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Canada, China, and Mexico are pretty much tied in the top spot of US trading partners, each rated at 14.5% of total trade, fourth place Japan coming in at 4.6%. Canada is the largest recipient of US exports, China is the largest supplier of imports. US Foreign Trade In terms of...

Made you the man you are today, eh ?

There are some basic imbalances that need attention. Minimum wage should support a minimum standard of living for starters, and wages should climb at least in pace with rises in the cost of living. The "be happy with what you have" line doesn't hold water if there are people going without the...

You seem to be assuming I'm speaking from a place of dissatisfaction with my own situation. That's not true, but it does betray some inability to see things from the "other" side. Property ownership and higher education are two instances where availability to those without considerable...

Exactly. The post-war industrial boom turned things around for the middle class. Both Canada and the US had been mobilized for the war effort resulting in a booming economy which carried on for more than two decades after the end of the war, and a corresponding surge in prosperity for working...

In comparison to many parts of the world, pgs is right, Canadians are pretty well off. But now more than ever people, especially young families, are being locked out of things we took for granted fifty years ago, that some hard work and discipline could get you into to comfortable life with a...

That would be the "If you're not rich you're either stupid or lazy" argument, which is total bullshit once you realize that our current system is totally skewed in favour of those who are rich to start with. As I pointed out above, if you're the type who's default position is to argue against a...

There are mountains of information available on the costs of ignoring wealth inequality and I'd be happy to point you and some others here in the right direction to learn more about it, but seriously I fear an important ingredient is missing from the mix here, that being an open mind. Looking...

It's a nice thought, but still misses the point. The trouble isn't that there's not enough wealth available, it's that the whole system is designed to have it in the hands of too few. What's the sense of "creating more wealth" if it does't get distributed on a more equitable basis ?

And these days it's an easy path to votes for politicians not burdened by ethics.

I haven't heard the "racists and extremists" story yet, but it strikes me as extremist in its own right, like labeling the Trudeau Liberals as "communists". Mindless mudslinging from the cheap seats. One than that is apparent is that Mr. Poilievre's popularity has built up some serious...

Good questions. When you have the answers bring it back to the table. "Upward Mobility" is a nice thought, but not as widely available as it once was. Cost of post secondary education has skyrocketed. The reality of it is that middle class income has remained stagnant or actually dropped for...

It's short-sighted to simply say "stop spending" without some reference as to where cuts could and should be made. There is also the potential to offset some spending by increasing revenues, there's money to had from from places where people have way more than they need. Yes, I'm taling about...

A friend turned me on to using welded wire mesh for stuff like this. Excellent results for minimum effort.

There has been a lot of propping up going on since the start of the pandemic. Legitimate media has suffered doubly since so many have chosen to turn to less credible sources. Money well spent if you ask me.

The whole media bailout thing was destined to be a can of worms right from the start, Even though a right-leaning outlets like Postmedia applied for and received bailout money it was low hanging fruit for people to paint the whole program as favouring the government of the day. It's a tricky...

I have my doubts that if Pee Pee is successful in his bid for CPC leadership that he would be running against Trudeau. I wouldn't be surprised to see some serious discussion on him stepping down come the LPC's National Conference in a year's time. There's plenty of good arguments to be made...

Levant has a long history of playing fast and loose with the truth, and it has landed him in court a number of times. He's not being silenced, he's just being denied subsidies meant for real journalists, not hacks. He just likes to get a big pout on when he can't get a seat at the grown-ups'...

Tucker Carlson. Now didn't his lawyer stand up in court while defending him and say "No reasonable person would take what he says as true"? Seems to me that Levant has mounted a similar defense in the past. Nobody is infringing on his right to free speech, just his right to lay claim to the...

True that. More often that not that kind of money comes with a camp job so there is the isolation from friends and family to consider, but for a single person, or someone just getting started in life it's a great way to put together a few bucks for a down payment or whatever. That was standard...