The Trudeau government began a series of pre-budget announcements Wednesday targeting Millennials and Gen Z voters in a bid to attract two generations that have largely abandoned the Liberal party.
Trudeau made an announcement in Vancouver, while other ministers made similar announcements in Toronto and Montreal about new programs that will be included in next month’s budget. Wednesday’s announcement included $15 million to go to Legal Aid organizations across the country to help those organizations provide more services to renters dealing with “renovictions” or other issues with their landlord.
The Liberals are also promising to create a renter’s bill of rights, working with provinces that would require landlords to disclose previous rents and create a nationwide standard lease. The government is also pledging to work with banks and credit bureaus to ensure regular on-time rent payments become part of a person’s credit history.
The prime minister said the millennial and Gen-Z generations, born from the 1980s to the early 2000s, are key to Canada’s economic future and they need help to join the middle class for the betterment of the country.
“You make up the largest share of our working age population. You work hard. You’re creating, inventing and developing incredible things that are building the future of Canada. You hustle. You are the heartbeat of the economy,” he said.
A source speaking on background because they were not authorized to speak publicly said this was the beginning of several announcements in the weeks leading up to the April 16 budget designed to help Millennial and Gen Z voters.
“We will be making concrete announcements about economic growth and fairness, and many will have been designed with Gen Z (and) Millennials in mind,” they said.
Since coming to office in 2015, the Liberals have increased the Canada Child Benefit and increased Old Age Security benefits, lowering poverty levels among both seniors and children, according to Statistics Canada.
The source said the government now intends to focus on Gen Z and Millennials, who they believe are facing significant challenges.
“Our renewed focus is on getting younger Canadians, Gen Z and Millennials, who are facing unfair burdens, to access what they deserve — a good middle class life. That means housing, affordability, and jobs and growth.”
The Gen Z & Millennials aren’t complete retards though….& must see through this, & realize the generational debt incurred through “Budgets Balance Themselves” & “I don’t think of fiscal policy” & “I’ll buy my way out with the taxpayers money” and they’ll be paying for their lifetime and their children’s lifetime for this Trudeau 2.0 experiment…
Millennial voters were crucial to Trudeau’s first victory in 2015, but polling now shows they have largely moved to supporting Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
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