Cory Maklin

I write about politics, economics, and public policy from the perspective of younger generations.

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Denmark ties its retirement age to life expectancy.

If people live longer, they work longer.

Public policy should adapt to demographics—not pretend they don't exist.

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Germany introduced the first national old-age pension in 1889.

Before that, most people worked for as long as they were able.

Is retirement an inherent right?

Or a promise that younger generations are expected to finance?

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2010 → 2024
📈 Canadian real wages: +11%

2010 → 2022
🏠 Toronto home prices: +185%
🏠 Vancouver home prices: +130%
📊 S&P 500: +430%

Young people are expected to build wealth through assets they can no longer afford to buy.

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According to Ratehub's latest Home Affordability Report, you'd need a household income of:

• $195,000 to afford the average home in Toronto
• $225,000 to afford the average home in Vancouver

That's the reality facing younger Canadians.

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Toronto and Vancouver aren't even in the top 100 cities by cost of living.

Yet young Canadians are struggling to afford housing.

It's a problem facing young people across much of the developed world.

Maybe it's time our generation became a much bigger political force.

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Overall interest expenses for BC are more than what the province expects to collect in sales tax revenue in 2025/26 ($10.7 billion).

https://t.co/687thevG0N

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Retired couples earning $185,000 can still receive the full $18,000 in Old Age Security.

But the income needed to buy a home suitable for raising children in Toronto is so high that many families would have already lost most—or all—of their Canada Child Benefit.

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"For the first time in recorded Canadian history, the average 65-year-old man now earns more than the average 25–34-year-old man."

https://t.co/mvO6Ex70qD

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Nearly half of Toronto residents aged 25–29 now live with their parents.

Since 1991:
🇨🇦 Canada: 15.7% → 31.1%
🌆 Vancouver: 16.7% → 36.9%
🏙️ Toronto: 21.8% → 48.6%

That's a staggering shift in one generation.

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One of the biggest economic stories in Canada isn't housing or interest rates.

It's that an entire generation is struggling to get its foot in the door.

Parents keep telling me their teens can't find work.

The data now backs up those stories.

https://t.co/fHu7pvEm4O

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Canada ranks among the world's biggest declines in happiness.

We're grouped alongside countries experiencing war, political instability, and economic collapse.

Canadians—especially younger Canadians—are telling us something is deeply wrong.

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Young Canadians are voting 22 percentage points less than seniors.

That has consequences.