Ottawa hands retirees a tax break it denies young families—worth $10,200 a year

**Editorial Summary** This submission argues that Canada's tax code creates an unjust $10,200 annual penalty for single-earner couples while granting pension income-splitting privileges to retirees over 65, exemplifying a broader intergenerational fairness problem that compounds existing affordability pressures on young families. The piece is structurally sound with a clear problem-solution arc, concrete dollar figures, and compelling framing that connects tax policy to brain drain, though it relies heavily on a single illustrative household scenario and could strengthen its case with broader empirical data on how many families are actually affected by this asymmetry.