Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???

[The Bread Guy]

It's a four decade long problem, and some 'big giant heads' have been trying to figure out how to fix it for quite some time - e.g.,

The Importance of New Ideas in Determining Canada’s Long-Term Productivity Growth

Economists view productivity growth as the main long-term determinant of improvements in the average standard of living, as measured by the growth in gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. Researchers and policy makers note that a decline in productivity growth over the past few decades is one of Canada’s most important economic challenges. This decline is a concern for parliamentarians and the federal government because, if it is not reversed, Canadians’ average standard of living will grow less rapidly, if not decline, in the future.

The aim of this publication is to explain what productivity growth is and why it matters for improving Canada’s average standard of living. It explores the importance of “new ideas” – a concept coined by the Nobel Laureate Paul M. Romer – in determining Canada’s long-term productivity growth and emphasizes that the long term growth of an advanced economy like Canada depends largely on the extent to which new ideas are generated and those ideas become innovations that increase productivity. The basic insight emerging from the economic literature is that the long run growth rate of an advanced economy is primarily the product of the number of researchers, entrepreneurs and scientists and their respective productivity.

Recent research suggests that significant, ground-breaking ideas are becoming more difficult to find and that investments in research and development need to be significantly enhanced in Canada and globally in order to continue to find those ideas.

The Importance of New Ideas in Determining Canada’s Long-Term Productivity Growth

Too nuanced and complete for a bumper sticker or meme, I’m afraid.

 

[MilEME09]

No, he was actually an advisor to Trudeau starting in 2020, at first for the COVID recovery strategy, then staying on afterwards.

He was later appointed to the economic advisor council, however that council never met before Trudeau resigned. So after being covid economic advisor he realistically didnt actually do anything

 

[MilEME09]

More positive economic news, we seem to be trending in the right direction now. Combined with the may job numbers. It looks like we are having a strong Q2.

 

[Czech_pivo]

More positive economic news, we seem to be trending in the right direction now. Combined with the may job numbers. It looks like we are having a strong Q2.

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With Oil/Gas exports surging 9+%, its basically thanks to Donald and Bibi starting a war that has given us record exports. Not sure if we can or should rely on this approach going forward.....

 

[Jarnhamar]

Kids are dying': Miller says online harms legislation a government priority

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7228340

Won't someone think of the children?!
-Helen Lovejoy

 

[Altair]

With Oil/Gas exports surging 9+%, its basically thanks to Donald and Bibi starting a war that has given us record exports. Not sure if we can or should rely on this approach going forward.....

Dont forget aluminum.

Canada turns from U.S. to Europe as Iran war propels aluminum higher

Canada is pushing more of its aluminum towards Europe to make the most of higher premiums on offer, after its neighbor the United States imposed a 50 per cent tariff on the metal last year.

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

LONDON, May 27 - Canada is pushing more of its aluminum towards Europe to make the most of higher premiums on offer, after its neighbor the United States imposed a 50 per cent tariff on the metal last year.

A loss of Middle East volumes due to the Iran war has hit Europe hardest and intensified competition with the U.S. for low-carbon supply, driving prices to extreme levels, with policy and prices determining where scarce aluminum is shipped, analysts, traders and aluminum industry sources said.

 

[suffolkowner]

Dont forget aluminum.

Canada turns from U.S. to Europe as Iran war propels aluminum higher

Canada is pushing more of its aluminum towards Europe to make the most of higher premiums on offer, after its neighbor the United States imposed a 50 per cent tariff on the metal last year.

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

interesting that Irelands Russian alumina smelter? ships mostly to Russia vs Europe or the US now

 

[Altair]

interesting that Irelands Russian alumina smelter? ships mostly to Russia vs Europe or the US now

I mean, its dumb.

But its ireland.

Whenever they have a chance to make sketchy money, as a nation, they do it.

This is on the EU, they should just sanction exports

 

[suffolkowner]

I mean, its dumb.

But its ireland.

Whenever they have a chance to make sketchy money, as a nation, they do it.

This is on the EU, they should just sanction exports

I just find it interesting given the market conditions especially. I wonder if theres a price differential selling to Russia? Or maybe just no falling out windows?

 

[Altair]

I just find it interesting given the market conditions especially. I wonder if theres a price differential selling to Russia? Or maybe just no falling out windows?

Considering there is a bidding war between America and Europe(those tariffs are so self defeating and out of pure spite) and there are no exports to the USA... windows.

 

[suffolkowner]

Considering there is a bidding war between America and Europe(those tariffs are so self defeating and out of pure spite) and there are no exports to the USA... windows.

considering tariffs have you heard that the/some tariffs have expired?

 

[Altair]

considering tariffs have you heard that the/some tariffs have expired?

the section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium remain, so it's still 50 percent.

 

[suffolkowner]

the section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium remain, so it's still 50 percent.

hmm the internet told me it was down to 10% darn it

 

[Altair]

hmm the internet told me it was down to 10% darn it

i believe those are the global tariffs, not the section 232 tariffs.

 

[ArmyRick]

Kids are dying': Miller says online harms legislation a government priority

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7228340

Won't someone think of the children?!
-Helen Lovejoy

What the hell is Marc Miller yammering about? He is making up shit to sell a bad bill.

And the Liberal defenders come in at 3..2..

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Kids are dying': Miller says online harms legislation a government priority

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7228340

Won't someone think of the children?!
-Helen Lovejoy

What a crock.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Kids are dying': Miller says online harms legislation a government priority

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7228340

Won't someone think of the children?!
-Helen Lovejoy

Is that the bill to keep social media from those under 16 ?

 

[brihard]

What the hell is Marc Miller yammering about? He is making up shit to sell a bad bill.

And the Liberal defenders come in at 3..2..

No he’s not. This has been covered in the ‘exploiting/radicalizing youth’ thread.

Thread 'Exploiting/Radicalizing Youth (merged thread)'

21 Aug 2024

Newish (at least to me) and odd group out there, cranking out pams, it seems - more from New Jersey's Homeland Security folks ....

More here and also attached as PDF if link doesn't work.

• The Bread Guy
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• Forum: Canadian Politics

I won’t speak to the merits of the pending Digital Safety Act bill because it’s not yet tabled for us to look at. But I do know that at least in part it’s to be aimed squarely at online predation of youths - much of it very deliberate and some actually crossing into listed terrorism entities - that has cost a number of lives through suicide.

Obviously this isn’t something that will be meaningfully discussed in the length of a media sound bite, and without seeing what’s actually out forward in Parliament it’s tough to assess. We may see the under-16 social media restrictions, and probably some components of the former Bill C-63 Online Harms Act.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Is that the bill to keep social media from those under 16 ?

The legislation is aimed at that, I think it's separate from the actual online harms act bill.

The first thing I noticed is "there will be exceptions", so we'll see how effective it actually is.

One concern people have is the Liberal government using this as a cover to push ID verification for adults.

Australia has an under 16 ban (where the platforms are held accountable) and they do it without strict ID verification. It also sounds like the majority of kids can circumvent the age verification anyways and it's not very effective.

 

[Altair]

The legislation is aimed at that, I think it's separate from the actual online harms act bill.

The first thing I noticed is "there will be exceptions", so we'll see how effective it actually is.

One concern people have is the Liberal government using this as a cover to push ID verification for adults.

Australia has an under 16 ban (where the platforms are held accountable) and they do it without strict ID verification. It also sounds like the majority of kids can circumvent the age verification anyways and it's not very effective.

While I personally think this legislation is useless, drinking ages exist in this country despite there being multiple ways to circumvent it.

Just because something can be circumvented does not inherently make it not worthwhile to do.