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

[The Bread Guy]

Move the GIS/OAS/CPP material to the thread already in play on that one - carry on.

Army.ca Staff

 

[HavokFour]

The reshuffle is in.

Chong to finance, Duncan to foreign affairs in Conservative front bench shuffle​

Poilievre Announces Conservative “Affordability Team” to Form Renewed Shadow Cabinet - Conservative Party of Canada

Ottawa, ON –The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, released the following statement today announcing the Conservative Affordability Team, his renewed Shadow Cabinet that will fight for Canadians to bring home lower...

www.conservative.ca

 

[MilEME09]

PM Carney concedes Trudeau's emissions targets are not sustainable for the long term growth of the country. Once again not afraid to admit the previous plan isnt working

Old emission plan would have been ‘opportunity’ to ‘pull Canada apart’: Carney

As Prime Minister Mark Carney attempts to make Canada an energy superpower, he is conceding for the first time that the country’s greenhouse gas emissions will be “higher in the next few years” than projected under the previous government’s plan.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[brihard]

PM Carney concedes Trudeau's emissions targets are not sustainable for the long term growth of the country. Once again not afraid to admit the previous plan isnt working

Old emission plan would have been ‘opportunity’ to ‘pull Canada apart’: Carney

As Prime Minister Mark Carney attempts to make Canada an energy superpower, he is conceding for the first time that the country’s greenhouse gas emissions will be “higher in the next few years” than projected under the previous government’s plan.

www.ctvnews.ca

Good. It’s gonna piss some people off, but reality has a way of doing that.

 

[Altair]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/april-gdp-numbers-canada-9.7253694

Hey, the economy grew 0.5 percent in april. Not a quarter. Just April. If this were to continue on a annualized basis, we are talking 6 percent GDP growth (clearly not going to happen, but a sign of strength)

Canada's economy showed signs of rebounding by growing 0.5 per cent in April, reversing months of slow and negative economic growth.

"The mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction sector rose 2.9 per cent in April, the largest monthly growth rate since February 2024 (+3.2 per cent), more than offsetting March's 1.4 per cent contraction," the agency said in the report.

Industries outside of natural resources also expanded, including the manufacturing sector (0.6 per cent) and the public sector (0.4 per cent). The report said federal government public administration grew for the first time in four months, while defence services grew for the seventh consecutive month.

Fourteen of 20 industrial sectors grew in April, according to the report.

I for one look forward to those youtubers who bemoaned the technical recession to praise this.

 

[brihard]

I’ve posted PM Carney’s new ‘Forward Guidance’ video in the Pipelines, Energy and Resources thread, but I figured it’s topical to this one here too so here’s a cross link.

PM Carney has released another one of his ‘forward guidance’ videos, this one specifically on the energy sector. It’s very interesting. 17 minutes or so. Typing as I go:

He very specifically gives a nod to Albertan objections to the National Energy Program, phrased as he was living in Alberta at the time.

He touches on the history of hydroelectric in Ontario and Quebec and even evokes Quebec’s ‘Maitres chez nous’ (masters of. our own home) approach to hydroelectric. He also talks about energy as something that should be unifying Canada.

He’s explicitly supportive of Canada’s conventional energy sector. “Nobody knows how long the global economy will rely on conventional energy, but while it does, as much of that energy as possible should come from Canada”.

He’s explicitly highlighting how expanding our oil markets outside of the U.S. will improve prices and options.

He noted our numerous LNG projects, and how Canadian LNG will help build resilience in foreign partners.

He turns to electricity costs and broader economic electrification. “We need affordable home grown energy, and a lot of it”. He reiterates the previous announced National Electricity Strategy and Nuclear Energy Strategy, and plans to double the power grid.

He talks about reforming permitting and approvals.

He turns back to oil and gas, that reopening flow through the Strait of Hormuz is easy, but rebuilding supply trust will be hard, and that Canada’s ideally positioned to take advantage of this.

