Hal 9000

WoW! What a well thought out post.

We know the gov't is gonna raise taxes - Trudeau has said as much...and gas jacked up $0.10 per litre the day he took office. You know he is gonna bring in 25k welfare cases - this year alone. What about 2016,17,18,19,20.... What might that do to not only our money, but what is the cost to healthcare or schooling these people with zero education who can't even speak english. How many jobs do we have to secure, that aren't gov't jobs to make up for this? How many jobs have been lost because of the Libs in Ontario or because of oil in Alberta. How many companies are gonna leave Canada, taking jobs with them? Call it "strong possibilities" if you choose, I'll call them facts. It all takes us to the same predictable conclusions anyway. P.S - The refugee numbers are only for the Syrians - of course. There are many others coming in too.

Well, would you call them strong possibilities?

I base my prediction on the facts before me. Fact; There will be more people taking money from the Gov't Fact; There will be less people paying money into the Gov't Fact; The Gov't is going to raise taxes - significantly Using these facts, it's impossible to believe that things will be better in 4 years than they are now. Financially, it's gonna get worse. Once that is established, the inevitable social problems are easy to predict simply by looking toward England, France, Spain and Greece. Racism and intolerance always...and I mean always trend with the economy. I'm not saying we'll end up in bread lines and riots, but we are certainly trending the wrong way.

Well, nothing we're seeing here is new.

Well, history is my guide. Soon, we will have higher taxes to pay for Trudeaus promises. Higher taxes always come in higher gas prices and higher taxes to the middle class. Trudeaus middle class that he makes promises to, are not what we consider middle class. He considers us upper class. We will have a higher percentage of welfare people than ever before - that's a fact. Every refugee (and who knows how many that will be) will be 100% unemployable. We will have a lower percentage of working people than ever before to pay in yo system. Environmental policies and tax policies will keep foreign money away - hence less jobs. Cost of fuel going up will have direct effect on trucking- prices alway start with cost of transporting goods. Smaller businesses will get hit hardest by this. Minimum wage increase will further strain these businesses. Causing more job loss. Our societal problems will arise from our financial problems- just like France and many other European countries. History can predict the chain of events. As for foreign policy, if we're not with our allies, were against them. Seems harsh, and maybe some hyperbole there, but we will be marginalized by the western countries who do know that it's time to act against our enemies - and yes, we do have enemies. I know WCR , you want a cite of some sort, but it's just my prediction based on a question posed. I know how to connect dots quite well.

Our 4-6 year forecast. In 4 years we'll look much the same as England and France do know. Our major centers will have complete no-go zones (and yes, they do have them to varying degrees in both those countries) with Islam taking hold. In four years, we'll have witnessed a terror attack in Toronto or Montreal, maybe Vancouver. We'll see court challenges to allow Sharia law or else be forced to restructure laws to distance ourselves from whatever Christianity remains. Our middle class will deteriorate rapidly as we head into the highest tax burden Canada has ever seen. We will be so hamstrung by our own environmental agendas that what work we find, will be somewhat government related. Single parents will become an epidemic as fathers lose employment and mothers know they can be better off financially without men. The Bank of Canada lending rates will double as they try to recoup their losses from those who renege on small debt, and others who stop buying into the real estate market. Low income housing or projects will become major government investments , as its realized that it's cheaper than paying for rent to a private land owner. Gas will be $2.00 per litre, (this might happen within a year). Our allies have turned their back on us because we've reneged on our foreign policy commitments. USA, wether it be Hilary or the Donald, will start to mistrust our integrity and will make it more challenging to travel and move trade between countries, this along with our heavy taxes will discourage US companies was well as travellers from coming to Canada. Other foreign investors see our instability and use it against us in negotiations. Marijuana will be legalized, and with that thousands of dispensaries. These will get widdled down to just a few head shops within a year. Poor planning and regulations along with unsavoury vendors will prove that the generated tax revenue is a pittance of what was expected. Soon, Marijuana will be reduced to just a small counter in the average smoke/Vape/head shop as most will still get it elsewhere. The problems will out way any benefits More and more money will be poured into our education and medical system, only to see them both become worse than they are now.

