Canadian Culture War: The Rise of Young Conservatism
Geoff Russ joins Alexander Brown to break-down this cultural moment for Canada, and its growing generational divide between young conservatives and the Liberal supporters who are predominantly seniors
In the latest episode of Not ‘Sorry’ on Juno News, National Post columnist and Without Diminishment Editor-at-Large Geoff Russ joins host Alexander Brown to break-down this cultural moment for Canada, and its growing generational divide between young conservatives and the Liberal supporters who are predominantly seniors.
Canada’s youth are unhappier than ever before, and it’s not hard to see why. Housing, healthcare, stable employment, and affordability are all proving to be out of reach for many. Mass immigration rates as a major pocketbook issue for Canada’s young and working aged, along with crime and safety, as they’re forced to live and compete in metropolitan centres now overtaken by disorder and the inability to get ahead.
Only 35% of Canadians believe the country is headed in the right direction, according to the latest from Abacus Data, and the polls are neck-and-neck.
Age also continues to define Canada’s electoral divide. Among those aged 18 to 29, the parties are virtually tied. Among voters 30 to 44, the Conservatives lead the Liberals by 17 points, 48 to 31. That pattern continues among voters aged 45 to 59, with the Conservatives leading 46 to 36. Among Canadians aged 60 and over, the Liberals lead by 22 – 53 to 31.
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Canada’s working-aged and its young – who are being abandoned in the workforce as disloyal governments and employers chase TFWs and foreign students – are in desperate need of reforms that have yet to arrive, and Carney supporters aged 60 and over appear to fear that change, and seem utterly disinterested in providing a hand up to those forced to actually live with Liberal policy ramifications.
Brown and Russ unpack this generational and cultural failure, and how policy edicts like mass immigration and cowardly ‘de-colonial’ politics have led to secularized seasonal displays, imported hatreds, and a real sea-change among the Canadian electorate – particularly the young and working aged – who are demanding a return to something more familiar, cohesive, and distinctly Canadian.
In a recent National Post piece, Russ argues, “The Canadian public are angry that their shared sense of identity is fraying and shocked at the violations of their high-trust society. Canada feels less like home for those who are born here, and that is egregiously wrong.”
And he also castigates the stale “settler colonial” narratives that have served Canada so poorly over the past decade, and even helped lead to property rights in British Columbia coming under threat.
Join Brown and Russ for this eye-opening discussion on young conservatism and solving Canada’s culture crisis, and if you have yet to do so, subscribe today for 20% off.
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I disagree as a 72 year old male when you’re saying seniors are predominantly liberal. I know many in my area that are full on conservative. I think the area they live in ie liberal strong hold as well as unfortunately many seniors traditionally watch the TV for info and we know what that gets them compliments of MSM and CBC and CTV. There needs to be a targeted concentrated and challenging way to get those seniors to understand truth since they have always voted liberal like their parents not clearly understanding all of the critical elements at work in modern society. Also don’t forget all the immigrants the liberals brought in to bolster their ranks, since they receive government handouts, they will definitely vote liberal as corrupt as that is.
I’m 74 and despise what Liberals and NDP have done to Canada particularly in the last 10 years. I have not voted Liberal ever.