the plight of young people has faded into the background, as the trade war with the U.S. takes centre stage in Canada’s federal election. Meanwhile, political parties have said more about protecting seniors’ retirements than helping young Canadians get a head start.
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New polling conducted by Nanos Research for The Globe and Mail and CTV News suggests that while the trade war is the top issue for Canadians 55 years and older, the cost of living is the priority for younger Canadians. Only one in 10 Canadians polled under the age of 35 said the trade was their main issue.
Canadians under the age of 35 are also more likely to trust Mr. Poilievre (38 per cent) – who has made the cost of living a central focus of his campaign – than Mr. Carney (26 per cent) to help young people.
The trade war has “taken the oxygen out of the room,” said Mike Moffatt, founding director of the Missing Middle Initiative, a project housed in the University of Ottawa’s Institute for the Environment with the stated goal of reviving Canada’s urban middle class.
“Other than housing, there has been a real absence of any policy to help struggling young people.”
The article interviews people in their 30s, and the poll is of Canadians under 35. I’m not sure about our demographics, but I’d expect many of the respondents have been in the workforce for a few years. They’re generally priced out of home ownership and their rent has skyrocketed. Those are the same people who are reporting lower levels of happiness (as per the article), and probably having a harder time with the inflation we’ve seen since the start of COVID.
Blaming their concerns on “scrolling social media endlessly” doesn’t address the problem that they are legitimately having a shit time. I don’t think the Conservatives have the answers to these problems, but dismissing them out of hand sucks.
I know the article mentions 30 yr olds, I’m almost 30 myself but I’m just talking about people 18-25. They are ALL talking about Pierre as if he’s the guy to fix their problems and I believe it really is because they aren’t able to simply look at history to show them what happened with shit that Pierre is proposing and how it Infact does not make their lives easier
That’s shitty. I haven’t looked too closely at the CPC platform, but it doesn’t seem great. Their promise to build 2.3 million houses in five years seems unachievable, but I can understand people wanting it to be true.
I’m pretty far from 25 or 30, but I’d really like to see more coverage of what’s happening with that demographic.
Honestly both the liberals and conservatives numbers are both high AF and seem impossible to do in five yearsnwothout more immigration and training inbthe trades. They are both offering to do that, but the liberals HAVE a plan, like they are actually producing results and are ready to go with the pre approved homes catalogue that can buy used across the country to build homes faster and cheaper because they are pre-approved.
The conservatives are just offering to… Cut the taxes involved in building?🤷 Oh and Punish municipalities for some reason? Idk. The conservative argument has just been “we’re not Justin” for ten fucking years with zero alternatives or substance. And to see dudes saying they will vote for Pierre even though if Carney was running for the conservatives they would vote for him in droves.
Recognize the theme: the cons only want to cut taxes. They label it something else every time, based on what people may want to hear, but the goal is less taxes for their friends. It’s lower tax, MUCH reduced services for the plebes, trickle down bullshit.
Housing starts haven’t really improved since 2021, and the LPC plan started late 2023, didn’t it?
I’m not (generally) seeing a significant increase in housing starts or improvements in affordability (although rent in a few centers has dropped). Maybe once the existing LPC proposals make it a bit further (like the housing catalog you mentioned). But it isn’t looking great so far.
I mean by the housing accelerator program getting teeth and going directly to municipalities instead of through the provinces. That’s that the liberals want to do. They announced this approach back in late 2023 or early 2024 I believe, including the catalogue. And then the conservatives MOCKED them for producing one.
I’m just happy to still be considered young lol.
My circle, most want the Feds to do more with what they can, but largely place blame on provinces & municipalities for housing & rent, Ontario removed rent controls for units built after 2018 when the pcpo formed government as one example. The lower levels of government have a larger impact on your day to day and yet have the lowest engagement, my (ndp) MPP even sent out a “this level of government is responsible for this” magnet with numbers and departments of it to (I think) help address that.
Rent control is a first mover advantage at best, a paper over what mass immigration has done. It also hurts people living with abusers and limits mobility while defeating political will, not that it had much will to begin with given Liberal polling after 10 years.
Rent control helps every year after the first in a new place.
The alternative is far worse.