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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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Globe & Mail: Financially secure homeowners have a patriotic duty to help Canada meet this moment
Posted by Paul Kershaw · February 13, 2025 6:05 PM
We must recognize the relative privilege that owning a home provides to our personal finances, and acknowledging that this privilege implies obligations. The obligation may be to expect less, or pay more.
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Budget season 2025 – will provinces invest in supporting Canadians of all ages to thrive?
Posted by Andrea Long · February 04, 2025 5:32 PM
Gen Squeeze's budget recommendations point the way to intergenerational solidarity in budgeting.
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Globe & Mail: A way to support poor seniors - and cut the federal deficit
Posted by Paul Kershaw · December 27, 2024 4:23 AM
Old Age Security plays a big role in driving federal deficits. Canada will not restore fiscal guardrails until our national leaders grapple with this challenge. The most effective, least painful path to reduce deficits starts with reining in OAS spending, allocating it more wisely to eliminate seniors’ poverty and support younger Canadians.
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Globe & Mail: It’s time to reform Old Age Security - and a scathing auditor’s report confirms it
Posted by Paul Kershaw · December 16, 2024 5:36 AM
Ottawa bureaucrats have no idea whether Canada's most expensive program – Old Age Security (OAS) – is meeting its objectives. This stunning finding leads to a number of critical questions that must be answered before the next budget.
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