Next Gen Insider

Morgan Sharp reports from Toronto on the city's young population and their civic engagement and impact on the local institutions that make democracy function.

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Students took up jobs in a tight labour market in Canada in May as the summer job season kicks off. Photo by Alexander Suhorucov / Pexels

Young workers, women and Albertans lead May jobs gains as wage growth quickens

Many young workers found full-time work in May, Canadian jobs data showed on Friday, with women of all ages and Albertans also boosting overall employment numbers as wage growth velocity quickened.

Morgan Sharp

June 10th 2022

Young Canadian leaders converge on Saskatoon to tackle social ills

The young people who have streamed into Saskatoon this week for a three-day Canada World Youth event are pumped to change the world.

Morgan Sharp

June 9th 2022

Young voters had little reason to turn up, but did they? Who knows

The expanded Progressive Conservative majority that emerged from Ontario’s election last week implies young voters (who tend to vote more progressively) didn’t turn out in growing numbers. But why don’t we know for sure? Advocates say the absence of data makes them harder to reach.

Morgan Sharp

June 8th 2022

Pride flags fly over more Catholic schools in Ontario this year

Catholic school boards in Halton and Hamilton are flying Pride flags over their schools and other buildings for the first time this month, a victory for LGBTQ+ advocates after strenuous opposition from some trustees.

Morgan Sharp

June 3rd 2022

Fewer young Canadians seeing the steady stream of online harassment

Young people in Canada are much more likely to experience online harassment than older internet users, but the visibility of such abuse has halved since 2019, according to a poll conducted for the Canadian Internet Registration Authority.

Morgan Sharp

June 2nd 2022

Youth issues got short shrift during Ontario campaign, advocates say

Youth issues have often been sidelined in Ontario's election campaign, voter mobilization group Future Majority says, even though younger voters in ridings around Toronto could play a pivotal role in the outcome.

Morgan Sharp

June 1st 2022

Young Canadians ask feds to help make ecocide an international crime

Canada should play a leading role in the global push to make mass environmental destruction an international crime, the young people behind an open letter to the federal government say.

Morgan Sharp

May 31st 2022

Toronto school board changes admissions process to make access to specialist programs more equitable

The Toronto District School Board approved a move to do away with assessments of ability when selecting students to attend its arts, athletics, science and other specialized schools and programs in an effort to make them more accessible.

Morgan Sharp

May 26th 2022

Ontario Greens eye student-rich Toronto riding with Saxe candidacy

Dianne Saxe and the hundreds of mostly young Green Party of Ontario volunteers working on her campaign are hoping to add to the party's lone seat at Queen's Park, with a focus on Toronto’s student-rich University-Rosedale riding.

Morgan Sharp

May 26th 2022

This is what Ontario’s affordability crisis looks like

Students and workers early in their careers often face the worst effects of Ontario’s affordability crisis, with home ownership well out of reach for most and steep rents and the rising cost of food, gasoline and other costs squeezing budgets.

May 26th 2022

Ontario Greens promise to get rid of interest on student debt, help low-income students

Ontario's Green Party is pushing for a financial boost for post-secondary students, promising to get rid of interest on student debt and reverse Doug Ford’s cuts to financial aid.

Morgan Sharp

May 20th 2022

Youth mental health support should come from those with shared lived experiences, advocates say

Young people struggle to access and afford mental health support, and the services available often the lack cultural context required to navigate issues specific to a patient's identity, one young advocate says.

Morgan Sharp

May 20th 2022

Ontario PC candidate faces heat over reported oversight of anti-LGBTQ+ church magazine

Opposition parties are calling on Doug Ford to condemn the Progressive Conservative candidate in Brantford-Brant, Will Bouma, who reportedly oversaw the publication of a church magazine for youth that promoted homophobia and conversion therapy.

Morgan Sharp

May 18th 2022

Coalition pushes Ontario leaders to fund community use of schools

The pandemic has only made it harder for community groups to run programs on school property, says a coalition pushing to turn schools into community hubs.

Morgan Sharp

May 18th 2022

Housing crisis in Ontario worse than ever, Gen Squeeze says

The rising cost of housing in Ontario hit renters and wannabe homebuyers harder in the first two years of the pandemic than in any similar time frame in recent Canadian history, a new report says.

Morgan Sharp

May 17th 2022