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innsertnamehere
Superstar
The Ontario economy is pretty hot right now, but it was before Ford was in office.
I'm just generally not a fan of government being labelled with helping/hurting an economy, the two generally move relatively independently and short of some major government changes (hint: Ford hasn't done that), they don't influence each other much.
I'm just generally not a fan of government being labelled with helping/hurting an economy, the two generally move relatively independently and short of some major government changes (hint: Ford hasn't done that), they don't influence each other much.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
The NDP member for New Westminster-Burnaby* presented a petition today calling for the government to drop client-solicitor privilege so that Jody Wilson-Raybould could speak openly about the SNC matter.
Just to illustrate the sort of loser I am...I finished work early today and came home to watch parliamentary proceedings, including most of QP. Where I learnt that the Minister of Middle Class Prosperity is also now Associate Minister of Finance because Morneau isn't capable of complicating the tax code on his own.
She's actually completely useless and a waste of extended salary, as I said from the beginning.
Also, the new Environment Minister seems kinda decent, to be fair.
And I love the new BQ House Leader.....damn, what passion!
* massive brain fart....famous dude....been around.....Peter Julian....right?
reactx
Active Member
Unemployment rate among young men in Alberta nears 20%, a level not seen since the early 1980s
After trending downward for 2 years, youth male unemployment has been surging since April
Alberta's unemployment rate among young men has nearly doubled over the past seven months, in an unprecedented spike that has pushed their joblessness rate to a level not since the early 1980s.
In April, roughly one in 10 young men in Alberta was unemployed.
By November, it had surged to one in five.
This is according to Statistics Canada's labour force survey, which can be subject to significant, short-term fluctuations. The federal agency generally cautions against reading too much into month-to-month swings but the trend among young men has continued, unabated, for most of 2019.
Northern Light
Superstar
Without commenting on the narrow specifics; I continue to be irritated at how job numbers are calculated.
They essentially do surveys.
To my mind, the way it should work is:
Every employer MUST pay by direct deposit, no cash allowed; every employer must report #of staff, hourly rate/salary, and deduct at source.
There's your info.
The labour force should be a calculation that is the number of people 18-69; who are:
1) Not retired (collecting CPP)
2) Not enrolled full-time in :Uni/College
3) Not on Parental or Disability leave
Everyone else is in the labour force unless they specify otherwise.
Calculate.
I'm being a bit silly with over simplification; but my proposed method is surely more accurate than the 'survey' system.
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jje1000
Senior Member
Some good news:
www.reuters.com
www.theglobeandmail.com
Canada parliament votes for committee to probe China relations in defeat for Trudeau
Canadian legislators on Tuesday delivered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau his first parliamentary defeat since his re-election by approving the creation of a special committee to examine relations with China, which is locked in a dispute with Ottawa.
www.reuters.com
Opposition parties vote to create China committee, handing Liberals first defeat of minority Parliament
The Liberals opposed a special committee on China but were out-voted 171 to 148 on a motion to review all aspects of Ottawa’s strained bilateral relations with Beijing
www.theglobeandmail.com
WislaHD
Superstar
So the Cons and NDP created a committee to use to attack Liberal foreign policy.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
*impressed face*Some good news:
Canada parliament votes for committee to probe China relations in defeat for Trudeau
Canadian legislators on Tuesday delivered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau his first parliamentary defeat since his re-election by approving the creation of a special committee to examine relations with China, which is locked in a dispute with Ottawa.
Opposition parties vote to create China committee, handing Liberals first defeat of minority Parliament
The Liberals opposed a special committee on China but were out-voted 171 to 148 on a motion to review all aspects of Ottawa’s strained bilateral relations with Beijing
Ok....we might be getting somewhere.
Ah, the beauty of a minority Parliament in our dysfunctional electoral system shows its pretty little face five days in. ?
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
One that's sorely needed to keep in check the PMO's quisling demenour in regards to China, yeah.
Northern Light
Superstar
+10 to Sunrise, for using Quisling correctly in a sentence. LOL No it shouldn't be an accomplishment, but I see it done correctly so rarely, it just makes me happy!
Northern Light
Superstar
While I do understand that there is political motive at play; and equally understand that one ought not to oversimplify diplomatic relations...........
We (Canada) do appear to be taking it on the chin recently; and for no particularly valid reason every which way.
Which is to say, I don't believe the arrest of the Huawei heiress was legally justfiable (the standard is supposed to include that her actions would have been an offense under Canadian law, which I don't believe is the case)............
At the same time, the woman has been treated as kindly as any arrestee in her circumstances ever has; while the same cannot apparently be said of the Canadians in Chinese custody.
Meanwhile the Chinese ambassador has been condescending and undiplomatic in ways that are genuinely surprising, without consequence.
There is reason to consider that our strategy on China is suspect no matter one's position on any of the underlying issues.
Simply put, its not working.
That would seem to merit investigation and perhaps chastisement.
Videodrome
Senior Member
Alberta government slams Wattpad for snubbing Calgary, says it was looking for 'handouts'
'It is clear that Wattpad was looking for government handouts in order to establish an office,' press secretary for Economic Development Minister said
calgaryherald.com
Kenney can blame Trudeau all he wants for the economic downturn in Alberta, but look at this story. The "Wexit" and eliminating tax credits to encourage investment are hurting the province.
jje1000
Senior Member
The issue is that China typically isolates and chooses the nicest member of an opposing group to bully into submission as a sign of force against a larger group. They count on the victim/tributary not fighting back, or even standing their ground and showing some degree of self-respect.
They wouldn't be able to get away with something like this with America (which is why they essentially can not fight back against Trump's ""trade war"" (part of a larger systematic conflict, but that's another story)).
Trudeau's passive acquiescence on this issue signals to China that their tactics work here- and that possibly worse- that the Liberals have been compromised to a degree. Remember John McCallum and his not-so-subtle throwing-of-the-wrench into the Huawei issue?
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SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Don't get too excited....I misspelt 'demeanour', which was the word following 'quisling' in that sentence. ?
Anyway, as a central European, I know a thing or two about quisling rats.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
No thanks, the government doesn’t need to always be in our business. When I have work done on my car or house I always pay cash. If the provider doesn’t pay his taxes, no my problem.
I imagine in my lifetime Canada will push for the abolition of cash so that they can track everything Canadians do.