Liberals must now sell a budget they say will help younger Canadians catch up
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It's now up to the federal Liberal government to sell a spending plan it says will help younger Canadians catch up to their elders.
It's now up to the federal Liberal government to sell a spending plan it says will help younger Canadians catch up to their elders.
So far, if unsurprisingly, their critics and political rivals are unimpressed.
The $535-billion budget seeks to restore economic fairness for millennials and gen-Z voters at a time when the minority government is ailing in the polls.
It includes $8.5 billion over five years to help build millions of homes and another $2.6 billion for student aid and grant programs.
And it commits funding to the first phase of national pharmacare and promises federal standards for long-term care — two commitments the Liberals made to the NDP.
But New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh isn't in a hurry to say if his party will vote to support the budget and keep the minority Liberals in power.
The Liberals have watched their once-healthy voting base among young people evaporate in favour of the Conservatives, largely as younger Canadians feel like the economic deck is stacked against them.
