The challenge is bad enough with a finite number of entry-level jobs being available. The crisis described above would worsen if the Canadian economy was to slow or go into a prolonged recession. Our largest trading partner has recently achieved trade deals with the European Union and Japan. It is time for the "elbows up" team in Ottawa to get serious about dealing with the world's largest domestic economy. Nationalistic slogans and periodic flag waving will have been purely performative should a new economic arrangement not be finalized with Washington.
Ted, thank you! Pardon the late reply. Been a busy one around these parts, and between projects! 54,000 applications to work the CNE this year. Up 300% in three years. Beyond out of control. You're completely right about purely performative efforts. We're deliberately failing, still, and only growing low-skill, low-wage replacement labour. Much to advocate for, and to fight off. Best to you on the long weekend.
Just watched Ford waxing eloquently on Canada being the US biggest trading partner… he seemingly refuses to acknowledge the fact that Canada needs the US alot more than the US needs Canada. As well Ford is constantly singing Carney’s praises meanwhile Carney won’t forfeit the Ontario and Quebec dairy cartel to open it up to US dairy products as Trump demands which is clearly a bone of long contention for Trump as is the total disregard of the fentanyl manufacturing being allowed in Canada and being shipped down to the US and elsewhere!
Meanwhile Carney seems willing to sacrifice other sectors such as soft wood lumber in BC, canola and pot ash for fertilizer in Saskatchewan, oil and gas in AB, the car manufacturing industry in Ontario requiring steel, our aluminum and now recently added is our copper.
Oh it’s soooo not Elbows Up but rather Elbows down for everyone in Canada with 30% tariffs on most goods but he won’t relent on what Trump wants by excempting Ontario and Quebec and their dairy cartel in order to make a deal for Canada! Negotiating for Canada with the US???? No seems as tho Carney the supposed best negotiator ever elbows up seems 99% of his stocks and investments are in 500+ US companies stocks versus the minor 2 Canadian companies he has investments in so he’s clearly working for US interests in order to profit himself and his friends and most definitely NOT for Canada! Including continuing mass immigration now accepting all rejected lgbtq+ from other countries that will kill them to the parents and grandparents of all immigrants already here!
My rant for today, sorry! It’s painful watching the Liberals continuing to destroy our country, to break our spirit our culture and identity politics to separate us add to put us in so much debt we’ll never climb out of, affecting us and all future generations.
Sonya, rant very much appreciated and agreed with! Could use you for the next column...
The so-called "only negotiator for the job" is now the only one without a deal, our economy remains stagnant, and he's shooting from the hip on a litany of issues he never campaigned on or promised, with the House not even sitting. Some mildly encouraging signs on seriousness and self-respect, but the talk is exceedingly cheap, and they need to be treated with the same wariness anyone who can rub two brain cells together treats Ford and his deeply conflicted camp.
Time to do better by these future generations! Enjoy the long weekend.
Thanks for listening and validating my thoughts Alex. So true your sentence beginning “ The so-called “only negotiator for the job” is now the only one without a deal etc. Perfectly aligns with my thoughts on the subject. Sorry did not mean to take away from our youth unemployment rate at 15% or something outrageous, it’s awful too.
A desperate situation, well described Alex.
The challenge is bad enough with a finite number of entry-level jobs being available. The crisis described above would worsen if the Canadian economy was to slow or go into a prolonged recession. Our largest trading partner has recently achieved trade deals with the European Union and Japan. It is time for the "elbows up" team in Ottawa to get serious about dealing with the world's largest domestic economy. Nationalistic slogans and periodic flag waving will have been purely performative should a new economic arrangement not be finalized with Washington.
Ted, thank you! Pardon the late reply. Been a busy one around these parts, and between projects! 54,000 applications to work the CNE this year. Up 300% in three years. Beyond out of control. You're completely right about purely performative efforts. We're deliberately failing, still, and only growing low-skill, low-wage replacement labour. Much to advocate for, and to fight off. Best to you on the long weekend.
Just watched Ford waxing eloquently on Canada being the US biggest trading partner… he seemingly refuses to acknowledge the fact that Canada needs the US alot more than the US needs Canada. As well Ford is constantly singing Carney’s praises meanwhile Carney won’t forfeit the Ontario and Quebec dairy cartel to open it up to US dairy products as Trump demands which is clearly a bone of long contention for Trump as is the total disregard of the fentanyl manufacturing being allowed in Canada and being shipped down to the US and elsewhere!
Meanwhile Carney seems willing to sacrifice other sectors such as soft wood lumber in BC, canola and pot ash for fertilizer in Saskatchewan, oil and gas in AB, the car manufacturing industry in Ontario requiring steel, our aluminum and now recently added is our copper.
Oh it’s soooo not Elbows Up but rather Elbows down for everyone in Canada with 30% tariffs on most goods but he won’t relent on what Trump wants by excempting Ontario and Quebec and their dairy cartel in order to make a deal for Canada! Negotiating for Canada with the US???? No seems as tho Carney the supposed best negotiator ever elbows up seems 99% of his stocks and investments are in 500+ US companies stocks versus the minor 2 Canadian companies he has investments in so he’s clearly working for US interests in order to profit himself and his friends and most definitely NOT for Canada! Including continuing mass immigration now accepting all rejected lgbtq+ from other countries that will kill them to the parents and grandparents of all immigrants already here!
My rant for today, sorry! It’s painful watching the Liberals continuing to destroy our country, to break our spirit our culture and identity politics to separate us add to put us in so much debt we’ll never climb out of, affecting us and all future generations.
Sonya, rant very much appreciated and agreed with! Could use you for the next column...
The so-called "only negotiator for the job" is now the only one without a deal, our economy remains stagnant, and he's shooting from the hip on a litany of issues he never campaigned on or promised, with the House not even sitting. Some mildly encouraging signs on seriousness and self-respect, but the talk is exceedingly cheap, and they need to be treated with the same wariness anyone who can rub two brain cells together treats Ford and his deeply conflicted camp.
Time to do better by these future generations! Enjoy the long weekend.
Thanks for listening and validating my thoughts Alex. So true your sentence beginning “ The so-called “only negotiator for the job” is now the only one without a deal etc. Perfectly aligns with my thoughts on the subject. Sorry did not mean to take away from our youth unemployment rate at 15% or something outrageous, it’s awful too.