Good job. You want life in Canada to get better and you’re not going to overlook or disregard a good, but not perfect, policy for the sake of ideology. Bravo!
I would however caution you that in politics there are no “golden means”. One extreme always pushes the puck towards the wrong net—there’s no icing in a bureaucracy.
Agreed, there is no end game for people looking to just live their lives. "We" spent 10-15 years fighting the authoritarian over reach of the left. Now we're faced with a similar threat from the right.
I just imagine Canada as a more civilized country. Seems as though you dealt with the Quebec issue well, need to cut back on non European migration unless you the people want to“ fundamentally change “Canada. A slightly different health insurance system- de facto rationing. Canada was wrecked ( IMO) by Trudeau’s fascist policies.
I pretty much agree with everything you said. Here is my concern; what if Carney is doing all of this stuff just to secure a majority? He is saying the right things, but it all runs counter to what he said (repeatedly) in the past. I truly believe that there are senior Liberal party members that have been comprimised by the PRC/CPC and we still haven't seen any details on the Green Slush Fund debacle. Are all of these centrist moves just a ploy to bring enough voters on side to secure a majority? When they are comfortable, they can collapse the current minority, trigger the election and voila!, we are back to where we were a year ago. Carney has no trouble speaking out of both sides of his mouth. It seems to come naturally to him. If the curtain ever gets pulled back, a lot of important people might have a rude awakening.
I'm more inclined to believe he (and most politicians) will do anything to stay in power. If he moves right and it works he'll stay that way until it no longer works in which case he'll move left.
You fix a housing shortage the way you fix any shortage—by freeing up the market so it can attract more sellers to build new housing. I know you know this—the law of supply and demand. When the supply of any product is limited it becomes scarce, but when you remove price controls (housing and building regulations effectively work as a control or limit on new housing because it causes too many delays) prices increase and new capital will be attracted to higher profits and the demand will be satisfied. Easy peasy.
Everything you say is true, and I have argued against rent controls and bureaucratic red tape. However, supply and demand issues are also impacted by too much demand. Adding 100s of thousands of new citizens every year does not help matters.
In emergency situations you take emergency measures. Scaling back immigration until the crisis is under control is not an unreasonable suggestion.
In 1920-21 Coolidge did nothing when faced with a great recession following WWI. America recovered without any 3-letter agencies.
Individuals left to face an emergency will always fair better than granting emergency-powers to the state. When has the state ever willingly given back what it has taken from its citizens?
Since its birth in 1776, the United States has experienced remarkable population growth, evolving from a fledgling nation of 2.5 million inhabitants to a sprawling country of over 330 million people today. This expansion is a testament to the interplay of birth rates, death rates, and waves of immigration that have shaped the nation's demographic landscape over centuries.
Housing was never a problem until our government started regulating it.
They also had no safety net, free land so long as they planted a flag on it, and a people who don't vacation back in their home country every year. People built their own homes because they had to. It's disingenuous to think that parallels the current situation, at all.
unless you're suggesting we remove all regulation and start giving away land parcels and remove the social safety net for migrants... then you'd be onto something
You're not wrong, and I am jaded. I understand why the GOC tends to be so.flippant with public trust, I don't see how they ever lose it, no matter how many times they betray it
Phil,
Good job. You want life in Canada to get better and you’re not going to overlook or disregard a good, but not perfect, policy for the sake of ideology. Bravo!
I would however caution you that in politics there are no “golden means”. One extreme always pushes the puck towards the wrong net—there’s no icing in a bureaucracy.
PS—I hope you like my hockey reference.
Yes, well done on the reference.
Agreed, there is no end game for people looking to just live their lives. "We" spent 10-15 years fighting the authoritarian over reach of the left. Now we're faced with a similar threat from the right.
It never ends.
I just imagine Canada as a more civilized country. Seems as though you dealt with the Quebec issue well, need to cut back on non European migration unless you the people want to“ fundamentally change “Canada. A slightly different health insurance system- de facto rationing. Canada was wrecked ( IMO) by Trudeau’s fascist policies.
We wish you prosperity and safety.
I pretty much agree with everything you said. Here is my concern; what if Carney is doing all of this stuff just to secure a majority? He is saying the right things, but it all runs counter to what he said (repeatedly) in the past. I truly believe that there are senior Liberal party members that have been comprimised by the PRC/CPC and we still haven't seen any details on the Green Slush Fund debacle. Are all of these centrist moves just a ploy to bring enough voters on side to secure a majority? When they are comfortable, they can collapse the current minority, trigger the election and voila!, we are back to where we were a year ago. Carney has no trouble speaking out of both sides of his mouth. It seems to come naturally to him. If the curtain ever gets pulled back, a lot of important people might have a rude awakening.
I'm more inclined to believe he (and most politicians) will do anything to stay in power. If he moves right and it works he'll stay that way until it no longer works in which case he'll move left.
You fix a housing shortage the way you fix any shortage—by freeing up the market so it can attract more sellers to build new housing. I know you know this—the law of supply and demand. When the supply of any product is limited it becomes scarce, but when you remove price controls (housing and building regulations effectively work as a control or limit on new housing because it causes too many delays) prices increase and new capital will be attracted to higher profits and the demand will be satisfied. Easy peasy.
Everything you say is true, and I have argued against rent controls and bureaucratic red tape. However, supply and demand issues are also impacted by too much demand. Adding 100s of thousands of new citizens every year does not help matters.
In emergency situations you take emergency measures. Scaling back immigration until the crisis is under control is not an unreasonable suggestion.
Emergencies give birth to tyranny.
"can"
Doing nothing gives birth to anarchy.
Fear of tyranny is not an excuse to do nothing.
In 1920-21 Coolidge did nothing when faced with a great recession following WWI. America recovered without any 3-letter agencies.
Individuals left to face an emergency will always fair better than granting emergency-powers to the state. When has the state ever willingly given back what it has taken from its citizens?
10 million diaspora in the last decade. thats 1:4 people living in Canada, right now. You cannot outbuild that.
All evidence to the contrary.
Since its birth in 1776, the United States has experienced remarkable population growth, evolving from a fledgling nation of 2.5 million inhabitants to a sprawling country of over 330 million people today. This expansion is a testament to the interplay of birth rates, death rates, and waves of immigration that have shaped the nation's demographic landscape over centuries.
Housing was never a problem until our government started regulating it.
I recommend that you pick up a copy of Bryan Caplan’s book,https://www.amazon.com/Build-Baby-Science-Housing-Regulation-ebook/dp/B0CW1PT7KK
They also had no safety net, free land so long as they planted a flag on it, and a people who don't vacation back in their home country every year. People built their own homes because they had to. It's disingenuous to think that parallels the current situation, at all.
unless you're suggesting we remove all regulation and start giving away land parcels and remove the social safety net for migrants... then you'd be onto something
LPC earned 0 goodwill, and they've been coasting on intentions for the last decade.
Until I see things finished, they get 0 from me
Everyone judges as they see fit.
You're not wrong, and I am jaded. I understand why the GOC tends to be so.flippant with public trust, I don't see how they ever lose it, no matter how many times they betray it