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Retirees urge CARP to meet with Gen Squeeze on OAS reform

Andrea Long

January 28, 2026

We were inspired in December by the leadership of two Gen Squeeze supporters. As members of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP), they reached out to CARP President Anthony...

Retirement

Governments must live up to the promise of affordable child care

Andrea Long

Jan 26, 2026

Organizations from across Canada are coming together to call on Federal, Provincial, and Territorial leaders to expand and strengthen the $10-a-day child care system so that all families can have...

Family

New publication delivers the evidence behind OAS reform

Andrea Long

Jan 26, 2026

New study delivers the evidence behind Gen Squeeze's plan to make Old Age Security responsible, modern, and fair.

Retirement

Recommendations for the 2026 BC Budget

Andrea Long

Jan 23, 2026

BC's 2026 Budget is coming in February. As always, we’ll be diving into the numbers to deliver generational analysis of spending and revenue decisions. For the province to make the...

Budgets, British Columbia, Budget Analyses

Recommendations for the 2026 Federal Budget

Andrea Long

January 06, 2026

To build a Canada in which people of all ages can thrive, and to meet respond to the generational challenge set out in Prime Minister Carney’s Mandate Letter, Generation Squeeze...

Budget Analyses, Budgets, Canada

Globe & Mail: How to ensure universal health care stays that way

Paul Kershaw

January 06, 2026

Protecting universal access to healthcare in Canada will require a revenue discussion. Since younger generations already pay 20 to 40% more income taxes toward older people’s well-being than boomers did...

Health & Wellbeing, Budgets, Globe & Mail

Why Your Rent, Child Care Fees, and Taxes Are Rising: The Medical-Care Crunch

Generation Squeeze

December 08, 2025

It’s no secret, GenZ and Millennial Canadians are finding it harder and harder to afford the basics: rent, child care fees and tuition. In this episode of the Hard Truths...Read More

Health & Wellbeing, Budgets, Podcast

Pollution Pricing Progress Still Leaves the Biggest Bills to Our Kids

Andrea Long

December 03, 2025

Both the Ottawa’s budget and the newly signed Canada–Alberta MOU reaffirm the commitment to strengthen industrial pollution pricing – meaningful progress that should be acknowledged. Yet the deal between Ottawa...

Climate, Budgets

The Bank of Canada Can Use Its Mandate Review to Shape Home Prices and Affordability

Kareem Kudus

December 03, 2025

During a housing affordability crisis, all available policy tools should be aimed a lowering costs for Canadians. Along with other financial and housing leaders, we're asking the Bank of Canada...

Housing

The Doctor Shortage “Myth”

Andrea Long

December 02, 2025

A new report from the Generation Squeeze Lab at UBC challenges one of Canada’s most common health-care narratives: that long wait times are the result of a “doctor shortage.”

Budgets, Health & Wellbeing

Globe & Mail: The politics of Old Age Security reform are shifting

Paul Kershaw

November 28, 2025

Something important shifted this federal budget season. For years, Generation Squeeze was a lone voice warning that Old Age Security absorbs more tax dollars than any other line in Ottawa’s...

Retirement, Budgets, Globe & Mail

Financial Facelift: Fixing Old Age Security

Jennifer Fox

November 27, 2025

Many citizens believe that Canada's Old Age Security benefits act as a safety net, lifting struggling retirees out of poverty. But in this episode of the Hard Truths pod, Generation...Read More

Podcast, Retirement

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Retirees urge CARP to meet with Gen Squeeze on OAS reform

Andrea Long

January 28, 2026

We were inspired in December by the leadership of two Gen Squeeze supporters. As members of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP), they reached out to CARP President Anthony...

Retirement

Governments must live up to the promise of affordable child care

Andrea Long

January 26, 2026

Organizations from across Canada are coming together to call on Federal, Provincial, and Territorial leaders to expand and strengthen the $10-a-day child care system so that all families can have...

Family

New publication delivers the evidence behind OAS reform

Andrea Long

January 26, 2026

New study delivers the evidence behind Gen Squeeze's plan to make Old Age Security responsible, modern, and fair.

Retirement

Recommendations for the 2026 BC Budget

Andrea Long

January 23, 2026

BC's 2026 Budget is coming in February. As always, we’ll be diving into the numbers to deliver generational analysis of spending and revenue decisions. For the province to make the...

Budgets, British Columbia, Budget Analyses

Recommendations for the 2026 Federal Budget

Andrea Long

January 06, 2026

To build a Canada in which people of all ages can thrive, and to meet respond to the generational challenge set out in Prime Minister Carney’s Mandate Letter, Generation Squeeze...

Budget Analyses, Budgets, Canada

Globe & Mail: How to ensure universal health care stays that way

Paul Kershaw

January 06, 2026

Health & Wellbeing, Budgets, Globe & Mail

Why Your Rent, Child Care Fees, and Taxes Are Rising: The Medical-Care Crunch

Generation Squeeze

December 08, 2025

It’s no secret, GenZ and Millennial Canadians are finding it harder and harder to afford the basics: rent, child care fees and tuition. In this episode of the Hard Truths...Read More

Health & Wellbeing, Budgets, Podcast

Pollution Pricing Progress Still Leaves the Biggest Bills to Our Kids

Andrea Long

December 03, 2025

Climate, Budgets

The Bank of Canada Can Use Its Mandate Review to Shape Home Prices and Affordability

Kareem Kudus

December 03, 2025

During a housing affordability crisis, all available policy tools should be aimed a lowering costs for Canadians. Along with other financial and housing leaders, we're asking the Bank of Canada...

Housing

The Doctor Shortage “Myth”

Andrea Long

December 02, 2025

A new report from the Generation Squeeze Lab at UBC challenges one of Canada’s most common health-care narratives: that long wait times are the result of a “doctor shortage.”

Budgets, Health & Wellbeing

Globe & Mail: The politics of Old Age Security reform are shifting

Paul Kershaw

November 28, 2025

Something important shifted this federal budget season. For years, Generation Squeeze was a lone voice warning that Old Age Security absorbs more tax dollars than any other line in Ottawa’s...

Retirement, Budgets, Globe & Mail

Financial Facelift: Fixing Old Age Security

Jennifer Fox

November 27, 2025

Many citizens believe that Canada's Old Age Security benefits act as a safety net, lifting struggling retirees out of poverty. But in this episode of the Hard Truths pod, Generation...Read More

Podcast, Retirement

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