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Yup. And granted, the LPC Carney is pretty much owning the center right now, so I'm not displeased with working with a small party with no chance of winning, but Carney wont be PM forever and I have no confidence the CPC ever moves back to the center of the political spectrum. As such, for the...

I cannot join another political party while I'm still a member of the Canadian future party.

Sounds like a great time to shut the straight of Hormuz and plunge the global food supply into a crisis that will kill millions due to starvation. But to bring this back to Canada...do we benefit more from high fertilizer costs pumping up our economy compared to the cost of food?

I think that's a well written and thought out response. Much better than implying that peoples biases make someone inherently wrong or right. You certainly have your own biases but I don't tend to dismiss you out of hand.

We all have our biases. But is he wrong?

Oh great. It's worse than I thought. If Americans cannot afford it... RIP to the millions of dead, congratulations Saskatchewan.

And the NDP.... And the Bloc Quebecois... And the Green party... I feel like the liberal government 2025-2029 should just include the goings on of the opposition as well, seeing as they are all part of the same parliament. And political issues like the F35 or SAAB could be discussed here as...

No, not really. I would sacrifice a few points of GDP if it meant that millions didn't starve to death but if it's going to happen, might as well make money off of it I guess...

Canadians? No, I wouldn't imagine. We can absorb the increase in food prices, as much as we grumble about it. There are nations in Africa and Asia that just can not pay for fertilizer at those prices and can not compete with the first world in terms of bids for a limited supply. Farmers or...

It's weird that this war is going to benefit so many parts of the Canadian economy. Oil and Gas-Alberta,Saskatchewan and NFLD & Lab Fertilizer- Saskatchewan Aluminium is spiking-Quebec Shame about how many people are going to starve to death this year, but certain sectors in Canada stand to...

Yeah, that was my childhood. And many others like me as well. Growing up in apartments with no yards, playing on side streets. Going to the park 2 kms away until you hear your mother yelling from a million kms away. And you know what happened? In my experience anyways. I made friends with...

I mean, it's lazy to pin this on any one PM. Mulroney stopped the feds building public housing Chretien and Martin didn't do anything in terms of affordability either. By the end of Martin's term housing prices started outpacing wage growth. So a 10-12 year lag time. The global financial...

Yeah, how dare Harper just saddle JT with that. Dick move.

Yet people are told CCB is enough to convince people to have kids. 100-500 a month isn't doing squat. It's nice to have when you have kids, but nobody is looking at that and thinking it's the determining factor of whether they have kids or not. Im sorry to hear about your child, sounds like a...

While dropping below replacement, the birth rate fluctuated between 1.5 and 1.7 children per woman. Manageable with moderate rates of immigration. It's been dropping steadily since 2010, last time it was at 1.7. by 2015 it was at 1.5. by 2023 its at 1.25 And it's still dropping.

The only thing I've personally come across regarding fertility is the challenges women having kids later in life causes. I think the declining birth rate has far more to do with choice. Canadians want 2.5 kids on average. Canadian women are averaging 1.25 kids and that number is dropping every...

You're right, but the basic equation remains the same. How does someone who makes 60-90k afford a 4 bedroom house or rental? 300-500 per kid doesn't move the needle in terms of housing to make up for said kid, and you only get the money after having the kid.

I think I saw somewhere that it lasts two generations.

I find it fun when I see people in 4 bedroom houses. They either have no kids or they have 3 kids. No kids meaning they put all their time and energy into getting the 4 bedroom house via savings or career advancement, or they are really wealthy and the 3 kids is a flex. I'm not sure when it's...

Falling birth rate suggests no. The CCB and extended parental leave help if you're already in a position to have a child. Suitable housing, check, steady career, check, spouse, check. Considering many don't check these boxes many don't find themselves in a position to be able to take advantage...