Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin From the jungles of Sumatra and Borneo, to the megalopolises of Java, to the tourist havens of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia is unquestionably the most vast and diverse archipelago on earth. Comprising some 17,000 islands and more than 300 distinct ethnic groups, Indonesian sovereignty has been […]
Author Archives: Mediashaker
On the heels of CETA, Europe stands to teach us a lesson on debt
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Most Canadians I know have been trying to process the flurry of activity and political shake-ups that have taken place globally over the course of the last year. The world has gone through some major changes, and 2016-2017 have been action packed in the realm of […]
Debt-to-GDP Ratio: What Does it Measure and What Doesn’t It Say?
There is this recurring criticism we hear at Generation Screwed regarding how we should use the debt-to-GDP ratio to calculate whether government debt is growing, rather than using its nominal dollar value. While the debt-to-GDP ratio is a commonly used measure and a good way to compare government debts across borders, it is a rather […]
Federal Deficit Day 2017
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin As of this Thursday March 2nd 2017, at 12:24AM, Federal government revenues no longer cover expenditures. At a rate of $866 million per day, this leaves future generations liable for an extra $25.1 billion deficit, on top of our existing $600 billion debt. Enough is enough! To […]
Press Release: Rick Peterson Becomes Second Conservative Leadership Candidate to Sign Generation Screwed Pledge
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Conservative leadership candidate Rick Peterson signed Generation Screwed’s Future Generations Protection Pledge today By signing the pledge, candidates commit to balancing the budget within 24 months if they become Prime Minister and to put forward a debt repayment plan MONTRÉAL, QC : Today, surrounded by students, Conservative […]
Generation Screwed statement regarding disruptive protests at Toronto Action Forum
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Yesterday, on February 4th, Generation Screwed (GS) co-hosted an event at the University of Toronto with Students in Support of Free Speech (SSFS). As a student group that talks about government debt and budgets on campuses across Canada, we have been faced with red tape, attempts […]
Political Correctness on My Campus
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin It was not until I established Generation Screwed Guelph that I realized how ludicrous political correctness had become. In fact, I had no idea the extent to which its toxicity permeated the governing structures at the University of Guelph. The source of politically correct resistance toward GS […]
Bernier Signs First
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Member of Parliament and Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier was the first signatory of Generation Screwed’s Future Generations Protection Pledge, committing himself to the defence of future generations and fiscal responsibility. Surrounded by Generation Screwed coordinators and Executive Director Aaron Gunn, Mr. Bernier signed copies of the pledge […]
My Fight for Fiscal Responsibility on Campus
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin In my role as a regional coordinator for Generation Screwed, I have the amazing opportunity to talk to students about the threat that government debt and deficits pose to their future. However, over the past year I’ve also had the opportunity to be part of another grassroots […]
Time to Scrap the Carbon Tax
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Recently, both the Canadian federal and Alberta provincial governments have decided to implement a carbon tax. They have marketed it based on supposed environmental benefits, whilst ignoring the financial implications. First: carbon taxes do not work to reduce emissions. There has already been one implemented in other […]
