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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2026-01-29 11:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Grant Jackson (Brandon\u2014Souris, CPC)",
"fr": "Grant Jackson (Brandon\u2014Souris, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9124825\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, a new report shows that gen Z Canadians have just $9 to $16 at the end of the month after expenses. Nearly half say they need to take on more work, despite already working full time, while others are borrowing from family or delaying bills just to survive. Home ownership among young Canadians is collapsing, and 93% say they are worried about affording life.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9124826\" data-originallang=\"en\"> The Liberals often boast that the government has never done so much for young people, but they cannot see it, do not feel it and cannot afford it. In other words, gen Z is literally not buying it.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9124827\" data-originallang=\"en\">Will the Liberals admit that their failed policies have deprived young people of the hope for a safe economic future?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9124825\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, selon une \u00e9tude, les Canadiens de la g\u00e9n\u00e9ration Z ne disposent que de 9 $ \u00e0 16 $ \u00e0 la fin du mois, apr\u00e8s les d\u00e9penses. Pr\u00e8s de la moiti\u00e9 d'entre eux disent qu'ils ont besoin de plus d'un emploi, m\u00eame s'ils travaillent d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e0 temps plein. D'autres empruntent de l'argent \u00e0 leur famille ou retardent le paiement de leurs factures simplement pour survivre. L'accession \u00e0 la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 chez les jeunes Canadiens est en chute libre, et 93 % d'entre eux disent craindre de ne pas avoir les moyens de subvenir \u00e0 leurs besoins essentiels.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9124826\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les lib\u00e9raux se vantent qu'aucun autre gouvernement n'en a fait autant pour les jeunes, mais les jeunes n'en voient pas les r\u00e9sultats. Pour eux, rien n'a chang\u00e9 et le co\u00fbt de la vie reste exorbitant. Autrement dit, le gouvernement n'arrive pas \u00e0 vendre sa salade \u00e0 la g\u00e9n\u00e9ration Z.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9124827\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les lib\u00e9raux admettront-ils que leurs politiques inefficaces privent les jeunes de l'espoir d'une certaine s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/1/29/grant-jackson-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/grant-jackson/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4794/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13322757",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions Orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Youth",
"fr": "La jeunesse"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/1/29/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2026%2F1%2F29%2F"
}
}