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Federal budget: generational analysis distorted by Gov and Opposition
Many in Canada are growing nervous about the risk of intergenerational tension. Regrettably, last week’s federal budget stokes these fires. Although there was lots of talk about generations...
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Surrey Board of Trade Befriends Gen Squeeze
Beware. You may be reading the words of a right-wing conspirator. At least that’s what a column in the Tyee implied a couple months back when I last wrote about the Surrey Board of Trade. Allegedly,...
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The Truth about Taxes
As the deadline for filing income taxes looms, many Canadians, like me, are scrambling to pull together financial information. As we calculate our income, we are especially likely to complain about...
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Quebec student strike invites generational conversation
Support for student strikers wanes in Quebec. New legislation restricts protests. Frustration grows about smoke bombs, vandalism and violence. Divisions among students receive media scrutiny as...
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Canadian politics in a word
Describe the federal political parties in a single word. That’s what Nanos Research asked Canadians to do in a recent survey. Profanity featured in many of the descriptors. Beside these, Nanos...
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Canada defaulting on generational debt
What does one generation owe the next? Invariably, parents strive to create better prospects for their kids than they enjoyed, or at least leave as much as they inherited. But it’s harder to do this...
View Article“We are the 99%” overlooks generational decline
Note from PK. Hello all. As the academic year began this September, I’ve arranged a new relationship with a Canadian newspaper — the Globe and Mail. I’ll be contributing something monthly or so....
View ArticleThe generational imbalance in Canadian priorities
Published in the Globe and Mail October 29, 2012: There is a generational imbalance in Canada’s policy priorities. Canadians under age 45 face a precipitous drop in their standard of living. But...
View ArticlePolitical parties ignore Gen Squeeze six months from BC election
Gen Squeeze Fighting Back with WTF? Parties November 14 marked six months until British Columbians go to the polls. Candidates are likely to emphasize family values, and some will claim they put...
View ArticleCheck Out the Generation Squeeze Campaign
gensqueeze.ca That’s the new site to follow! Picture yourself as part of something bigger, something inspiring — a group of Canadians from all ages and walks of life coming together to give...
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