Generation Y me?
From The Toronto Star: Generation Y grew up being told that if they were willing to work and study hard they could have it all: well-paying, fulfilling jobs that provided all the comforts. But as they...
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Not jobless, they’re ‘funemployed’
When the recession hit, Gaelan Love’s future changed—maybe, he says, for the better. The recent McGill University graduate had always planned to work at a bank when he completed his major in geography...
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Generation gap? There really is no such thing.
A while ago I participated in a seminar on what the private and public sector could do to keep young talent interested and engaged. My job was to listen to the discussion and offer at the end some...
View ArticleKids These Days, Same as the Old Days?
A while ago, there was a snappy little exchange between Lawrence Martin and Alison Loat in the op-ed pages of the Globe, over the political engagement of kids these days. Martin called them lazy and...
View ArticleKids These Days III
Don and Vinod have replied to my reply to their reply to my column about today’s yoot. Their latest is in The Mark, published here. I’ve gone through their piece a few times, and the only thing I’m...
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Majority of Canadians aged 20 to 29 live with parents
Photo courtesy of h3nr0 on Flickr Generation Y Canadians (those born between 1981 and 1990) are experiencing a very different life in their twenties from what Generation X (those born between 1969 and...
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Study confirms Millennials are “Generation Me”
Photo by ABRAHAMY2K2 on Flickr Millennials—those born after Jan. 1, 1982—are much more likely than Baby Boomers (now aged 50+) to value money, image and fame than things like self-acceptance, community...
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Fred Penner came back, the very next decade
Evolve Music and Awareness Festival (Moe C) Emily Slofstra, 24, is one-fourth of the Tra La Las, a band of Wilfrid Laurier University graduates who sing about the environment, income inequality and...
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Success at 22 is depressing?!
multi-bits/Getty When I graduated last month, everyone told me that it was the beginning of the rest of my life. This, they told me, was when it would all start becoming really difficult, and it would...
View ArticleYoungest Canadians more stressed about money: poll
A survey of Canadians from 18 to 80 found that respondents in the earliest stage of their adult lives are more likely to stress over money than anyone else as they struggle to nail down good jobs. The...
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