This article is NOT by Pierre Poilievre. It is about how Poilievre took a Government of Canada research paper on predictions of possible changes in the course of our lives over the next few decades and turned it into a “create a crisis” moment, His weaponization of the Policy Horizons Canada Report proved once again why he is unfit to lead this country.

You may have seen the usual media suspects trumpet Poilievre’s panic about a “dystopian society” report released by the Liberal Government that proved everything little PP warned us about would be coming true by the year 2040. Unless, of course, we elect a Conservative Reform Alliance Party government in four days. “It’s the countdown to Armageddon,” squawked Chicken Little.

Except it isn’t. First, the Horizons Canada  Report is issued by the Canadian Government which is composed of Bloc, NDP, Conservative, and Liberal MPs. It is not a report issued by any particular political party. Secondly, The Report, Parts 1 and 2, is titled Future Lives: Exploring Life Course Transformations.

It clearly states in the preamble: “Policy Horizons Canada does not represent the views of the Government of Canada …. readers are encouraged to use this report to test their assumptions about the future.” Pierre, please read the report as an intellectual exercise in futures possibilities for your life course. And make sure your brain is informed before putting your mouth in gear.

The researchers who write the report use nine Forces of Change intersecting with six Life Course components and make a futures projection to the year 2040. The nine Forces of Change include categories like longer lifespans, data and AI systems influence, economic insecurity for most but economic security for few, and rising anxiety due to existential threats like accelerated climate change. They get meshed with Life Course components like education, living arrangements, reproduction and labour to create a possible future.

I’ll bet Pierre Poilievre didn’t see Donald Trump’s terrible tariffs attack derailing his Life Course plans, or the ascendancy of Mark Carney taking away his favourite Liberal target. When the Conservative Party recently replaced Poilievre in their commercials with former leader Stephen Harper, did Pierre suddenly see his own dystopian future unfolding?

Let’s hope that Canadians can see that their decisions in the upcoming federal election will transform everyone’s Life Course plans. We are living in interesting times. If we choose wisely on April 28, 2025, we could still be living in Canada the next day.

The way I see it.