Generation Squeeze
@gensqueeze.bsky.social
A think and change tank promoting wellbeing for all generations and championing generational fairness to preserve what Canadians hold sacred—a healthy childhood, home and planet. Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization, Canada. linktr.ee/gensqueeze
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Many of you still seem to think the solution to generational inequality is for younger Canadians to work harder and save smarter. We're here to present the hard truth of our broken generational system. (2024 CREA and StatsCan data adjusted for inflation) #cdnpoli www.gensqueeze.ca/broken_gener...
"Are we willing to do hard things?"
What's your answer British Columbia? Younger a future generations are counting on us to do more, not less, to protect their health and the economy on which they depend.
What's your answer British Columbia? Younger a future generations are counting on us to do more, not less, to protect their health and the economy on which they depend.
"Climate change gets talked about as a choice between the economy & the environment. But the truth is it’s about today vs. tomorrow.” As @governmentofbc.bsky.social releases the #CleanBC review, 8 climate experts weigh in on the choices, and opportunities, BC faces.
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Today vs Tomorrow: The Future of B.C. Climate Policy
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November 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"Are we willing to do hard things?"
What's your answer British Columbia? Younger a future generations are counting on us to do more, not less, to protect their health and the economy on which they depend.
What's your answer British Columbia? Younger a future generations are counting on us to do more, not less, to protect their health and the economy on which they depend.
"We could, and should, have prepared for this demographic inevitability... But it was easier for both provincial and federal governments at the time to kick that can down the road" @maxfawcett.bsky.social in the @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o... #cdnpoli #boomers
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"We could, and should, have prepared for this demographic inevitability... But it was easier for both provincial and federal governments at the time to kick that can down the road" @maxfawcett.bsky.social in the @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o... #cdnpoli #boomers
📣📣New Report Release!! Medical Budgets in an Aging Canada.
Medical care is the single largest line item in every provincial budget. Yet governments failed to plan for the predictable fiscal pressures created by an aging baby boom generation! action.gensqueeze.ca/medical_budg... #cdnpoli
Medical care is the single largest line item in every provincial budget. Yet governments failed to plan for the predictable fiscal pressures created by an aging baby boom generation! action.gensqueeze.ca/medical_budg... #cdnpoli
Medical Budgets in an Aging Canada
New report shows why protecting universal access now requires generationally fair revenue reform.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
📣📣New Report Release!! Medical Budgets in an Aging Canada.
Medical care is the single largest line item in every provincial budget. Yet governments failed to plan for the predictable fiscal pressures created by an aging baby boom generation! action.gensqueeze.ca/medical_budg... #cdnpoli
Medical care is the single largest line item in every provincial budget. Yet governments failed to plan for the predictable fiscal pressures created by an aging baby boom generation! action.gensqueeze.ca/medical_budg... #cdnpoli
It is difficult to put into words how disappointed and worried we are about this. The risks and costs of extreme weather are already putting lives and livelihoods in jeopardy. Climate change is the largest debt to be passed from one generation to the next in our history.
Our latest tracking shows climate concern at its lowest point yet, with deep regional and partisan divides.
I unpack what this means for advocates trying to break through in an era dominated by precarity and economic pressure.
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I unpack what this means for advocates trying to break through in an era dominated by precarity and economic pressure.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It is difficult to put into words how disappointed and worried we are about this. The risks and costs of extreme weather are already putting lives and livelihoods in jeopardy. Climate change is the largest debt to be passed from one generation to the next in our history.
HUGE shout out and THANK YOU to @thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social for asking Canada's Minister of Finance, François-Philippe Champagne about the disproportionate spending on old vs. young in Canada's federal budget 2025. Watch the full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6o-... #cdnpoli
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
HUGE shout out and THANK YOU to @thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social for asking Canada's Minister of Finance, François-Philippe Champagne about the disproportionate spending on old vs. young in Canada's federal budget 2025. Watch the full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6o-... #cdnpoli
Financially secure retirees are speaking out. Meet Stephanie, a retired physician and mother of 3 who believes Canada's Old Age Security system needs reform. She doesn't want or need her payments and thinks reform is badly needed. Stephanie urges us all to "think beyond ourselves".
Canadians want to fix Old Age Security: Stephanie urges us to think beyond ourselves.
In a show of intergenerational solidarity, a growing number of Canadian seniors are telling Generation Squeeze that they are willing to give up their Old Age Security (OAS) benefit if it means diverting the funds to those in need: Seniors living in poverty and younger Canadians suffering through a crisis of affordability. There are 10 parts to our series: Canadians want to fix Old Age Security. In this tenth episode Stephanie, a retired physician and mother of three in Victoria admits she didn’t have to struggle “the way younger generation are struggling now” and suggests we should all “think beyond ourselves” when we consider how government budgets should prioritize the needs of its citizens. Stephanie thinks the Generation Squeeze plan to fix OAS is a win-win! OAS is 75 years out of date. Its 1950s design is dragging down today’s budget, and letting down seniors and young people alike. 75%...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Financially secure retirees are speaking out. Meet Stephanie, a retired physician and mother of 3 who believes Canada's Old Age Security system needs reform. She doesn't want or need her payments and thinks reform is badly needed. Stephanie urges us all to "think beyond ourselves".
