Hard Truths Podcast

Old Age Security: National Poll Reveals Majority of Canadians Want Change

Jennifer Fox

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April 28, 2026

A new national poll shows 3/4 of Canadians, including seniors, support reforming Old Age Security in order to eliminate seniors’ poverty and improve affordability for younger generations.

Podcast, Retirement, Opinion Polling

Canada Must Renew its National Housing Strategy

Generation Squeeze

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April 08, 2026

Canada’s National Housing Strategy, the government’s main plan for tackling housing affordability, is set to expire in 2027. If it isn’t renewed, federal housing spending will drop by more than...

Podcast, Housing

National Security Requires Financial Security for Millennials and Gen Z

Generation Squeeze

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February 27, 2026

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...

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Cash subsidies should be targeted. Essential services, universal.

Generation Squeeze

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February 17, 2026

Most gains from economic growth today flow to priorities tied to older generations — retirement income support (Old Age Security) and medical care — leaving less for housing, child care,...Read More

Podcast

Generational Fairness with Planetary Conversations

Generation Squeeze

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February 06, 2026

This episode is a feed swap with Planetary Conversations– with host Warren Bell. Planetary Conversations is a podcast that showcases ways to create a world where everyone in the human...Read More

Podcast

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

Generation Squeeze

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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

Financial Facelift: Fixing Old Age Security

Jennifer Fox

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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

GenSqueeze joins CBC’s Day 6 to talk structural ageism in Canada’s budget

Generation Squeeze

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November 12, 2025

The Generation Squeeze analysis of Canada’s Budget 2025 is getting a lot of media attention! That’s because we’re pointing out a hard truth: The fiscal imbalance in budget 2025 began...Read More

Podcast, Budgets, Canada

Budget 2025: Who is being asked to sacrifice

Generation Squeeze

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November 06, 2025

Budget 2025 sidesteps a hard truth: neither the Prime Minister who tabled it, nor the Opposition Leader who critiques it, has found the courage to ask financially secure retirees to...Read More

Budgets, Podcast, Canada

Beware those who invoke struggling seniors to pad six figure incomes

Generation Squeeze

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October 15, 2025

The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) proposes an increase to Canada's Old Age Security but it won’t lift most struggling seniors out of poverty. Yet, it would pad the...Read More

Podcast

Gen Z Doesn’t Need a Year of National Service. They’re Already Drafted into Decades of Service for Older Canadians.

Generation Squeeze

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September 18, 2025

A recent poll shows that most Canadians — especially older ones — support requiring young adults to spend a year serving in areas like health, disaster response, or the environment....Read More

Podcast

How Housing Affects Choice - A feedswap with Aborsh

Generation Squeeze

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August 19, 2025

This week's episode is a a feed swap with Aborsh – A podcast about abortion in Canada by playwright and podcaster Rachel Cairns. What do abortion and housing have in...Read More

Podcast, Housing, Family

Why an increase in mortgage-free young people is a worrisome sign

Generation Squeeze

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July 23, 2025

Home ownership among young Canadians (under age 35) has recently surged to 44%, the highest level in five decades! 18% of them are mortgage-free. In this episode of the Hard Truths...Read More

Podcast, Housing

Do housing prices need to fall? It's the one question that all politicians dodge.

Generation Squeeze

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July 07, 2025

Canadian politicians are sidestepping the most important – and politically dangerous – question in our housing debate: Should home prices rise, stall or fall? Until we answer it, we can’t...Read More

Housing, Podcast

Compensating Millennials and Gen Z for Canada’s bad housing bargain

Generation Squeeze

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June 23, 2025

For decades, Canada's politicians have been protecting the wealth gains of primarily older homeowners at the cost of affordable housing for the generations who follow. Younger Canadians are stuck with...Read More

Housing, Podcast

2025 Federal Election: Substance Not Slogans

Generation Squeeze

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April 24, 2025

Emma Buchanan of Visual Change Video sits down with Gen Squeeze Founder Paul Kershaw to discuss Elxn 45. We dive into: The magical thinking behind party promises to cut taxes...Read More

Podcast, Elections, Canada, Budgets

BC Election: Deficits & Taxes with Marc Lee

Generation Squeeze

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October 16, 2024

For our last election bonus, we dip into the sexiest of ballot issues: deficits and taxes. Our guest is ⁠Marc Lee⁠, senior economist with the ⁠Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives⁠...Read More

Podcast, Elections, British Columbia, Budgets

BC Election Bonus: Housing with Thom Armstrong

Generation Squeeze

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October 15, 2024

As election day approaches, housing affordability and access are top of mind for many British Columbians. The BC NDP, Green, and Conservative parties acknowledge the severity of the crisis, but...Read More

Housing, Elections, British Columbia, Podcast

BC Election Bonus: Child Care with Rita Chudnovsky

Generation Squeeze

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October 12, 2024

We dig into what the BC NDP, Conservatives and Green parties are promising on child care.

Podcast, Elections, British Columbia, Family

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

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

Celebrating our 10th anniversary - part two

Generation Squeeze

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December 18, 2022

We continue the 10th anniversary discussion we began in the previous episode — chatting about we've been up to, some of the lessons we've learned along the way, and what...Read More

Podcast, Foundational Works

Celebrating our 10th anniversary - part one

Generation Squeeze

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December 07, 2022

We registered gensqueeze.ca as our website in November 2012, which we're considering our birthday. So this episode features a look back at the origins of Gen Squeeze, how we've changed...Read More

Podcast, Foundational Works

Generational fairness? What the #$@!% is that?

Generation Squeeze

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March 18, 2022

Paul Kershaw and Angie Chan confront Gen Squeeze's first Hard Truth: Canada has a generational fairness problem. If you've never heard the term, you probably know the symptoms of this...Read More

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Old Age Security: National Poll Reveals Majority of Canadians Want Change

Canada Must Renew its National Housing Strategy

National Security Requires Financial Security for Millennials and Gen Z

Cash subsidies should be targeted. Essential services, universal.

Generational Fairness with Planetary Conversations

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

Financial Facelift: Fixing Old Age Security

GenSqueeze joins CBC’s Day 6 to talk structural ageism in Canada’s budget

Budget 2025: Who is being asked to sacrifice

Beware those who invoke struggling seniors to pad six figure incomes

Gen Z Doesn’t Need a Year of National Service. They’re Already Drafted into Decades of Service for Older Canadians.

How Housing Affects Choice - A feedswap with Aborsh

Why an increase in mortgage-free young people is a worrisome sign

Do housing prices need to fall? It's the one question that all politicians dodge.

Compensating Millennials and Gen Z for Canada’s bad housing bargain

2025 Federal Election: Substance Not Slogans

BC Election: Deficits & Taxes with Marc Lee

BC Election Bonus: Housing with Thom Armstrong

BC Election Bonus: Child Care with Rita Chudnovsky

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

Wales Future Generations Commissioner

Celebrating our 10th anniversary - part two

Celebrating our 10th anniversary - part one

Generational fairness? What the #$@!% is that?

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