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Unequivocally wrong. I disagree with your post because as I said, it is an amendment to an act, not a new act. I do not think you know what is in the act, let alone the actual effect of the amendment let alone what part of the amendment you seem to dislike. You were asked but only came back accusing trolling. If you are going to advocate, be certain of what you are advocating and precisely what you don't like about the amendment. Don't deflect, tell us why.

Why? Because of the typo? "Bill C 75 is a large bill and the OP is only looking (if he actually did read his link) at an amendment to it.? Yes, it is a discussion but, you started this thread and have not provided any insight and acknowledgement that this is an amendment to a very large piece of legislation. Exactly what part of the amendment turns you into an advocate. An advocate for who, by the way. What triggered your interest?

Well, payments are very dependant on how much you have to put down on the house and what your mortgage is. A $600K mortgage will be well over $4K per month. $400K is over $2.5K per month. Not including any utilities and property taxes. I think you need to check mortgage rates before you make statement like you did. Plus, people will need a minimum down payment, if they have it. My point is, not everyone wants to own a house and the effort and expenses with owning a house. And, not everyone wants to own a house. No right to buy a house.

Your obsession with the cost of housing is what baffles me and to use that one statistic as your premise of affordability. As I have said numerous times, there is no right to own a home. Some do , some can, some don't some won't but no one has the right to buy a house.

?? My comment was to myata

Duhhh what???? I think you have thoughts developed in your brain but do not have the abiltiy to get it down on paper LOL

Regurgitating Polievre does not do you justice LOL I was living in the 70's and 80's and 90's, on the dollars at the time. Why can you not accept that it was very difficult back then too?? Making excuses for millennial excess does not become you Michael.

I am sorry Michael. I do like discussing things with you but in my opinion, lately you are becoming more and more NDP or even communistic. You are seemingly leaning to everyone deserves the same. Regardless of why some folks are workings hard and thriving and other are not., It is responsibility for themselves, not for the state. Again, I will say to you that owning a house is by no means a right. If you cannot afford one, then do whatever it takes to buy one, if it does not work out, so be it. No one owes you anything. Times were tough in the 70 and 80's as well like it or not. Good thing today inflation is less than 9% and mortgages are less than 18%. You would have a lot to whine about then. (you forgot to mention that in your comparison. BTW, I was making $38K in 1980, single income and about a house that was $110K. My payments were about 65% of my take home. It was tough.

Firstly, "people" do not determine CEO salary. The corporate board does and they certainly do not care what you think LOL The entire population, not just millennials, are playing on the same field. Get you head out of the sand on the field LOL Glad you learned something. Always happy to help the uneducated. As I have already said, the world GDP is of no consequence here. If you have some sort of expert evidence that says 5% of Canada's GDP is lost to corruption, prove it. As I also said 5% of the worlds countries are communist, dictatorships or kingdoms and corruption does thrive there. Canada is not either of those. You have no point, only your one track accustory thoughts.

Your constant accusation of corruption, lobbying etc. Good greif man, if you know anything about economics and GDP you should be fully aware governments need corporations to keep the wheels of government rolling. LOL Careful when climbing down off your pedestal.

I could care less about Weston, or any other CEO's in Canada or the US or the rest of the world. Someone believes they are worht what they are paid. I am pretty sure they do not confer with you nor do they need to. Their value is important to the companies and corporations that hire them. Governments, all over the world are also aware how important corporations and large companies are to the economic benefit of the country. You use GDP as if you actually know what it is LOL. GDP or Gross domestic product is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold in a specific time period by a country or countries. It is what companies and corporations make and produce and provide within a country. What is good for National GDP is how good the companies and corporations are for the country.

Seriously? Again making accusation n=based on your paranoia??

Right back at you "I don't believe that and you have no way of really knowing what the extent of the cost of corruption or how it contributes to things like inflation. " because if you did, and had proof,you would splash it over every news organization and website you could. According to "various sources" that 5% can easily be about only 5 countries, particularly China, African and some other dictatorships. Your assumption or extrapolation that every country is 5% corrupt is a rectal pluck. Back at you again "Has it even really been determined whether corruption is or isn't a benefit to Canadians"? Has it? Proof? Or another rectal pluck? Using World GDP is as nonsensical as your assumption every nation on earth is 5% corrupt (without you even defining national corruption). As it is, you only whine on this forum. You are trying to be a sensationalist without any backing. You make unvalidated and unsupported accusations, especially and particularly about Canada.