He speaks to the world as it is now, not in 2015, and that events have surpassed Canada’s climate strategy. Climate change is still a crisis, but the previous approaches don’t suit the times. “We can’t afford to restrain the growth of an important part of our energy mix, oil and gas, to meet a short term goal”. He explicitly says emissions will be higher over the next few years, and links this back to affordability and our need to work with partners to better diversify our economic relationships.

 

[Altair]

Happy Canada day all

 

[QV]

Canadians hate being called the 51st state. But they don't mind moving south of the border, study says

Canadians are moving south for jobs, lower taxes, and, surprisingly, health care, a new study shows.

nationalpost.com

Interesting reasons why Canadians choose to move to the US. Jobs is obviously #1.... but healthcare access and quality is #2.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Canadians hate being called the 51st state. But they don't mind moving south of the border, study says

Canadians are moving south for jobs, lower taxes, and, surprisingly, health care, a new study shows.

nationalpost.com

Interesting reasons why Canadians choose to move to the US. Jobs is obviously #1.... but healthcare access and quality is #2.

I am not surprised in the slightest.

Amplifying links:

https://spp.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/teams/1/Publications/FP14e-BeyondtheBorders-Final.pdf

Michael A. Sachs: Why I'm moving my family to the United States

After 30 years of calling Canada home, we have lost faith in the government

nationalpost.com

 

[PPCLI Guy]

AI Overview



Americans move to Canada seeking increased social stability, safety, and a better work-life balance. They are primarily driven by progressive social policies, gun control, universal healthcare, and the desire for a calmer political climate, though many find the process difficult without a specific job offer. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Key factors attracting Americans include:

• Safety and Stability: Canada typically experiences significantly lower rates of violent crime and gun violence compared to the U.S. [1]
• Healthcare: Universal healthcare provides a safety net, although users on platforms like Reddit highlight that wait times can be long and finding a family doctor can be challenging. [1]
  • Work-Life Balance: Generous statutory vacation time, mandated paid leaves, and a generally slower-paced professional culture draw many workers. [1, 2]
  • Social and Political Climate: Many Americans relocate to escape volatile political cycles or to seek communities with more progressive policies regarding reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and environmental protection. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Despite these draws, relocating can be challenging. As discussed on Reddit, opinions are mixed regarding finances; expats note that moving often entails a higher cost of living and lower salaries compared to U.S. hubs, along with strict immigration requirements. Many Americans utilize specific economic programs like CUSMA (the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) or are sponsored by Canadian spouses. [1, 2, 3]

 

[Halifax Tar]

AI Overview



Americans move to Canada seeking increased social stability, safety, and a better work-life balance. They are primarily driven by progressive social policies, gun control, universal healthcare, and the desire for a calmer political climate, though many find the process difficult without a specific job offer. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Key factors attracting Americans include:

• Safety and Stability: Canada typically experiences significantly lower rates of violent crime and gun violence compared to the U.S. [1]
• Healthcare: Universal healthcare provides a safety net, although users on platforms like Reddit highlight that wait times can be long and finding a family doctor can be challenging. [1]
  • Work-Life Balance: Generous statutory vacation time, mandated paid leaves, and a generally slower-paced professional culture draw many workers. [1, 2]
  • Social and Political Climate: Many Americans relocate to escape volatile political cycles or to seek communities with more progressive policies regarding reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and environmental protection. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Despite these draws, relocating can be challenging. As discussed on Reddit, opinions are mixed regarding finances; expats note that moving often entails a higher cost of living and lower salaries compared to U.S. hubs, along with strict immigration requirements. Many Americans utilize specific economic programs like CUSMA (the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) or are sponsored by Canadian spouses. [1, 2, 3]

What is that an AI overview of ? Its not the article or links @QV or I posted.

 

[Maxman1]

What is that an AI overview of ? Its not the article or links @QV or I posted.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

What is that an AI overview of ? Its not the article or links @QV or I posted.

Exactly. It is an different perspective on the same problem. I asked the question "why are Americans moving to Canada" and this is the answer I received

 

[Halifax Tar]

Exactly. It is an different perspective on the same problem. I asked the question "why are Americans moving to Canada" and this is the answer I received

That's the context I was missing! Merci!

