This is patently false. Younger Canadians want to retire at an age where they're still healthy. But can't.

My cousin retired at 48.

Astounding, right? A little luck, a little wisdom and careful spending, and also a union job he slid into at 23 and worked 25 years at in various cities until he'd built his time and could retire out.

He's not perfect; his hands are trashed, but he can still steer his bike and climb rocks. His back is rough but he doesn't need to lift much, now. So even he's on the border of health.

He's living the best life we could hope for, the life this trickle-down myth from the conservatives took from the rest of us.

We need so many unions that the labour rights they claim to fight for become almost a standard; then it will become one. They're not in the business of helping non-members anymore, but we can use them to our benefit.

And maybe give those cons the boot.