Generation Squeeze: Paul Kershaw

Paul Kershaw: Paul Kershaw, a professor of policy who founded the Generation Squeeze organization to advocate on behalf of younger workers, said Stephen Harpers Conservative government will increase spending on programs for retirees by $12-billion between the 2012 and 2017 fiscal years based on prior budget spending projections while programs aimed at younger workers will see just $2-billion in new spending in the same period. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Tories new budget to close program giving investors path to citizenship Tuesdays budget will show that the federal government has boosted spending far more for programs aimed at seniors than for Canadians under age 45, according to a new analysis from the University of British Columbia. Provinces fear a federal budget bait-and-switch on job training (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.