Canadians will forever be indebted because of Jim Flaherty.
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Is all this happening right under you nose without you knowing? Who obligated me to educate you?
Lol, I think that this thread is pretty strong evidence that I often do talk to try to hear other people's voices. Some other people just don't want to be heard.
Lol, you tell me. I have no idea what is going on in that brain of yours.
You seem to think that the pipelines are not a part of this, which is pretty strange. Maybe you have not heard about the oil that we have in Alberta?
Apparently you have no clue so why even bother?
I have one word that will lead you to where you need to be. Corridors. Govts worldwide are building them. Do some googling.
I have one word that will lead you to where you need to be. Corridors. Govts worldwide are building them. Do some googling.
Not just oil, nat gas, potash, mineral deposits in the MacKenzie, then we have the ring of fire in Ontario. Next we have water, land and climate for massive food exports. Just to name a few.
Definitely all big things for Canada. Hopefully this is what he is speaking of.
That being said, I don't love the idea of Canada being too dependent on natural resources. It is always ideal to have a more diversified economy that is not solely depending on world market prices.
You done reading up already? Absof-ckinlutely amazing BumFluff.
What did you learn?
Spill it.
Lol, if you want to have a discussion about something, you are going to have to tell me what it is. Until then, have fun.
Corridors just like I said.
How many new ports are being built in Western Canada and where?
The world is developing and countries want resources from a stable supplier. Companies invest in countries that are stable. The majority of oil - ng is controlled by countries where many do not have strong legal protection for investments. Look at Russia and Yukos oil company that was stolen and bought by Gazprom for pennies on the dollar. That is one small example. Why did Mexico open their oil industry to private investment?
You seem to almost be making a point.
I am not going to do your research for you. If you have a point, feel free to make it.
There is no question that there is a ton of money in natural resources. That certainly isn't a bad thing.
My worry is about how these industries are so heavily impacted by changing market prices.
We certainly need to develop these resources, but it would be nice to see more effort put into trying to maintain a diversified economy.
That takes building trade corridors to get our abundance of goods to market doesn't it? More pipes, more trucks, more rail and more ships correct? Are we currently building trade, transport and energy corridors along with hubs for distribution and collection of goods?
I know you know butt does BumFluff?
Ok, cool. This kind of stuff is obviously important and good to have, but it really supports development. It isn't the driver of development itself. If you don't have anything to trade then this stuff is all moot.
Based on the stats, oil and other resources have really been the driver of most of our economic growth as of late, and will likely continue to be so for a long time. Even within the corridors you are speaking of, oil transport has really taken center stage.
Getting back to the point of the thread though, is this something that Flaherty was heavily involved in? Stuff like infrastructure and trade fall under different ministries.
Is this related to what we were talking about, i.e. what is the best way to reduce the budget deficit, sacrifice or inflation? I think this is actually a pretty good example of how those are not the only two choices. You can also support economic growth to raise revenues.
Case in point Australia is bringing a large LNG online in the near future. BC is way behind on getting theirs approved and shovel ready.
I understand the Australia LNG was approx 30 billion. Why can they move so fast and we cannot
If your goods can't reach market they don't get developed.
Have you heard of the AP Gateway and corridor project? GTH Regina or CenterPort in Winnipeg?
Because the Aussies are aware of the importance to their future.
Have you heard of the AP Gateway and corridor project? GTH Regina or CenterPort in Winnipeg?
Because the Aussies are aware of the importance to their future.