The short answer is Pierre's policies aren't going to do what you expect them to do. Make life more affordable. He's no different than Trump, in that he will sell you the stars, and after being elected dismantle many of the things that make Canada what it is. And you will see as he slashes through government that you, or people you know and love rely on those services to survive. As a young person, that's tougher to understand, and it's easy to shrug off as unimportant. That will change for you.
Carney, too, has plans for housing affordability. I'll be honest, I heard about the century plan probably 10 years ago, and I hated it then and I hate it now. I don't at all understand why no one has looked at arranging our economic system and population around a stable steady state. Growth causes expenses, complications, and pain all over society. Calgary was a better city at 700k than it is now, as far as being an enjoyable place to live. But I also see these long term plans are not written in stone, and a PM is not permanent. And the reality of our current system requires immigrants.
I also trust Carney, given his experience, how he communicates, and how relatable as a human being he is. Pierre comes across as smarmy and untrustworthy. I don't believe his policy will follow facts as much as it will follow what he decides is correct. That's not someone who I think has the qualities needed to be a good leader.
The reality is, and I'm sorry to your generation for bearing the brunt of it, that the global economy is re-balancing. Billions of poor are getting their own wealth now. Not what we imagine wealth, but it's enough to have money to increase their own consumption, and and the developing world rises, it will not be so for all boats. They now compete for the limited resources on this planet, and competition increases costs. That, and billionaires consolidating wealth means far less for the rest of us(many have doubled their wealth since the pandemic, have you?). The hard cold truth is for the average person, things will continue to get more expensive and no politician can get around that. Our quality of life is bound to decrease, and already has. Simple slogans are not going to help.
Ultimately, the best thing for your generation is to elect politicians who focus more on equality and public services, because unless you have rich relatives, you will only be able to look on the people with generational wealth with jealousy as they will be the only ones who can afford homes. And you can be OK with that, or look to see them taxed in ways that can help people like you, because there is only so much money to go around. I believe Mark is far closer to this that Pierre.
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