So, you do not like democracy. You think it is outdated. You want it abandoned. Your "effective and dynamic" solution is? Your new form of governance would be what?

And not the 2 decades after, the 70's and 80's.

Your obsession with corruption and determination that it is the root af all economic issues and problems in nonsensical. Yes, i agree that there is and has been misuse but corruption being the cause of economic woes , that is conspiracy theory at it's best. As for millennials expecting a more meagre future, well, that all depends on their expectations of their future and if they achieved it or not. Your crystal ball 50 years into the future is clearly more concise than mine

1. Shoulda, coulda, woulda but, it does not always work out for everyone. 2. There were and are parts of society that could or would never be able to buy a home and struggle with rent and cost of living, when economy was/is good or was/is bad. 3. I know many that could not buy in Toronto (or Vancouver or Victoria). They had to move way outside the city. Remember the urban sprawl up to Barrie or out east to Oshawa and farther. The Go Train was built for Toronto commuters and look at the range it is. 4. You focus too much on the now generation, the me generation, the millennial. It is actually our fault for bearing those kids and giving them so much that they have such high expectations without knowing the price to pay for or effort required those expectations. It has been a pleasure discussing this with you but, you cannot convince me that times now are harder than the times were for me back in the 70's and 80's. Expectations are certainly different but the struggle was/is the same.

The economy does not always "improve" the life situation if workers". As can be seen now, the economy is actually quite good but some people are not living up to their expectations. Or maybe the expectations are a bit too high or unrealistic? As I said earlier, the price of housing in Canada is dramatically skewed by a few cities. Real estate is not the only economic driver. Us Boomers also had those factors to contend with back then. As I also said, there is no right to own a home, never has been. Millions of people do not own but rent or lease, for their entire lives, for various reasons. I have also said, every generation has had it's challenges. To say this generation has it harder is nonsensical unless you have lived in the other generation. I can tell you , as a boomer, with single income and 18% mortgage and many years of 7+ % inflation, I had it hard but, with determination, doing with less and lowering lifestyle and expectations , we made it. ( I linked inflation and mortgage rates previously) Continuing on with you is pointless because you a obsessed with housing prices in Toronto and the plight of millennial (as opposed to all people) in Toronto.

Huh? What is your question or point? The economy is driven by many factors and only one, and a small one, is workers and then workers wages. Also, I said "Or is it that millennials cannot work within their economy?" meaning, can they not live within their own means. Not all economic change improves your life, high interest rates change the economy, do they improve your life?

Or is it that millennials cannot work within their economy?

Disingenuous about what?? I lived through the 70's and 80's. I know inflation and high interest and increased wages. Level playing field for who? What? When and why? Never said Weston was a regular working schmoe. I did say his brad contracted him and gave him a wage they felt was commensurate to the job. I suggest you have a job that pays you commensurate to your skills. If that is not enough, then I suggest you improve yourself. Wage increase affect the economy. Higher wages = higher costs. Inflation is a direct result. Millennials, like all the generations before them have to learn to live within their means and prioritize their wants and desires. 2 cars and 2 vacations, designer clothes and restaurants every other day or, do with less and save it for a down payment. BTW, owning a house is not and never has been a right. Millions have lived in rentals their entire life. Millennials have the same chance as every generation before them, they just prioritize differently. Not saying all millennials have priority issues, just as not all previous generations but those that made wise decisions, did OK Average wage in Canada is now $70K . Most families are 2 income as opposed to Boomer generation which were single income. Average house price in Canada is a touch over $600K, knowing that the major cities skew the price.

Well said and right on. Bottom line is it is your responsibility to take care of yourself now and in the future. No one else cares about you.

Oh you peon LOL Only peons whine about how little they have and cry about others that are better off. I speak from reality, not some imaginary world. I worship no one and I also do not begrudge anyone from getting the most they can. Other solutions? To what?

Never said they were. The response was to a poster mentioning the top 1% earners. The thing is, this forum is obsessed with who makes how much money.

The "top 1% of income earners" have always been the top 1% and will continue to be. Fact is, the top 1% are being searched for, contracted for and offered those salaries to run the corporations. They do not set their salary, they are given it to work for the corporations. We little peons need be cognizant of those big corporations for providing jobs and products for us to consume.