‘The battle brewing in Canada is generational, and they are country miles apart,’ says pollster Nik Nanos as parties split youth vote

The Hill Times: “The battle brewing in Canada is generational, and they are country miles apart,” Nanos said, adding that while he doesn’t see any brewing revolutionary desire among the younger cohorts, they are nonetheless becoming increasingly dissatisfied with Canada’s social contract.

“That contract is fundamentally under strain because young people are working hard but struggling to pay the bills, and the idea of being able to buy a home without help from someone else is a stretch, and as a result, they are impatient and angry,” Nanos explained, noting that those over the age of 60 are “more likely to be satisfied with the state of things, not want change, and not think the country is broken or that the economic disruption is a threat to you.”…

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