TreeBeard

LOL If we kept our commodities only for domestic sale for a fraction of the world market prices, we’d be Venezuela-North!!

First, you made the claim. It’s not on anyone else to prove anything. Although, actual data was used to disprove your claim. Second, we use actual data. You have feelings. You FEEL Portugal is a cheaper place to live and has a better standard of living than Canada. Other than feelings, what empirical and objective data are you using?

You finding it difficult to ignore them?

It doesn’t matter that you THINK Canadians don’t make as much as they actually do. What matters is data. And the data shows that Canadians, generally, make more in salary than the Portuguese and have more income vs monthly expenses. In every measure, Canadians are richer than the Portuguese. https://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/canada/portugal If sunshine is equivalent to a standard of living, then Portugal wins.

They make less money in Portugal. So, despite the increased cost of living here, we make a lot more money on average. So, while you may find it more affordable in Portugal, that’s because you have a higher living standard coming from Canada. If you insist on apples to oranges, your Canadian standard of living will make Thailand look like a bargain compared to Portugal.

Portugal has a lower costs due to lower standards of living. I’m sure you can get cheap bread in Lesotho too. But the comparison isn’t valid. Why not compare Britain or Germany to Canada?

Seems like Trump’s defence strategy is hoping a Republican president will pardon him. It’s probably not a terrible strategy…

It’s why we pay market price for nearly every commodity. Free market economics is the reason. Why would a fisherman sell to you for $5/lb when they can get $20/lb when they ship it offshore? Should the fisherman act as a charity so you can get cheap fish? They want to maximize profits so they can feed, house and clothe their families too.

Pointing to hypocrite celebrities as an excuse not to do something is rather pathetic.

Why do you base your belief in science based on the actions of uber-rich celebrities?

If Trudeau retires, I can’t see PP winning. The only reason PP has a chance is because Trudeau is yesterday’s news. His leadership, or lack of, is getting to be tiring. That said, if Trudeau stays on, I agree that PP’s party will win the most sets, but I don’t think they’ll form government.

They didn’t ban a religion. They banned the bible, using the criteria set out by evangelical Christian legislators.

Russia isn’t a threat to our allies?

Teachers teach, and must snitch on their students. Your contention that a teacher will know who is abused is absurd. You are sending LGBTQ kids home to be abused.

So should the Justice Minister resign every time there’s a murder?

I take the good parts, but recognize there are evil parts too. I disagree that someone should be fired because the child’s relatives abused them. It’s not the overworked case-worker’s fault. I provided an actual solution. More taxes to hire more case-workers. What’s your solution; fire everyone?

You can’t buy bread in Portugal for a few cents! LOL

Why did you find it necessary to insult me just because I have a different opinion? Proverbs 11:12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

So, you’re denying their parental rights to know about their child. You’re no different than me, except if you don’t know about the abuse, you’re willing to risk the child and I am not.

I think the children were put with relatives. I can see how putting children with relatives may seem to alleviate the need for as much oversight as putting them in foster homes. No one should be fired. Taxes should be raised and more money go into the system to look after these vulnerable kids.

A majority do. But some will beat their child for being gay. If you knew that a child would be abused because they were gay, would you tell the abusive parent anyway?

Because the chance of abuse is very real. Why would anyone of sound mind think they should put a child in danger?

And @RedDog suggests we make it even worse. Your sky-is-falling nonsense notwithstanding, we have the 10th largest economy in the world and are one of the richest nations.

Of course. Only the immature with no self control would think otherwise.

Then Alberta better dig us some more oil, because our growth will flatten and tax-base will shrink. We will need the richer parts of Canada, like Alberta, to pay more taxes.