Events
Budget Season Community Call
February 28, 2024 — We kicked off this year's budget season with this conversation about how fairly our governments are investing in all ages. We brought our unique blend of number-crunching and truth-telling to give insights into government spending, including our hot-off-the-press commentary on the BC budget, and our forecast on what to expect in budgets to come.
Check out our Budget Season 2024 page for more of our budget commentary and recommendations. And check out actions you can take to urge governments to embrace generational fairness in their spending plans.
More Past events
Global Intergenerational Fairness Day on Nov. 16
November 16, 2023 marked the first worldwide day of action on intergenerational fairness.
Parkland Conference: Alberta at a Crossroads
By bringing together thinkers, writers, and activists from Alberta and beyond, “At the Crossroads” was a conference about shaping the Alberta we want for us and for future generations.
Community Call: Past Policy Chickens
Generation Squeeze hosted our inaugural Community Call on November 16, 2023 about generationally unfair policies that have contributed to today's housing, affordability, medical care, and climate crises.
"Time for a tax shift" with UBI Works and Common Wealth Canada
August 24, 2023 -- UBI Works and Common Wealth Canada hosted Gen Squeeze founder Dr. Paul Kershaw to discuss taxing housing wealth more and incomes less.
Housing in the GTA: Who pays and who gains?
June 14, 2023 -- Generation Squeeze, Habitat for Humanity GTA and the Aga Khan Council for Canada’s Future Ready Initiative tackled the toughest and most important questions in this final discussion on housing at The Ismaili Centre.
Planning for Sustainable and Affordable Housing During the Climate Crisis
May 17, 2023 -- Safe, adequate and affordable housing is not only essential to tackling the climate emergency, but a crucial requirement to ensuring a brighter future for people in Canada and abroad.
Housing & Immigration in the GTA: What Can We Gain?
Apr 19, 2023 -- Generation Squeeze, Habitat for Humanity GTA and the Aga Khan Council for Canada’s Future Ready Initiative hosted "Housing & Immigration in the GTA: What can we gain?" at The Ismaili Centre.
Housing in the GTA: What's at stake?
March 1, 2023 -- Generation Squeeze, Habitat for Humanity GTA and the Aga Khan Council for Canada’s Future Ready Initiative hosted this inaugural landmark discussion at The Ismaili Centre, titled, Housing in the GTA: What's at Stake?
Ontario Votes 2022 Q&A
May 31, 2022 -- Gen Squeeze founder Dr. Paul Kershaw discussed our Ontario Voter's Guide and what the parties are promising for generational fairness. This live Hard Truths podcast episode gave Ontario voters a chance to ask questions about our non-partisan election analysis and the evidence supporting it.
Hard Truths about Budget 2022
April 13, 2022 -- Gen Squeeze founder, Dr. Paul Kershaw, gave the low down on what we think the 2022 federal budget hits and misses on child care, housing, inflation, deficits, retirement income, health care, climate change and more.
Housing Rehab for Canada
March 29, 2022 -- A free, virtual discussion with Gen Squeeze founder Dr. Paul Kershaw on how Canada’s broken housing system sustains a dangerous addiction to high and rising home values. The policy solutions exist. The political will doesn’t. It’s time to focus on growing the political will.