David Coletto: From scarcity to precarity—The mindset shift that rewrote Canada’s 2025 election

David Coletto: From scarcity to precarity—The mindset shift that rewrote Canada’s 2025 election

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What Happened? The 2025 Canadian Election Post-Mortem - Abacus Data

For much of 2023 and 2024, Canadians were deeply entrenched in a scarcity mindset—a psychological state characterized by anxiety about the accessibility and affordability of basic necessities. This mindset had profound political implications, creating widespread discontent. Life felt perpetually uncertain, with essential items and services harder to obtain, increasingly expensive, and prone to sudden loss. Such sentiments inevitably translated i…