lenaitch
Senior Member
Apologies. I thought we were talking about supplemental health benefits for employees, not pensions or retirees.
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PM Justin Trudeau's Canada
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Northern Light
Superstar
I had to review the in-thread convo .............
I'd say we were sorta talking about both.........
I didn't start there, but it migrated a bit.
kEiThZ
Superstar
There's no political will in Canada for anything difficult. And especially if it touches the primary ponzi asset of the average Canadian: their home. No party will ever limit the Primary Residence exemption in anyway. And I doubt we'll see Estate Taxes either. And this is largely cultural, particularly the investment culture. Most Canadians know nothing about saving and investing other than housing.
This is why, it will be interesting to see what the next government does. Do they cap immigration to curb housing speculation or do they keep immigration up to suppress wages and sustain housing demand.
This is why, it will be interesting to see what the next government does. Do they cap immigration to curb housing speculation or do they keep immigration up to suppress wages and sustain housing demand.
kEiThZ
Superstar
kEiThZ
Superstar
This was an excellent editorial on what the Liberals are misunderstanding about young voters.
www.theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: Fed up with economic issues, many young voters are moving to the right
Frustration over housing affordability, interest rates, inflation and declining wages have powered a massive swing toward the Conservatives among younger Canadians
www.theglobeandmail.com
Northern Light
Superstar
I'm not a fan of this stat as there is absolutely no way Ontario would ever see those kind of completion numbers; Ontario's industry maxes out around 100,000 units per annum.
Which is about what's projected for the next six years.
To meet the so-called affordability target, one would have to complete 350,000 units per year. There is no policy solution for more than tripling the industry's capacity. None now, none 5 years ago, none 10 years ago. Maybe there was one 20 years ago.......
So, actually, I'm more angry w/the poster here for misrepresenting what is possible and the potential solutions.
The public policy disaster here was excessive population growth, both permanent and especially temporary.
It was compounded by under-investment by the state in deeply affordable housing; social benefits that are significantly below what they were in the early 90s adjusted for inflation; lagging wage growth, the short-term rental industry (which should be outlawed entirely), and permitting and incenting the financialzation of housing.
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afransen
Senior Member
The question will be if the Conservatives will just pay lip service to Millenials concerns or actually do anything that would displease boomers (namely, deflate the housing bubble).This was an excellent editorial on what the Liberals are misunderstanding about young voters.
Opinion: Fed up with economic issues, many young voters are moving to the right
Frustration over housing affordability, interest rates, inflation and declining wages have powered a massive swing toward the Conservatives among younger Canadians
Towered
Senior Member
I think we all know the answer to that...
kEiThZ
Superstar
They don't have to pop the bubble. Just cutting back immigration and forcing cities to build more would result in the end of asset appreciation. It would be like a slow leak. And I suspect a lot of wrinkles would be okay with that.
picard102
Senior Member
Which they can't.
christiesplits
Senior Member
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has died.
kEiThZ
Superstar
The bribery scandal aside, he was actually a decent statesman that did get a few things done for the country. I think history will be kinder to him than the public was during his time in politics.
evandyk
Senior Member
His positions on South Africa and acid rain/ozone will live on after a lot of other stuff fades from memory.
Richard White
Senior Member
Not to mention NAFTA
Johnny Au
Senior Member
There's this:This was an excellent editorial on what the Liberals are misunderstanding about young voters.
Opinion: Fed up with economic issues, many young voters are moving to the right
Frustration over housing affordability, interest rates, inflation and declining wages have powered a massive swing toward the Conservatives among younger Canadians
Pierre Poilievre’s fake crusade: Freedom for some, not for others
Denying transgender people from public services and facilities is an attempt to bar them from public life. These policies violate the right to freedom of gender expression enshrined in the
www.thestar.com
Female and/or transgender millennials and younger voting for the CPC will have leopards eat their faces: