Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

[MilEME09]

Too bad Canada wouldn’t become a resource exporting nation, i mean with the worlds third largest O&G reserves and more timber etc then most nations could dream of, let’s continue to mute those sectors and try and battle it out with countries over whether we build their cars or not.

and only exporting our resources, then buying back the finished goods is what has gotten canada to the economic position we are in. I am all for making use of our resources, but how about we start finishing more products here too

 

[QV]

The Americans are out to bleed us dry. To them we are only good for supplying them with natural resources. Until we stand up for ourselves and start doing less business with them and more with other nations, we will continue our way to extinction as a country. I don’t trust China either and have commented countless times about how dangerous they are. But I also feel that it may be in our best interests to play China off against the Americans when it suits our purposes. It’s a dangerous game, to be sure. Mind you, these are dangerous times and we need to re-think all that we’ve been taking for granted for too many decades.

Can't help but wonder that if we did that part right, that other concessions might follow. And not just supplying the US, supplying Germany, Japan, and anywhere else to help offset the dependance on Russian and Middle East energy.

Think about the leverage Canada would have if it were a major energy exporter that countries could source over dictator O&G? Would the US and others look at Canada differently if it could be relied upon as a secure and ethical supply of energy vs how they look at us now with the climate crisis mantra governing our outputs?

All of Canada's problems start and end with how we manage our resources.

 

[QV]

and only exporting our resources, then buying back the finished goods is what has gotten canada to the economic position we are in. I am all for making use of our resources, but how about we start finishing more products here too

Sure.

 

[QV]

Other nations with smaller economies than ours have managed to compete. I’m not saying we can be all things to all people but I do think the market potential is there. Otherwise, we are doomed to become what we’ve tried so hard not to be…glorified hewers of wood and drawers of water. Which is precisely what the U.S. wants us to be…that is, immediately prior to our becoming the 51st state.

Canada should embrace it's strengths. Resources are it's strength. If that offends the sensibilities of some, too bad. The wood and water need to come from somewhere, and if you have it in abundance you ought to market it. If you don't, someone else will.

 

[JLB50]

Canada should embrace it's strengths. Resources are it's strength. If that offends the sensibilities of some, too bad. The wood and water need to come from somewhere, and if you have it in abundance you ought to market it. If you don't, someone else will.

Yes, resources are our strength. But that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t or can’t round out our economy and develop a more solid industrial base. Other smaller countries have done more with a lot less than Canada to assert their independence. We need to go full tilt and become much more aggressive in looking after ourselves.

 

[QV]

Yes, resources are our strength. But that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t or can’t round out our economy and develop a more solid industrial base. Other smaller countries have done more with a lot less than Canada to assert their independence. We need to go full tilt and become much more aggressive in looking after ourselves.

We need to go full tilt on the resource sector, our area of strength and could be dominance. Then, when we have clout, we round out as well.

What you seem to purpose is to go "full tilt" on areas that are outside our control. Good luck with that.

 

[The Bread Guy]

We need to go full tilt on the resource sector, our area of strength and could be dominance.

Unless you happen to want to send, say, softwood lumber south, in which case both Red & Blue federal governments have caved to the US - and although some here suggest Canada bend the knee even more, never worked with that particular resource.