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Sep 13 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Our anger and sense of betrayal cannot be overstated today. The choice we have isn’t to pay or not pay for our pollution. It is a choice between paying less now (and getting a rebate), or burdening our kids to pay more down the road. #CarbonTax 🧵theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…
The pain of inflation is real. But the carbon tax adds less than 1% to the cost of everyday expenses like rent, food and clothing. Carbon pricing isn’t a big driver of inflation, so let’s not let @theJagmeetSingh off the hook for coming up with real affordability solutions.
Feb 17, 2021 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
WTF is "The Squeeze"???
A thread...
Younger generations (#millennials, #GenX, #GenZ 👋) are working and studying harder, while being hit with higher costs, expenses and lower income than ever before.
This is a 360 degree squeeze!
Now the data can do the talking
Jun 12, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
We're calling on federal parties to include these recommendations in their election platforms ahead of this fall's vote. #cdnpoli
So the real point of reminding everyone that we still have a housing affordability problem for young (and other) people is ACTUALLY to point out that it's political will, not solutions, that are lacking.
Jun 12, 2019 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
It’s the headline that just won’t die: Young Canadians can’t afford to buy a home. #housing#affordability#millennials#basementlife
The news is a retell but @GenSqueeze crunched the numbers to show, again, the gap between what the average home costs in Canada and what a typical 25 to 34-year-old can afford is massive. bit.ly/2ZjOZwt