Canada forgot to plan for its future by leaning on oil and the loonie

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 7:20 PM UTC

patrick_99 wrote: post #28

3pt14159 wrote: post #16

Canada didn't forget anything. We have a diverse economy with common sense measures like reducing our net debt to GDP, while keeping a fully funded retirement pension fund (CPP, unlike SS, actually invests in the public market). Even the way we do provincial transfer payments is sane. While one industry is booming (Oil, manufacturing, tech) other "have not" provinces get payments through the federal government. This…

I'd argue Canada made concerted efforts to support natural resource industries at the cost of all other industries. Eg. expending massive political capital with the US to push for Keystone XL. We've hurt our image abroad by fighting climate change action, Canada even refused to consider asbestos a hazardous material because there's a single asbestos mine in the country. As soon as that mine closed we switched to cons…

Post by beachstartup » Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 7:23 PM UTC

Almaviva wrote: post #107

beachstartup wrote: post #106

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you are feeling the same frustration many men in large cities feel these days. look around on the internet. all i can say is, don't expect different results if you keep doing the same things. it's on you to produce the outcomes you want in your life.

> look around on the internet. I know the places you're talking about, and I can't stand them because they're dehumanizing and hypocritical. But believe me I've looked, and in my experience a disproportionate number of these men are actually from Toronto! I'm not saying men don't feel like this elsewhere, but it was surprising to me how this city sticks out. http://www.returnofkings.com/58796/15-reasons-why-toronto-i…

Post by SixSigma » Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 7:27 PM UTC

Almaviva wrote: post #103

I've seen enough agreement that I think it's worth pointing out. The dating market for men in Toronto is terrible, at least if you're not in the mainstream attractive subset: over 5'10, have all your hair, have easy social charm and confidence. I don't know exactly why this is but anecdotally women are extremely selective and have it ingrained deeply to never settle for anything (and they're not happy about not findi…

Post by brainfog » Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 7:29 PM UTC

dmix wrote: post #121

guiomie wrote: post #90

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"Quebec's largest mistake was, of course, Bill 101" ... I thought it was the almost won referendum that drove this exile, not Bill 101. My impression is that if you lowered the income tax in Quebec (much higher then Ontario), most probably more professionals would be willing to work there, english or french or any other language. I agree with your statement of "Quebec being full of people who believe that the economy…

I moved to Montreal from Toronto because of the great urban environment which I found (and still believe to be) superior to Toronto. The rents were cheap and salaries were lower, which made me believe running a startup there would be much easier. From the outside I wondered why everyone from Toronto wasn't moving there to build companies. But after a year living there I left - 100% due to the hostility to strictly En…

Post by dmix » Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 7:33 PM UTC

brainfog wrote: post #137

dmix wrote: post #121

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I moved to Montreal from Toronto because of the great urban environment which I found (and still believe to be) superior to Toronto. The rents were cheap and salaries were lower, which made me believe running a startup there would be much easier. From the outside I wondered why everyone from Toronto wasn't moving there to build companies. But after a year living there I left - 100% due to the hostility to strictly En…

Out of curiosity, when did you move away from Montréal? I would have agreed with you a few years ago, but things seem to have improved for anglophones as of late.