Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

[dapaterson]

Over here will take an hour to get from Orleans to Kanata.

And then you're stuck working in Kanata and living in Orleans.

 

[ytz]

I'm nowhere near it and, at my age, will never ride it and my economy will not be effected by it.

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."

 

[ytz]

And then you're stuck working in Kanata and living in Orleans.

Me and a guy swapped jobs last year. He lives in Stittsville. I live near Montfort hospital. Naturally this means I commute to Carling and he commutes to Coventry now. I'm sure both of us spending 30-45 mins in traffic each way is meeting the government's climate goals....

I loved walking and biking to work. And routinely volunteered to stay later when necessary to support those who gotta run out for daycare pickup. Now I'm in the latter group.

 

[dapaterson]

Years ago I lived downtown and worked at 101. A 15 minute walk to work if I stopped for coffee en route.

 

[ytz]

Years ago I lived downtown and worked at 101. A 15 minute walk to work if I stopped for coffee en route.

Career manager when they find out you have a decent QoL and are happy:

 

[dapaterson]

Career manager when they find out you have a decent QoL and are happy:

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That's why our group was moved to Coventry, before Starbucks and when the only nearby food was the chip wagon in the Canadian Tire parking lot.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Not at all. I'm nowhere near it and, at my age, will never ride it and my economy will not be effected by it. Just providing points. If my post seemed as a direct reply to you rather than the general discussion, I apologize.

Accepted. You did quote me.

Curious though; if a discussion surrounding a 'nation building project' is only to be restricted to those directly impacted, should navy matters be out of bounds to inlanders?

No doubt, landowners directly impacted by this, or any other public undertaking have a right to be pissed; I would be too.

Again, I am not against this project. Like said to @ytz I'm really happy you're excited and I hope it all works out.

I can simply empathize with rural landowners who will have their property expropriated. Sucks. People generally don't live rural to be next to HSR.

Our family hunting camp is east of Kaladar just on the south side of 7. Sort of between Kaladar and Arden. I suspect some of that may be affected. But I don't hunt there anymore, living in NS and all. I will be waiting to hear what the family says.

 

[Brad Sallows]

Cant see the economic opportunity beyond the political colours. If it uplifts GDP by even half of what has been projected its a win in less than a decade but partisanship is partisanship.

If there are other projects totaling the same cost that could uplift GDP by more (say, 1.2%), then sinking that money into HSR (given above estimated 1.1%) will be a net loss of 0.1%.

I do not contend that HSR will be a dead loss. I do contend it might be a relative loss.

It also doesn't do much to regionally diversify Canada's economy or spread risks among multiple projects. It represents a lot of eggs in one proposed basket.

Opportunity cost.

 

[Halifax Tar]

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."

The trees actually have to get planted though.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-scrapping-2-billion-tree-goal-9.6965183

 

[ytz]

Opportunity cost.

Indeed, opportunity cost. Would suck if some of the high income seniors in this country can't get beer money anymore.

 

[QV]

Indeed, opportunity cost. Would suck if some of the high income seniors in this country can't get beer money anymore.

Thanks a ton to all those high performing seniors who contributed all those years making OAS possible.

 

[MilEME09]

The trees actually have to get planted though.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-scrapping-2-billion-tree-goal-9.6965183

best we can do is have the RCR paint some rocks for you

 

[IKnowNothing]

Thanks a ton to all those high performing seniors who contributed all those years making OAS possible.

OAS is a social safety net paid out of general revenues. When was started and for the majority of it's run it was funded with a ration of 7 workers to 1 retiree. Demographics made OAS in its current form viable, and now they're making it non viable.