Candice Malcolm’s new book Generation Screwed is billed as a wake up call.
“The book tries to blow the whistle on some of the consequences of carrying debt and using borrowing to finance growth and to finance government expansion,” she says. “I use the theme of Generation Screwed to talk about the various reasons why the government is basically not going to provide to Millenials what they were able to provide to seniors and baby boomers.”
While government finances aren’t exactly a sexy topic, she admits, Malcolm contends there are a lot of problems in Canadian public programs and that they’re just not properly funded.
The book was written with students in mind, she says. Malcolm has done a book tour through universities around Canada and recently spoke at Simon Fraser University.
Generation Screwed is the author’s first book. She was putting together a presentation on the subject and after doing a lot of research and getting to know the issue, “felt there was so much to be said.” She decided to put all of the ideas and research into one package.
“It was challenging but also kind of fun. Usually you write your 700 words and move on to the next topic so it was great to get to really explore an issue a bit more in-depth,” she says.
Now living in San Francisco, Malcolm grew up in Tsawwassen and still has family there. She spent two years as the Ontario director for the Canadian Taxpayers Association and recently joined the Center for a Secure Free Society think-tank where she focuses more on Canadian foreign policy.
Malcolm is also a weekly columnist with the Toronto Sun.
Visit Malcolm’s website at www.candicemalcolm.com for a link to where her book can be found on Amazon.
