National Security Requires Financial Security for Millennials and Gen Z
Before we ask Millennials and Gen Z to shoulder yet another obligation of national service, we must acknowledge the many ways we already oblige them to sacrifice. We must also ask older Canadians to reciprocate by rebuilding fiscal policy to be fair across generations.
Canada’s Armed Forces have reportedly begun modelling responses to a U.S. invasion. Among the ideas said to be under consideration is a civil defence corps – potentially a million residents trained and organized to strengthen national resilience. “What would it mean for a generation of young, fighting-age Canadians to be thrust into a military conflict?”
In this episode of Hard Truths Pod, Generation Squeeze founder Dr. Paul Kershaw encourages Canadians to acknowledge the many ways we already oblige Millennials and Gen Z to sacrifice, before we ask them to shoulder yet another obligation of national service. We must also ask older Canadians to reciprocate by rebuilding fiscal policy to be fair across generations, and future-oriented.
