The Ben Mulroney Show - Young voters make a plea to their parents and grandparents to vote Conservative

Episode Date: April 17, 2025

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It is great to have you here, Alex Pearson. And for Mr. Ben Mulroney, he will be back with you. I'm with you until I get there on Monday. So he'll be back. He'll be back. I love this topic and I saw this on social media and I'm wondering if this is a conversation your young ones might be having and love for you to call in 416-870-6400 or 888-225-TALK. This has to do about the talk that they want to have with older generations and so they're taking their pleas to their parents or their grandparents about this election and they're basically putting their messages out as to why they want their parents or their grandparents about this election. And they're basically putting their messages out as to why they want their parents or their elderly family members to vote for Pierre Poliev.

Let me just play you one of them and maybe another, but here's what it sounds like of this messaging. My parents, mom, dad, guys worked very hard, bought a house, done everything right in the aspect of life, raised kids, worked hard. But yeah, times have changed. Canada is no longer what it is. You guys voted Liberal in the past and that's okay. Listen, that's okay. In this election, I need you to think about me and the younger generation. Cost of living, number one, is way too expensive.

The streets, number two, are super dangerous. And number three, the economy is super, super down. Mom and dad, please think about these three aspects when you are thinking of your future grandkids, my kids, God willing. And yeah, vote conservative. I'm challenging my friends to make videos, talking to their parents and making videos to their parents. Thank you, everyone.

Well, things I never thought I'd see in my lifetime were young kids, young people urging anyone to vote conservative. So that's that's the craziest thing yet. But is this conversation, is this happening in your world, in your house, and do you expect that this conversation's happening? Because I do actually think that this is a conversation, and I do think that this is interesting that this is a viral conversation,

and where you've got young people, and again, the thinking has always been, well, young people don't vote, right? Don't worry about them. They have a lot to say, but they don't vote. It's always the older generations that get all the credit for not just talking the talk, but they go and walk over to the voting booth

and actually vote. And so it becomes a situation where now it was always the liberals. The liberals had the youth vote. That was their vote. In 2015, it was all that we crowd, that young crowd, probably the young people now going viral on TikTok, who got him in, they ushered him into power, right?

On promises like pod and stuff like that. They saw him kind of as a celebrity rock star. He was big on things like climate change, all these things that they were in on. Now they're growing up and they're saying, geez, this is crazy. There's nothing left for us, right? And so now they're saying, well, we gotta pay the bills

and we can't afford it. So they're going to TikTok saying, no, no, no, no, we're not gonna vote liberal this time. We need you to vote conservative. Is it happening in your house? 416870 6400 888-225-TALK. Take a listen to this message. You know, I'm not into politics,

but what's happening in Canada is scary. We don't feel safe in our own neighborhoods, sleeping at night, knowing that at any second someone could just break in. Your business, everything you've built for 30 plus years is beginning to hurt. And honestly, I'm scared for my future. Grandma, Grandpa, when you came here to Toronto 25 years ago, you came here with a Canadian dream. You worked hard, you bought a house, you put your kids through school,

you gave us a great education and we're so grateful for that. You voted liberal to help your lives as immigrants, but it's my first time voting and I look outside and it's not that world anymore. It's a different world. The housing prices, I work in tech, how am I gonna buy a house for myself before I'm 40? So these are some of the messages they're saying now, what does the conversation

look like over the next couple of weeks? Look, we've got a debate tonight and there will be conversations going on this weekend. There always is about politics or certainly is in our house. We can't help ourselves. we always talk politics. And so I do think these conversations will be taking place. And I do think that it does have an effect. It's this whether or not is the conversation happening. I know it's happening with my nephews, a lot of kids their age, they are talking about this. They're very, very engaged. The question though becomes, are they engaged enough to actually go out and vote? Because that's a different commitment.

If they don't vote, then you've got nothing to complain about, which is what I think Generation X could say to you is don't expect our generation, there'll be nothing left for Generation X. Well, we're buckling too. But if you don't get out and vote, push back against the upper left, the boomers who seem to be all in for Carney and don't mind the lad, they don't care about,

they don't care that all the party members are the same, right? Then you're going to get the same government and you're going to have to deal with that. But there'll be no bailout from other generations because you have to get out and vote. But what does this conversation sound like for you? And do you think they're serious? Because a lot of times, people don't take kids seriously. They'll say, well, they're doing this for clicks and likes. This is all to go viral.

I don't know. I just know that I've never heard young kids pushing to vote conservative. Let me go to Suzanne. Hi, Suzanne. What's the conversation like for you? I'm actually really impressed. I've got two sons in university. This is their first time for each of them voting in a federal election I can have a son who's not old enough to vote and they talk to their friends about the importance of voting conservative

They know that the future looks grim if we keep up at this pace And they even watch the French debate, the pure French debate, without the English voiceovers last night. And I'm sure they'll be watching the English as well. So I think it's really telling, and I think it's amazing that kids are more engaged than ever and they're really not taking this for granted.

