Cory Morgan: Government Think Tank Predicting Economic Doom Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Parties

People cross the street at Yonge-Dundas Square during rush hour in Toronto on Aug. 28, 2024. The Canadian Press/Paige Taylor White

Commentary

Policy Horizons Canada is a Privy Council think tank studying socioeconomic trends that offers reports and predictions to the highest level of government. The organization’s most recent report paints a shocking picture of a dystopian future facing Canada in 15 years. The authors predict productive people will have fled the country, leaving secured gated communities for a small, privileged class while an underclass majority is locked into a cycle of despair and reverting to hunting and gathering to feed themselves.