Specifically, health-care concerns surface prominently among younger observer cohorts, shattering the cliché that wait times only worry seniors. Among observers aged 18 to 34, health care emerged as a top-tier driver, second only to job opportunities. This exposes a profound generational crisis: when younger adults in major Canadian hubs are already crushed by high housing costs, youth unemployment and stagnant wages, the out-of-pocket expenses for medical services excluded from provincial plans become a breaking point.