Syrian refugees, If you listen to some of the people on this board.

Well, you're obviously using a tremendous amount of hyperbole, but the US has the numbers, the weapons and the technology. What they don't have is the commitment. Cameras work for the terrorists, but against the western countries - remove the cameras and the west won't lose.

All it takes is commitment. Osama said "the americans will be easy to defeat because they can't take the blood".

If the Americans and their allies decide to stop ISIS, they can do it - easily.

I think I like this new WCR.

A cite! You need a cite to know if Trudeau was an embarrassment today? Look, I have my problems with Trudeau - no doubt, but I agree with the above. To stand there, 2 weeks on the job, during this volatile time and pat his own back and tell the world how Canada has succeeded with their refugees was cringeworthy.

I hate to say it....but!BTW - This is not a gloat. I'm getting really f***** angry that people can't see the writing on the wall. I'm really pissed about what happened in Paris. [edited for profanity by Michael Hardner]

I've heard and seen celebrities tweet this comment, so I know it's a stupid and little thought out concept. International Intelligence has reported that as many as 15-20% of refugees are actually terrorists attempting to gain easy access to western countries. I won't be surprised to discover that this Paris attack has links to Syrian "refugees". P.s - Notice the quotations

Here is a lesson, those of you who are gifted with clear sightedness. Chapter 59, Verse 2 (of the Koran). The soldiers of the caliphate, may Allah give them strength and victory, targeted the capital of abominations and perversion, the one that carries the banner of the cross in Europe, Paris. Eight brothers wearing explosive belts and assault weapons targeted areas carefully chosen in the heart of the French capital. The French stadium, during a match of two crusaders countries French and Germany where the imbecile of France Francois Hollande was present, the bataclan where hundreds of idolaters participating in a party of perversity were assembled, in addition to other targets in the 10, 11 and 18 arrondissement- all simultaneously. The ground of Paris trembled under their feet and its roads became too tight for them. The toll of this attack is a minimum of 200 crusaders killed and even more injured, the praise and honor belongs to Allah. I think we have to understand that it's not simply what we've done in the region, it's also because of who we are and what we stand for.

I can only hope that some of these other G20 leaders talk to Trudeau and straighten him out a little. I actually think he'll have a different perspective when he gets back from meetings. I can imagine that the Americans are wild about Trudeau's refugee plan.

Hey blondie, are you calling me old? Lol! I'm not old, I'm just older than them.

Uh oh, let me guess, you're in university right now?

I assume you're being facetious, but good grief, is their really any discussion that universities are riddled with indoctrination?

I don't see it that way at all. You're saying most people saw through the indoctrination, but it's clear that university students are conditioned to recognize the designated victim classes as well as the designated oppressors of those victims.

But, those wacky people of the 80's and 90's are now running things. Those radicals are out there and wielding real power. People like the Clintons and Obama, they're also the people who are now elementary and high school teachers. I agree that it's always been there (just look at the history of Marxism - another topic for another day), but I do think it's getting worse all the time. Also, I don't think people are as smart as you think. Maybe you saw through it, but i see many who buy in hook, line and sinker.

They talk to me that way too, maybe it's my age. I don't see a microagression, i see a punk with a red or blue polo shirt and a nametag. I know what I know and what I don't know. I don't mind the pompous little nerd for a few minutes to explain something because I know that in my world he wouldn't last a day - I guess that's what I use to make it OK, but really, i'm not competing with this guy for knowledge and my wife isn't gonna think any less of me me because some pale ass skinny nerd is defining RAM from ROM. I f*** with them by asking where to put the disks in iPads and other dumb questions - oh yes, I make them earn their money.

Whaaaaat! Asking a smaller weaker guy to step aside is hilarious. We all do that, in fact we relish those opportunities.

So, If you're struggling with lifting a heavy object into your car, what is my position? Do I offend you by helping or do I look like a prick and just stroll on by? Do I hold open the door? Do I let you cut the line to the bathroom? As a white guy, what can I do (if anything) that's not offensive?