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GenSqueeze founder and director, Dr. Paul Kershaw joins The Hub podcast with host, Harrison Lowman to discuss why young Canadians are feeling increasingly financially insecure, locked out of home ownership and ignored by their governments. #cdnpoli #GenZ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukn3...
Why are young people giving up on Canada?
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November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
GenSqueeze founder and director, Dr. Paul Kershaw joins The Hub podcast with host, Harrison Lowman to discuss why young Canadians are feeling increasingly financially insecure, locked out of home ownership and ignored by their governments. #cdnpoli #GenZ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukn3...
GenSqueeze founder and director, Dr. Paul Kershaw joins The Hub podcast with host, Harrison Lowman to discuss why young Canadians are feeling increasingly financially insecure, locked out of home ownership and ignored by their governments. #cdnpoli #GenZ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukn3...
Why are young people giving up on Canada?
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November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
GenSqueeze founder and director, Dr. Paul Kershaw joins The Hub podcast with host, Harrison Lowman to discuss why young Canadians are feeling increasingly financially insecure, locked out of home ownership and ignored by their governments. #cdnpoli #GenZ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukn3...
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We still see room for improvement in the budget. Let's start by fixing Old Age Security! Financially secure seniors are still getting payments while 400,000 seniors live in poverty and while we badly need more funding for housing!!! action.gensqueeze.ca/fix_oas
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We still see room for improvement in the budget. Let's start by fixing Old Age Security! Financially secure seniors are still getting payments while 400,000 seniors live in poverty and while we badly need more funding for housing!!! action.gensqueeze.ca/fix_oas
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Financially secure retirees are speaking out: They don't want their Old Age Security! Call your local politician to let them know we have a plan to fix OAS and seniors agree that it's a win-win! www.youtube.com/watch?v=csmb...
Canadians want to fix Old Age Security: Victor thinks OAS reform is a win-win plan!
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November 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Financially secure retirees are speaking out: They don't want their Old Age Security! Call your local politician to let them know we have a plan to fix OAS and seniors agree that it's a win-win! www.youtube.com/watch?v=csmb...
Financially secure retirees are speaking out: They don't want their Old Age Security! Call your local politician to let them know we have a plan to fix OAS and seniors agree that it's a win-win! www.youtube.com/watch?v=csmb...
Canadians want to fix Old Age Security: Victor thinks OAS reform is a win-win plan!
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November 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Financially secure retirees are speaking out: They don't want their Old Age Security! Call your local politician to let them know we have a plan to fix OAS and seniors agree that it's a win-win! www.youtube.com/watch?v=csmb...
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Here's how we propose to eliminate seniors' poverty in Canada and still have money left over to help younger generations with housing, tuition, child care and the climate crisis. Join us in advocating for this fix to OAS: action.gensqueeze.ca/fix_oas #cdnpoli
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Here's how we propose to eliminate seniors' poverty in Canada and still have money left over to help younger generations with housing, tuition, child care and the climate crisis. Join us in advocating for this fix to OAS: action.gensqueeze.ca/fix_oas #cdnpoli
New episode of the Hard Truths Pod!
Spoiler alert: No, Canada's federal budget does not in fact help all generations equally. Sorry to disappoint. Link to full episode: www.gensqueeze.ca/podcast
Spoiler alert: No, Canada's federal budget does not in fact help all generations equally. Sorry to disappoint. Link to full episode: www.gensqueeze.ca/podcast
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
New episode of the Hard Truths Pod!
Spoiler alert: No, Canada's federal budget does not in fact help all generations equally. Sorry to disappoint. Link to full episode: www.gensqueeze.ca/podcast
Spoiler alert: No, Canada's federal budget does not in fact help all generations equally. Sorry to disappoint. Link to full episode: www.gensqueeze.ca/podcast
Here's how we propose to eliminate seniors' poverty in Canada and still have money left over to help younger generations with housing, tuition, child care and the climate crisis. Join us in advocating for this fix to OAS: action.gensqueeze.ca/fix_oas #cdnpoli
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Here's how we propose to eliminate seniors' poverty in Canada and still have money left over to help younger generations with housing, tuition, child care and the climate crisis. Join us in advocating for this fix to OAS: action.gensqueeze.ca/fix_oas #cdnpoli
We still see room for improvement in the budget. Let's start by fixing Old Age Security! Financially secure seniors are still getting payments while 400,000 seniors live in poverty and while we badly need more funding for housing!!! action.gensqueeze.ca/fix_oas
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We still see room for improvement in the budget. Let's start by fixing Old Age Security! Financially secure seniors are still getting payments while 400,000 seniors live in poverty and while we badly need more funding for housing!!! action.gensqueeze.ca/fix_oas
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Canada's budget 2025: It’s hard to call $1.6 billion a “generational investment” when the same budget plans to boost spending on retirees by $28 billion in 2029 alone. That gap speaks volumes about federal priorities! #cdnpoli www.gensqueeze.ca/did_budget_2...
