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The Globe & Mail: Protect OAS by eliminating outdated tax shelters for retirees

Generation Squeeze

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October 22, 2023

The sustainability of OAS is under threat as our population ages. Ottawa should review outdated tax shelters for retirees that drain billions in revenue and could otherwise help cover rising...

Globe & Mail, Retirement

How can we make governments stop "mortgaging the future"? With Jerry DeMarco

Generation Squeeze

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October 21, 2023

A lot of Canada's current crises were caused in part by past governments failing to think beyond election cycles. So how can we make governments think more long term and...Read More

Podcast

"We have an ageist federal government"

Generation Squeeze

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September 11, 2023

Gen Squeeze supporter Mary Peirson (MD, CCFP) recently wrote to us, “We have an ageist federal government – one that favours older Canadians and retirees in particular.” Here's one brave...

Retirement, Canada, Budgets

Recommendations for the 2024 Federal Budget

Generation Squeeze

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September 06, 2023

Budget 2024 is an opportunity to continue to improve the health and wellbeing of all generations, from the early years onwards. Generation Squeeze recommends four priority actions to address the...

Budget Recommendations, Canada, Budgets, Budget Analyses

Wales Future Generations Commissioner

Generation Squeeze

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August 18, 2023

In this episode, we look overseas for inspiration about improving the wellbeing of younger and future generations. ⁠We spoke with Derek Walker⁠, the watchdog for Wales' pioneering ⁠Future Generations Act⁠. He talks about...Read More

Podcast

Indigenous Peoples have a rich tradition of thinking like good ancestors

Andrea Long

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June 05, 2023

As we begin National Indigenous History Month in Canada, we have much to learn from Indigenous peoples' rich traditions of intergenerational solidarity. The Gen Squeeze team deeply appreciates the opportunity...

Canada's home ownership tax shelter

Generation Squeeze

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April 24, 2023

Our deep dive into a $10-billion policy that fuels housing unaffordability.

Housing

The Globe & Mail: ‘Fiscal restraint’ in federal budget is impossible when generational tension ignored

Paul Kershaw

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April 15, 2023

Originally published in The Globe & Mail on April 8, 2023 Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland emphasized the need for “fiscal restraint” in her recent budget. But that’s not what she delivered...Read More

Budgets, Globe & Mail

Change is in the air

Kareem Kudus

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April 05, 2023

Watching the natural world transform around us is a welcome reminder that change is possible, especially during precarious times. This spring has brought with it a wave of interest in...

Budgets, Housing

The Globe & Mail: Boomers didn’t live within their means. And younger generations will pay the price.

Paul Kershaw

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March 20, 2023

Finances for younger Canadians would be much better had boomers lived within their means. But the data show otherwise. It’s time for boomers to own up to this part of...

Globe & Mail, Retirement

Housing Policy Solutions Framework

Generation Squeeze

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January 04, 2023

There's no single path to fixing Canada's dysfunctional housing system. Our Housing Policy Solutions Framework is a map to reach our goal of making housing affordable for all Canadians.

Housing

The Globe & Mail: The Home Ownership Tax Shelter is unfair to Prairies, Quebec and Atlantic Canada

Paul Kershaw

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January 02, 2023

A five-decades-old federal tax shelter gives an unfair boost to homeowners in hot markets while shafting residents of the Prairies and Atlantic Canada.

Globe & Mail, Housing

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The Globe & Mail: Protect OAS by eliminating outdated tax shelters for retirees

How can we make governments stop "mortgaging the future"? With Jerry DeMarco

"We have an ageist federal government"

Recommendations for the 2024 Federal Budget

Wales Future Generations Commissioner

Indigenous Peoples have a rich tradition of thinking like good ancestors

Canada's home ownership tax shelter

The Globe & Mail: ‘Fiscal restraint’ in federal budget is impossible when generational tension ignored

Change is in the air

The Globe & Mail: Boomers didn’t live within their means. And younger generations will pay the price.

Housing Policy Solutions Framework

The Globe & Mail: The Home Ownership Tax Shelter is unfair to Prairies, Quebec and Atlantic Canada

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The Globe & Mail: Protect OAS by eliminating outdated tax shelters for retirees

How can we make governments stop "mortgaging the future"? With Jerry DeMarco

"We have an ageist federal government"

Recommendations for the 2024 Federal Budget

Wales Future Generations Commissioner

Indigenous Peoples have a rich tradition of thinking like good ancestors

Canada's home ownership tax shelter

The Globe & Mail: ‘Fiscal restraint’ in federal budget is impossible when generational tension ignored

Change is in the air

The Globe & Mail: Boomers didn’t live within their means. And younger generations will pay the price.

Housing Policy Solutions Framework

The Globe & Mail: The Home Ownership Tax Shelter is unfair to Prairies, Quebec and Atlantic Canada

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