Respondents to the Nanos Research survey were asked, in the context of the coming fall economic update, which age group should be the government’s top priority for any new spending
Canadians are divided over whether the Liberal government should target specific age groups for new spending in the fall economic update, with more than a quarter of respondents to a new poll saying there should be no new spending at all.
In particular, the update could be a venue for the Liberals to respond to calls from opposition parties for increased benefits for seniors. “The survey suggests generation conflict on spending,” said Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research, pointing to the results showing 30 per cent of Canadians 55 and older said there should not be any new spending, while only 15 per cent of younger Canadians aged 18 to 34 shared that view.
But the government has rejected that specific Bloc demand, voting against the motion that ultimately passed with the support of Conservative, NDP and Green Party MPs. “We have to look at the intergenerational impacts of something like that,” said Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault on Tuesday. By the day of the vote Wednesday, he was even more forceful, saying the change would benefit higher-income seniors more than lower-income seniors.
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