A woman, who said she was there speaking on behalf of her 20-year-old niece, asked Ashton what could be done about employers who take advantage of their young charges. Others, in traditional NDP fashion, wanted everything and more: an overhaul of the system as we know it. But she couldn’t and can’t — at least not yet — offer anything in the way of a policy antidote to their woes. Ashton will present the findings of her tour — and she hopes, some policy solutions to the problem of precarious employment — at a forum in Ottawa at the end of October. In the end then, Ashton isn’t just battling negative perceptions about an entire generation, but negative perceptions about herself, too.

Source: thestar September 14, 2016 09:00 UTC