They're taking it seriously and they're really thinking about, we can't afford a house, they can't even afford a rent if they wanted to, they don't want to have to be living with their parents. I think in Toronto, what is it, 29 years to save up for a down payment on a house or something. So they're taking this seriously and then they see things like crime, you know, we live in a great neighbourhood and you see the break-ins happening and the

cars being stolen. So I think if this is what it took to get kids empowered and feeling motivated to vote in such an informed way, then amazing. And guess what? They're voting conservative. Well again, appreciate the call. They have to actually get out and actually vote, right? Because you can't show up to the rallies and you can't say, hey, I'm going to vote. You actually have to do it.

So the devil will be in the details on this, but they do absolutely hold the power to make change. And it's not what the country looks like even in the next 10 years. You have to ask your kids, what's it going to look like in 30 years? That scares me. Hi Scott, you say what? Are the kids having this conversation? Hey Scott.

Hello. Hi there. Hey, how are you? I'm good, thanks. What's the conversation like for you? It's been okay actually with my kids. My daughter's going to be 20 soon, so she's just getting into the world of voting. And she realizes how difficult it is nowadays

opposed to myself. I'm just in my, I'm gonna be 42 shortly. And the difference how it was when I was growing up and it was, you know, you could get into the housing market at a reasonable age and it would be no issues. It was difficult, but you could do it, but it's almost impossible now. So my daughter now realizes how difficult it is.

And we try to have that conversation with my father. He's up there mid 70s and it's very difficult. He's been liberal to the core and there's no changing. And we try to have that conversation with him to do it for his grandkids. Just think, you can be liberal, that's fine, but think about the next generation, it's very difficult. I ask as well, if he, you know, give me some points

because he doesn't trust conservatives. And I ask for points and so we can have a little conversation, but there's never anything that comes about it. He doesn't have anything. And I find that it's the same with that generation is if they are liberal, they don't wanna listen to anything

that conservatives have to say, that's it. So it's very frustrating. Yeah, I gotta cut it because my break's gonna come up. We're gonna continue talking about this. So don't hang up. We're getting a ton of calls on this. But the conversation for these younger generations is,

we're supposed to leave the world a bit better for them. So they've got a hope, right? And there's generations, certainly Gen Xers and millennials on that are looking at the world and thinking, well, what's it gonna look like in 30, 40 years, right? We're up against a different world, geopolitical threats next door, all these things.

If we don't vote and make change, the younger kids will pay for it. We'll continue on. Keep calling. We'll have the conversation your kids are having on the Ben Mulrooney Show. This is the Ben Mulrooney Show on the Chorus Talk Network. Don't be fooled it is Alex Pearson and I am in for Mr. Ben Mulrooney. The conversation we are having is the conversation and what that looks like with your kids. And certainly at this election, we are having a different kind of conversation, a generational conversation where we've got a lot of young people who are voting, who say they are demanding and wanting a change. And so there's a viral campaign on TikTok where

you've got these kids basically saying, Mom, Dad, please, like, please vote conservative. You got to start thinking about me. And so the question, you know, are you thinking of voting? Will you vote with your kids in mind? And we'll bring so was into this conversation because so as you are part of this generation, you're in your 20s. Yeah. So this is my first time voting. I'm 20 years old. And so are you juicy? Explain maybe for our listeners, is this a sincere campaign? Is this how young people are feeling?

Yeah, like, I've been talking to my, my friends as well. And we're like, taking a look at like the housing prices around us, like, almost a million dollars and we're like how are we gonna ever afford a house so when we see a leader like Pierre Pauli who is promising to cut taxes on housing for like a hundred thousand dollars and also speed up housing permits and building and cutting development charges that is That is someone that I think will actually make it like a priority. Yeah, yeah, like a priority for young people like us to be able to afford a house. Well, let me ask you this as part of the conversation, because young people, for the longest time, the old voters are seen as the reliable go to the polls and the younger, well, they say they want to vote, but they don't. And so how committed are you and younger people to actually getting to

the polls? Well, like, I think me personally, and like my friend group as well, like, on April 18, we're all gonna like go together to to the advanced polls. And I'm like trying to like spread the message to like my other family members to also do the same thing because if we don't exercise our democratic right, then we can't really complain about that situation in the country. Right, it's not the rally you show up for,

it's the voting poll. Well, again, we'll wait and see what happens, but if you could say a message to your parents or the grandparents' generation, what would that be? Well, I'll tell them that you should start to think about your kids because you've already bought your house. It's been good for you, but we will probably never be able to afford a house, so maybe you should share some of that dream of homeownership with us as well. There you go. Appreciate it. Thanks so much for joining the conversation.

