Canada tolerate deteriorating wellbeing for young residents, not because of a lack of data about its scale and impact, but because of the structural ageism baked into our...
Family, Budgets

Trump the Accidental Environmentalist

Profile picture for 4295 Paul Kershaw
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April 23, 2026
Donald Trump is unwittingly fuelling the clean energy transition. More than six weeks into his military confrontation with Iran, there are growing reports that many countries are scrambling to accelerate...
Climate, Globe & Mail

Nova Scotia’s deficit isn’t just about Donald Trump’s Trade War

Profile picture for 1187 Andrea Long
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April 13, 2026
Nova Scotia’s 2026 budget triggered widespread public backlash. Protests forced the government to reinstate tens of millions in funding for some community programs. The deficit isn’t just about Donald Trump’s...
Budgets, Nova Scotia, Budget Analyses
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