Went and spoke to some people in the know in Finance. I consensus was that 5.25% looked like the floor...

Lol….

I would even add up shifty , all corporations in Canada lost about 2 trillions last year because slavery is ban in Canada ……..

Canada at a record low unemployment How can’t that be Canadian policy fault ?

First time I hear having an over heated economy is a failure for not making more .

Floor ?
I seriously doubt that .
If it happens it won’t stay there for long .

To a first approximation, companies being overtaxed would mean there was less jobs not less available labour.

I'm currently planning to switch from my current fixed to a variable (up in april) but also prepping a big shovelful to lower principle when up for renewal. Basically I am expecting a slow decline in rates from whatever their peak is, but worried I'm signing near peak so want to avoid fixed. Might be a bad argument, I'm sure I'm less experienced than some of the older folks ITT on this front.

Aghh the days when Liberals were outraged with a glass of Orange Juice for $14

Yet Justin spends $7000 a night on a hotel room and will not admit it or deny it

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/new...05c5ef54b8047c


Trouble in the liberal party

https://www.thestar.com/politics/pol...-election.html

I'm really starting to be bullish on the cons getting in power in 3 years. The table is set perfectly for them.

If Trudeau is at the helm I agree. If the Liberals have a new leader like Freeland No

I might be wrong, but I sense you might not like Trudeau. He will be happy to know you predict he will lose!

I'm sure you'll be betting the other side as you've made millions betting the opposite of my predictions

Betting against those who habitually consume and regurgitate derp media created to monetize them is always +EV. The industry in which these forums were originally based is all about finding those who are -EV in the choices they make and exploiting them. Pretty much a microcosm of life in general. Find -EV derps, donks and dummies and do the opposite of what they do and say and let math do its thing. Pretty simple in the end. Best part is the derps, donks and dummies rarely learn or grow - they tend to remain stagnant other than tweaking the beliefs they are told to consume by those who professionally monetize them with their media they produce.

Hey lozen ,
Time to start the hate on Manitoba now ?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...hill-1.6635452

“Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says her government has more pressing concerns than entertaining Alberta's request for a meeting about shipping oil from the Port of Churchill.

Stefanson said she's open to future discussions, but the invitation from new Alberta Premier Danielle Smith isn't a top priority.”

That's OK, Danielle is busy doing other important things now anyway:

Alberta government to try to prohibit COVID-19 mask mandates in schools, Smith says

Because this is important work right now.

Not that I expect mask mandates in schools again any time soon. But why in the **** would you want to remove any tool from your health experts, especially at this time of year? Why wouldn't you just wait until health experts recommend such a mandate, and then decide if one should be implemented or not? Government are the ones who would have to impose/approve of such a mandate.

But I guess this has two political benefits. If health officials want to recommend such a mandate in the future, this heads them off at the pass and avoids all those damn questions when you decide to go against health expert recommendations. And if health officials never recommend such mandates, this way you get to "virtue signal" (the expression those on the right love to use so often against the "woke") to your supporters that you aren't going to allow those big bad mandates that never would have happened anyway. Win win!

a possible other proofs some people are disconnected economically in alberta ?

https://priceofoil.org/2022/11/01/g20-at-a-crossroads/

"Japan, Canada, Korea, and China again provided the most direct international public finance for fossil fuels between 2019 and 2021, providing an annual average of $10.6 billion, $8.5 billion, $7.3 billion, and $6.7 billion, respectively."

Canada is a big a margin second and above other in the G20 economies for being generous for oil corporations.

And yet all u hear from there is Trudeau is the enemy of alberta and its oil.
While being the second best friend in the world for oil corporations.....
And using ALL canadian citizen money to invest in oil....
but Alberta believes everything comes from them and they should have everything for them only...

They pushing it so hard , alberta believes no one will do enough, as long the entire canadian economy isnt only based about oil.
binary conservative thinking.

She may have a shorter run than the last British PM .

Many of you fail to realize I voted NDP the last two elections and with Smith at the helm it will be 3

Doug ford uses the nuclear bomb of the notwithstanding clause for a third time, this time trying to attack extremely low pay educational support workers and impose a contract on them, seemingly in violation of the charter's guarantees of the right to negotiate a contract. Utterly sickening.

nah its ok, it isnt a big thing as long they can wear their religious faith to indoctrinate kids ....now that is a nationale issue !

I think they are both bad. In some sense I see the whole Notwithstanding clause as a bad thing

2.5% per year for every employees , lower then 45k .
I mean already the cost for living is higher in Ontario, they ask people to accept a reduction of wages (inflation at around 6-7% ) of around 4% lol ….

And prevent them to use there right to negotiate in good faith ….
Despicable of course .
Nice democratic value my good conservative ford …

The problem occurs in all fields teachers want raises, doctors want raises, nurses want raises. Somebody has to pay for those raises.

Look at Alberta when any government tries to reign in spending and freeze or lower wages there is an outcry. Even though we lead the country many times in those salaries with a lower cost of living.

Has anyone compared the salaries of these folks striking to other provinces?

Though I believe in the right to strike as well.

BC just gave genuinely massive raises to its family doctors. Like +130k type raises. Huge crisis in BC of course, but likely the largest effect of this is shifting the crisis onto alberta's shoulders (which was already bad) until they up it as well.

Come on man , don’t put doctor in there , they already well taken care of ….

My point it’s insane to ask those salaries below median wages to impose cut in their wages without any recourses ….
This isn’t labour camp ffs …
2.5% per year - minus highest inflation in 40
Years time frame …… while hey -> let’s cut tax for the wealthy …..

I mean yea it’s ok when u have 2% per year when u don’t even 2% inflation for the last 20’year but now it’s a real joke what Doug Ford is doing .

Those employees are citizen too and getting crush by inflation as well ….
Far more then those earning higher of median wages .


People complain about government services declining but about u invest in it to have better result ?

That's the problem each province tries to steal each other's doctors and nurses instead of solving the federal problem we need more doctors and nurses and don't get me going on ambulances

My mom had to wait 5 hours at her seniors home in Abbotsford for an ambulance two weeks ago . I'm sure they were all busy with opioid overdoses

what do you mean “federal problem”. The provinces have dominating jurisdictional control in healthcare. The feds just do block transfers.

Ok I think in the way of immigration and certification of medical staff that do come to Canada.
They did announce some immigration targets for 2025 and on that are promising .

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tru...care-1.6149945

Good luck finding a doctor if you do not have one. And a trip to emergency is a nightmare.
Seeing more reports of people dying before being assessment. Sometimes waiting 12-18 hours