Our Generation
Are we the first generation expecting less than our parents?
From housing affordability to climate uncertainty, young people across Europe and Canada are questioning what progress really means.
A new generation · Shared challenges · Different perspectives
The future is ours to question.
Independent perspectives from a generation navigating a changing world. Connecting voices across Europe and Canada through ideas, culture, science, and debate.
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One question. Two continents. Different perspectives.
Every month, young contributors from Europe and Canada explore the same challenge through their own experiences and perspectives.
Is the European social model ready for the next generation?
Strong safety nets were built for stable careers that no longer exist. What should solidarity mean when work is fragmented and housing is scarce? (Sample perspective.)
What can Canada teach Europe about multiculturalism and belonging?
Affordability pressures in Toronto rival any European capital — but the Canadian conversation about opportunity starts from a different idea of community. (Sample perspective.)
Ideas worth sharing
Good ideas deserve to cross borders.
Discover the projects, communities, and people already building a more sustainable, inclusive, and connected future.
Ideas for Tomorrow
The students turning parking lots into vegetable gardens
A student-led urban gardening initiative shows how underused city space can grow food, friendships, and local resilience.
Ideas for Tomorrow
Inside the repair café fixing more than broken toasters
One evening a month, volunteers with soldering irons and sewing machines prove that repair is a social technology.
Science & Technology
The university project opening science's doors to everyone
A university project making science accessible shows what happens when researchers explain their work to the people funding it.
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