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What do we want from the new Liberal government?
Posted by Andrea Long · May 09, 2025 1:38 PM
The Liberal election platform recognized that Canada no longer works for all generations. As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government appoints Ministers and sets out plans, solutions to this national challenge must be at the forefront of our efforts to protect, build, and unite Canada.
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Globe & Mail: Reading the fine print on personal finance promises in party platforms
Posted by Paul Kershaw · May 06, 2025 6:19 AM
The Generation Squeeze Lab at UBC created the “Dupe-o-Meter” to help voters distinguish magical thinking from evidence-based election promises. We assess all platform projections in light of what Ottawa already budgeted in 2024 to share important insights.
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Globe & Mail: Exaggerated talk of Western separation costs Canada economically and democratically
Posted by Paul Kershaw · April 23, 2025 1:14 PM
Tariffs threaten jobs. Market volatility threatens savings. Misleading pronouncements about the risks of Western separation threatens Canadian democracy on which we rely to manage these economic risks.
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Globe & Mail: No party can fix housing without compensating millennials and Gen Z
Posted by Paul Kershaw · April 07, 2025 6:26 AM
The political bargain we’ve struck in Canada obliges younger people to compromise their standard of living to protect the housing wealth accumulated by homeowners who have come before them. It’s time to acknowledge this – and to compensate young people for their profound expression of intergenerational solidarity.
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Globe & Mail: To protect our finances, politicians must offer platforms, not platitudes
Posted by Paul Kershaw · March 21, 2025 6:00 PM
Democracy suffers when elections are fought by press releases, not platforms, because voters don’t receive reliable information. All political parties must deliver clear, costed plans rather than promises that are more slogan than substance.
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Most Canadians support our plan to update a 75 year old program & and fix the federal budget
Posted by Andrea Long · March 20, 2025 4:06 PM
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The Hub: Alberta's 2025 Ageist Budget
Posted by Paul Kershaw · March 12, 2025 5:26 PM
Alberta's 2025 budget commits to big spending on medical care. The wasteful deficit-spending is made worse by an income tax cut, which constrains investment in younger residents, including for housing and protecting the planet’s health. The overall fiscal pattern in Alberta reveals a startling degree of ageism toward younger residents.
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Globe & Mail: Canadian support for paying for pollution could help in the fight against Trump tariffs
Posted by Paul Kershaw · March 08, 2025 10:00 PM
Canadians' enduring support for paying for pollution provides a key tool to fight the tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump. Canada should impose a carbon tariff that targets the United States' dirtiest companies – and do so to stand up for our kids and country.
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Globe & Mail: Ontario election shows that supporting Canada requires more than selective grocery shopping
Posted by Paul Kershaw · February 21, 2025 4:00 PM
Habitual demands for lower taxes and higher government spending to win our vote will leave our beloved country vulnerable to a wide range of international, domestic and environmental threats.
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No party is really listening to Canadians when it comes to pollution pricing
Posted by Andrea Long · February 17, 2025 5:37 PM
How it is that we’ve so wildly underestimated Canadians’ willingness to take responsibility for paying for our pollution? Check out the surprising results from our latest poll.
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