I'm happy the conversation is being had, right? And it is so important for young people to start getting involved because ultimately we're not going to be around forever. And yeah, I do think there's a responsibility for us to leave the country better for the next generations. And who's going to do that for them? So then you have to think, well, who's going to get out and vote? Sawas is a committed voter.

How much will the others be committed? Let me go to William. William, you're a boomer. I don't say that to you're a boomer. You say what to Sawaz. Well, I sympathize with him, first of all. I'm a conservative and always been a conservative, and I always will be.

First of all, thanks for having me on. I love your show. I gotta get that in there. I have three adult children, and I've got two grandchildren. The three adult children are all married and they all make what's considered excellent sounds and yet they struggled. They struggled in today's market to be able to afford any kind of Finally did get it at one of terribly overpriced

It's a bit windy there. Yeah, it's a bit windy. William. Sorry Yeah, no, sorry. I just actually we're just out for a walk right now. So Yeah, just actually we're just out for a walk right now. That's okay. So, yeah, so they're struggling. I've got two grandchildren currently that are seven and five. And I look at the debt that they're going to inherit and the debt that they're gonna be responsible to pay off and still be able to get a house or make a life,

and I just can't see it. And I feel bad. I feel bad for them. I help them out as much as I can. And yeah, I'm a boomer. I've got a house and I've got a vacation property, but I worked for either one of them. I worked hard.

But do I ever see them getting a property? No. Yeah. Well, okay. So I've got tons of calls. I appreciate yours, William, because you obviously see the issue. Who else is going to see the issue? And it's not just the housing.

I know everyone's like cost of living and that. We have to think about the world and the threats that face us China and other Countries, that's a very real threat. That's not gonna get better Who's gonna be able to handle that stuff to make the country more secure because I don't think the kids also want to go into another war right, and so These are things that they're gonna think about Let's get to Dennis.

Dennis, you say what on this? Yeah, I'm in my mid 70s, a little bit beyond. I've got a son that's about 47. He saved up $262,000. He has a family, and he still can't get into a home. We live in the Burlington area. He doesn't want to move out. Yeah, well again, why would you if you've got something, you know, you want to uproot and go and spend more money, right? 282,000 to save. How long did that take him? Well, he was in the military. He was in there for 10 years. And now he's an iron worker.

So it's been at least 20 years. Yeah. Well, again, so you're going to the voting booth on voting day, voting for younger thinking, younger generations. They're, they're going for the whole family is going for PR. Okay. All right, so that yeah again the friends I have I talked to them to somewhat and they they don't want to listen to the the facts against Carney in regards to some of the other issues

They just draw draw a blind eye to it and say no Well, look I gotta catch out because so many calls. What I would say is you don't have to believe the talking points. Just go and read the things he has said. Not so long ago. He wrote a book in 2021 called Values. It lays out his vision and priorities. And so again, if you're going to promise to build Canada and you have been anti-oil and

all about carbon taxes and that, I mean, you got to ask yourself, gee, is that the person who's going to build Canada or build it into what their ideology wants? Those are the things. Let me get to Steve. Hi, Steve. Hi, Alex. How are you? I am good. Are you voting with your younger generations in mind? I am. I'm a boomer entering retirement. I have nieces and nephews who are struggling and yet you know I was a successful businessman and I think the last 10 years for any small to medium business in this country have been really unfriendly and I think that I look at the, you know, I wasn't always a conservative voter.

I voted based on parties policies in the past, but I've never seen a country that has degraded on the business side as this country has. We only need to look at the last 10 years. I mean, whether you have talking points or not, you just literally need to look at the last 10 years of Whether you have talking points or not, you just literally need to look at the last 10 years of GDP reporting to show Canada has not had any investment. That's not a Paul Yev thing. That's not an Alex Pearson thing. That's just stated fact. I talk to friends who aren't very financially savvy.

They don't follow information like this. It's really disappointing because I'm going like, talk about having the blinders on. Like I have a friend who's a boomer and his dad, and he has children, this is what amazes me. He has said that, oh, I have my home, I have my vacation home, everything's good. I'm gonna keep voting the liberals.

And I'm going like, oh my God. Yeah, well, there's a lot of those people. I gotta hang up, but this would be my, well, there's a lot of those people. I got to hang up. But this would be my advice because you do not need to be financially literate to understand the graph for GDP. It is not hard to understand. All you have to do is put it in front of them and say, explain that, that the last 10 years, not one penny of investment was put into this country and we are flat.

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