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Sarah Connor not seeing the research conducted prior to accepting an AI overview. It is a tool. Probably less biased than shouting podcasts with doomscroller titles...

 

[QV]

AI Overview



Americans move to Canada seeking increased social stability, safety, and a better work-life balance. They are primarily driven by progressive social policies, gun control, universal healthcare, and the desire for a calmer political climate, though many find the process difficult without a specific job offer. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Key factors attracting Americans include:

• Safety and Stability: Canada typically experiences significantly lower rates of violent crime and gun violence compared to the U.S. [1]
• Healthcare: Universal healthcare provides a safety net, although users on platforms like Reddit highlight that wait times can be long and finding a family doctor can be challenging. [1]
  • Work-Life Balance: Generous statutory vacation time, mandated paid leaves, and a generally slower-paced professional culture draw many workers. [1, 2]
  • Social and Political Climate: Many Americans relocate to escape volatile political cycles or to seek communities with more progressive policies regarding reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and environmental protection. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Despite these draws, relocating can be challenging. As discussed on Reddit, opinions are mixed regarding finances; expats note that moving often entails a higher cost of living and lower salaries compared to U.S. hubs, along with strict immigration requirements. Many Americans utilize specific economic programs like CUSMA (the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) or are sponsored by Canadian spouses. [1, 2, 3]

I asked AI to give me data on comparison. Numbers, reasons, demographics tell an ugly story for Canada.

Direct Comparison

Feature	Canadians Moving to the U.S.	Americans Moving to Canada
Annual Volume	~126,000+ total individuals	~7,500 to 11,000 permanent residents
Total Diaspora	~828,000 Canadian-born residents	~256,000 American-born residents
Primary Motivations	Housing affordability, lower taxes, high-salary corporate jobs	Universal healthcare access, specific work or study programs
Demographics	Highly educated professionals, young buyers, retirees	Older median age, non-citizen transiting students/workers

 

[Infanteer]

I asked AI to give me data on comparison. Numbers, reasons, demographics tell an ugly story for Canada.

Direct Comparison

Feature	Canadians Moving to the U.S.	Americans Moving to Canada
Annual Volume	~126,000+ total individuals	~7,500 to 11,000 permanent residents
Total Diaspora	~828,000 Canadian-born residents	~256,000 American-born residents
Primary Motivations	Housing affordability, lower taxes, high-salary corporate jobs	Universal healthcare access, specific work or study programs
Demographics	Highly educated professionals, young buyers, retirees	Older median age, non-citizen transiting students/workers

This drain is happening - good think tanks are talking about this.

A decade of lagging productivity and business stifiling regulations have done this. Ottawa bureaucrats, bloated by 50% over the same time with sinecure and iron-clad benefits, think everything is just fine.

 

[Czech_pivo]

I asked AI to give me data on comparison. Numbers, reasons, demographics tell an ugly story for Canada.

Direct Comparison

Feature	Canadians Moving to the U.S.	Americans Moving to Canada
Annual Volume	~126,000+ total individuals	~7,500 to 11,000 permanent residents
Total Diaspora	~828,000 Canadian-born residents	~256,000 American-born residents
Primary Motivations	Housing affordability, lower taxes, high-salary corporate jobs	Universal healthcare access, specific work or study programs
Demographics	Highly educated professionals, young buyers, retirees	Older median age, non-citizen transiting students/workers

Dude, this is the same as it’s been for the last 30+yrs.
It’s the same as when I left Canada in 93.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Dude, this is the same as it’s been for the last 30+yrs.
It’s the same as when I left Canada in 93.

Exactly. Individual people make individual choices, and always have. If the flow has been, over the long term, relatively stable, then it would seem that the aggregate of those individual choices is not necessarily a commentary on the current political climate., much as one may hope.

 

[QV]

Dude, this is the same as it’s been for the last 30+yrs.
It’s the same as when I left Canada in 93.

That's not a good thing, Czech_pivo