Commentary
If you have spent any time scrolling the news or your social media feed recently, you will have no doubt heard the common refrain that the hyperfocus of older generations on the Canada–U.S. trade war is preventing Canada’s election campaign from centring on bread-and-butter issues like housing and paycheques.
In one sense, this argument is backed up by the data. A recent Abacus poll found that 50 percent of those over 60 cited “Dealing with Donald Trump” as one of their top two most important election issues, while significantly fewer younger respondents agreed—34 percent of those aged 45–59, 26 percent of those between 30 and 44, and just 16 percent of the youngest 18–29 category….