Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland spoke with Gen Squeeze founder Paul Kershaw and our supporters about the federal government's plans to deliver on its budget's promise to restore "Fairness for Every Generation," through investments in housing, child care, climate action, and economic growth. They also tackle the imbalance in spending on older and younger Canadians. This is a recording of a live town hall in Vancouver on June 20.

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• Event slides with budget infographic and more

• ⁠Support our call for an Act to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Present and Future Canadians⁠

• ⁠Our take on Budget 2024⁠

• Previous Hard Truths episodes with Prime Minister Trudeau, ⁠NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh⁠, and ⁠Green Party Leader Elizabeth May⁠

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat down with Gen Squeeze Founder Paul Kershaw for a live show with our supporters and allies in Vancouver. They delved into the 2024 Budget's focus on "Fairness for Every Generation," as well as housing, child care, climate change, deficits, and the challenge of protecting healthy retirements without sacrificing the wellbeing of younger and future Canadians.

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• Slides from the event with graphics
• ⁠Prime Minister Trudeau's budget announcement video, which ends with a plea to older generations: "We can't let them down."⁠
• Support our call for an Act to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Present and Future Canadians
• Our take on Budget 2024
• Leger x Post Media report that found most Gen Z & Millennials agree that politicians are more interested in protecting interests of older generations and that previous generations are ‘rigging the system’.
• Previous Hard Truths episodes with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May

Younger Canadians are far from alone in feeling squeezed by the rising costs of housing, child care, and higher education. In this episode, we spoke with Liz Emerson, CEO of the UK's Intergenerational Foundation, about the symptoms of generational unfairness harming young people in England, as well as the progress her organization has made calling political attention to their plight and fighting for a fairer deal for young and future generations.

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• "Canada promises generational fairness" by Liz Emerson
• Hard Truths: Younger Australians aren't getting "a fair go" either