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Canada's budget 2025: It’s hard to call $1.6 billion a “generational investment” when the same budget plans to boost spending on retirees by $28 billion in 2029 alone. That gap speaks volumes about federal priorities! #cdnpoli www.gensqueeze.ca/did_budget_2...
Anyone up for eliminating poverty for ALL Canadian seniors??
How about doing it with money left over to help young Canadians with housing, child care, tuition, climate crisis etc...?????
We wouldn't even have to raise taxes!! Got a better idea?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEim0a-6kkA
How about doing it with money left over to help young Canadians with housing, child care, tuition, climate crisis etc...?????
We wouldn't even have to raise taxes!! Got a better idea?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEim0a-6kkA
Canada can eliminate seniors' poverty with OAS reform
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November 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Anyone up for eliminating poverty for ALL Canadian seniors??
How about doing it with money left over to help young Canadians with housing, child care, tuition, climate crisis etc...?????
We wouldn't even have to raise taxes!! Got a better idea?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEim0a-6kkA
How about doing it with money left over to help young Canadians with housing, child care, tuition, climate crisis etc...?????
We wouldn't even have to raise taxes!! Got a better idea?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEim0a-6kkA
"While the government touts the budget as a “generational investment”...at $20 million a year, the YCC will produce roughly 350 full-time jobs; meaning, about as many as would populate a typical elementary school, for the whole country." @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/o...
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November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"While the government touts the budget as a “generational investment”...at $20 million a year, the YCC will produce roughly 350 full-time jobs; meaning, about as many as would populate a typical elementary school, for the whole country." @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/o...
“Most promising today is the government’s commitment to strengthening industrial carbon pricing – systems which have the potential to efficiently drive millions in private capital toward low-carbon investments and significant emissions reductions from Canada’s heaviest-emitting sectors" @pembina.org
Budget 2025 sets stage for climate-competitive Canada | Pembina Institute
OTTAWA — CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER, executive director at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the Government of Canada’s Budget 2025 and Climate Competitiveness Strategy.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“Most promising today is the government’s commitment to strengthening industrial carbon pricing – systems which have the potential to efficiently drive millions in private capital toward low-carbon investments and significant emissions reductions from Canada’s heaviest-emitting sectors" @pembina.org
Canada's budget 2025: It’s hard to call $1.6 billion a “generational investment” when the same budget plans to boost spending on retirees by $28 billion in 2029 alone. That gap speaks volumes about federal priorities! #cdnpoli www.gensqueeze.ca/did_budget_2...
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Canada's budget 2025: It’s hard to call $1.6 billion a “generational investment” when the same budget plans to boost spending on retirees by $28 billion in 2029 alone. That gap speaks volumes about federal priorities! #cdnpoli www.gensqueeze.ca/did_budget_2...
The federal budget fails to include any new child care funding beyond an annual inflationary increase that starts only in 2027. Join @childcarenow.bsky.social webinar Nov 19 to discuss!!
✨Webinar Alert! ✨ Join Child Care Now for a live webinar as we unpack the federal budget, and what it means for the future of Canada's $10aDay program. We’ll be joined by policy experts exploring risks and opportunities ahead, with a focus on equitable access. Register now: https://ow.ly/twCs50Xr9xl
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The federal budget fails to include any new child care funding beyond an annual inflationary increase that starts only in 2027. Join @childcarenow.bsky.social webinar Nov 19 to discuss!!
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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 share equally in this national moment of sacrifice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfI3... #cdnpoli #budget2025 #Canada
Structural ageism in Canada's 2025 federal budget
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November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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 share equally in this national moment of sacrifice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfI3... #cdnpoli #budget2025 #Canada
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 share equally in this national moment of sacrifice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfI3... #cdnpoli #budget2025 #Canada
Structural ageism in Canada's 2025 federal budget
YouTube video by GenerationSqueeze
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November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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 share equally in this national moment of sacrifice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfI3... #cdnpoli #budget2025 #Canada
CBC's Day 6 pod: Mark Carney's government framed this budget as being about sacrifice but here at Generation Squeeze we say the budget doesn't do enough to address the structural inequity in government spending that hits young people the hardest.Full episode here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #cdnpoli
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
CBC's Day 6 pod: Mark Carney's government framed this budget as being about sacrifice but here at Generation Squeeze we say the budget doesn't do enough to address the structural inequity in government spending that hits young people the hardest.Full episode here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #cdnpoli
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Financially secure retirees agree: Canada's Old Age Security needs fixing! Call your local politician. Tell them you agree! youtu.be/0QB0Qmx2itY #cdnpoli
Canadians want to fix Old Age Security: Peter says he doesn’t need the money
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November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Financially secure retirees agree: Canada's Old Age Security needs fixing! Call your local politician. Tell them you agree! youtu.be/0QB0Qmx2itY #cdnpoli