<p>Governments of all party stripes, across Canada, must confront a gnarly problem when it comes to investing more fairly in all ages. How do we pay for the ballooning <a href="https://www.gensqueeze.ca/medical_budgets_and_boomers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">retirement costs of baby boomers</a>, without skimping on the needs of younger people and burdening future generations with massive public debts? And more basically, how can we have &quot;adult conversations&quot; about how to pay for the Canada we want? Gen Squeeze founder Paul Kershaw delves into these questions and more with leading conservative thinker Sean Speer.</p> <p>Sean is editor-at-large at <a href="https://thehub.ca/author/seanspeer/">The Hub</a>, a Public Policy Forum fellow, and an assistant professor at the University of Toronto&#39;s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. He was previously a senior economic adviser to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Dig deeper:</strong></p> <ul> <li><p>Our <a href="https://www.gensqueeze.ca/2024_budget_season">Budget Season 2024</a> commentary and <a href="https://substack.com/chat/1462868">⁠Substack Chat⁠</a>, where you can share your budget questions and ideas during our “Office Hours” on April 19.</p> </li> <li><p>“<a href="https://thehub.ca/2023-11-21/sean-speer-a-fiscal-reckoning-is-coming-for-canada/">A fiscal reckoning is coming for Canada</a>” by Sean Speer, <em>The Hub </em></p> </li> <li><p>“<a href="https://www.gensqueeze.ca/protect_oas_by_eliminating_outdated_tax_shelters_for_retirees">Protect OAS by eliminating outdated tax shelters for retirees</a>” by Paul Kershaw, <em>The Globe &amp; Mail</em></p> </li> <li><p>“<a href="https://www.gensqueeze.ca/promise_nato_spending_increases_retirees">Globe &amp; Mail: Canada’s promise to NATO collides with spending increases for retirees</a>” by Paul Kershaw, The Globe &amp; Mail</p> </li> <li><p>Paul Kershaw’s provincial budget commentary in <em>The Hub:</em></p> <ul> <li><em></em><a href="https://thehub.ca/2024-03-28/paul-kershaw-doug-fords-disastrous-budget/">Ontario&#39;s budget further burdens younger Ontarians</a></li> <li><a href="https://thehub.ca/2024-03-07/paul-kershaw-albertas-conservatives-double-down-on-expensive-health-care-strategy/">Alberta&#39;s Conservatives double down on expensive health care strategy </a></li> <li><a href="https://thehub.ca/2024-02-27/paul-kershaw-b-c-budget-heralds-new-era-in-generational-politics/">The B.C. budget highlights just how expensive the Boomers&#39; retirements will be</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>

Generation Squeeze's Hard Truths

Generation Squeeze

Taxes, deficits, and Canada's fiscal reckoning - with Sean Speer

APR 11, 202443 MIN
Generation Squeeze's Hard Truths

Taxes, deficits, and Canada's fiscal reckoning - with Sean Speer

APR 11, 202443 MIN

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<p>Governments of all party stripes, across Canada, must confront a gnarly problem when it comes to investing more fairly in all ages. How do we pay for the ballooning <a href="https://www.gensqueeze.ca/medical_budgets_and_boomers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">retirement costs of baby boomers</a>, without skimping on the needs of younger people and burdening future generations with massive public debts? And more basically, how can we have &quot;adult conversations&quot; about how to pay for the Canada we want? Gen Squeeze founder Paul Kershaw delves into these questions and more with leading conservative thinker Sean Speer.</p> <p>Sean is editor-at-large at <a href="https://thehub.ca/author/seanspeer/">The Hub</a>, a Public Policy Forum fellow, and an assistant professor at the University of Toronto&#39;s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. He was previously a senior economic adviser to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Dig deeper:</strong></p> <ul> <li><p>Our <a href="https://www.gensqueeze.ca/2024_budget_season">Budget Season 2024</a> commentary and <a href="https://substack.com/chat/1462868">⁠Substack Chat⁠</a>, where you can share your budget questions and ideas during our “Office Hours” on April 19.</p> </li> <li><p>“<a href="https://thehub.ca/2023-11-21/sean-speer-a-fiscal-reckoning-is-coming-for-canada/">A fiscal reckoning is coming for Canada</a>” by Sean Speer, <em>The Hub </em></p> </li> <li><p>“<a href="https://www.gensqueeze.ca/protect_oas_by_eliminating_outdated_tax_shelters_for_retirees">Protect OAS by eliminating outdated tax shelters for retirees</a>” by Paul Kershaw, <em>The Globe &amp; Mail</em></p> </li> <li><p>“<a href="https://www.gensqueeze.ca/promise_nato_spending_increases_retirees">Globe &amp; Mail: Canada’s promise to NATO collides with spending increases for retirees</a>” by Paul Kershaw, The Globe &amp; Mail</p> </li> <li><p>Paul Kershaw’s provincial budget commentary in <em>The Hub:</em></p> <ul> <li><em></em><a href="https://thehub.ca/2024-03-28/paul-kershaw-doug-fords-disastrous-budget/">Ontario&#39;s budget further burdens younger Ontarians</a></li> <li><a href="https://thehub.ca/2024-03-07/paul-kershaw-albertas-conservatives-double-down-on-expensive-health-care-strategy/">Alberta&#39;s Conservatives double down on expensive health care strategy </a></li> <li><a href="https://thehub.ca/2024-02-27/paul-kershaw-b-c-budget-heralds-new-era-in-generational-politics/">The B.C. budget highlights just how expensive the Boomers&#39; retirements will be</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>