The Tarriff Hype.

Taxslave2

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That’s in America’s favour, it has been going on for decades already has it not? I’m assuming that’s not gonna be one of his priorities, but nobody really knows what the guy is doing (definitely including myself)…so your guess is as good as mine or anybody else else’s, potentially including Trump himself.
It comes and goes. The US timber barons finance both parties. We win in court, but can't seem to get justice in the political arena. The goal is to shift away from dependency on the US market, until they smarten up. It is US home buyers that are paying anyway. I'm wondering if the fires in California might change that.
 

Ron in Regina

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It comes and goes. The US timber barons finance both parties. We win in court, but can't seem to get justice in the political arena. The goal is to shift away from dependency on the US market, until they smarten up. It is US home buyers that are paying anyway. I'm wondering if the fires in California might change that.
You would think they would learn to build like the Mexicans do….Cinderblocks, concrete, Clay tile roofs, etc…

…but again your guess is as good as mine or anybody else’s.
 
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petros

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Folk tend to build outta what's handy. Wood, stone, breeze-block, sod, ice, hides, u.s.w.
Woodframe houses replaced cabins which were considered poverty buildings, those with more money built with brick and stone. Today money still lives in brick or stone and now steel and concrete as well.
 

Taxslave2

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There's this thing called "money." Perhaps you've heard of it?
Freight is freight. In most of the country you could make concrete block for less money than importing lumber from a few thousand miles away.
Most people can't think long term.
 

petros

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All three that didn't migrate to BC.
Ontario has everybody beat. By far.

Homelessness varies by province in Canada, with Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec having the most shelter beds.

In 2021, Ontario had 45% of emergency shelter beds, despite only having 38% of the population.