tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post1861823021967744723..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: The Party Of The YoungOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-54551176753059175542016-05-30T16:44:13.263-04:002016-05-30T16:44:13.263-04:00Experience tells me that, when people decide to ge...Experience tells me that, when people decide to get involved, they educate themselves on the issues, Toby. I hope that's what's happening now.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-54153756400614112632016-05-30T14:02:19.595-04:002016-05-30T14:02:19.595-04:00While I agree that "nifty yoga poses do not m...While I agree that "nifty yoga poses do not make a leader of the stature that today's young so badly need" they fly well on social media and tabloid TV news. If the young aren't willing to pay attention to current events they will be stuck with more of the photo op politics that has allowed neo-liberalism to take hold. I had hoped that my children's and grand children's generations would be smarter than mine but, so far, I don't see much to encourage me. Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-90085515829507628842016-05-30T11:11:32.860-04:002016-05-30T11:11:32.860-04:00I agree, Mound. For now, Trudeau has the support o...I agree, Mound. For now, Trudeau has the support of the young. But, unless he addresses their concerns, he won't keep it. And I suspect they're impatient.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-66956309103712715682016-05-30T10:58:30.069-04:002016-05-30T10:58:30.069-04:00Yes, compared to the Cons and the NDP, the Liberal...<br />Yes, compared to the Cons and the NDP, the Liberals can claim to be the party of the young. Now they must act like it. That means looking at today's young people and planning for their future, their Canada. That means a real shift in policy focus. If the Libs, like their opponents, want to continue courting the seniors/geriatric vote at the expense of the young, the demographic advantage could easily slip through their fingers.<br /><br />Canada's political apparatus has not resonated well with young people since the start of the neoliberal era. That's why they stayed away from the polls, again and again. Politics didn't resonate with them. It didn't speak to their considerable concerns.<br /><br />Trudeau captured their support but he has yet to earn it, to consolidate it. He has to address climate change - of the sort today's young will experience. He has to address inequality - of wealth, income and opportunity. He has to address the "stacked deck" of free market fundamentalism and help restore a robust middle class for the young to inherit. <br /><br />My concern is not with the young. It's entirely with Trudeau. Nifty yoga poses do not make a leader of the stature that today's young so badly need.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com