Coalition for a Better Future hears from U of A students [Video]

Policy leaders of the past and future met on Wednesday to discuss how to grow Canada’s economy inclusively and sustainably.

The University of Alberta hosted the Coalition for a Better Future in the morning.

Co-chairs Anne McLellan, former Liberal MP and deputy prime minister, and Lisa Raitt, former Conservative cabinet minister and deputy leader of the official opposition, both attended the meeting with U of A students.

McLellan told CTV News Edmonton polling commissioned by the coalition has found a high degree of anxiety and pessimism among young people, who previously have been the most energetic and enthusiastic demographic.

Global politics and war, climate change and the economy are some of the most common stressors, McLellan said.

“We cannot afford to lose them, we can’t afford to have them drop out of school, we can’t afford to have them move to another country. We need their productive capacity. So we …