After listening to Mark Carney speaking to young people on Wednesday night, I could only imagine their sense of hopelessness upon hearing him. Instead of outlining concrete ways to allow the economy to be rebuilt and to show how young people can participate, he counseled them to make more sacrifices. He treated them like children, explaining how they just have to be patient and wait for their turn while he fixes things. But all they want is a chance to have a productive and satisfying job – now! Not some faraway day in the future. Which, if the budget predictions are correct, they will still be paying for.

Carney does appear to grasp the surface layer of need, but his understanding seems to be very shallow. What he fails to do is to look deeper into the practices and laws that are stiflin

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