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lol... don't look if it's that repulsive to you.... People understand what they've done, and don't think it turns people off at all. Tattoos have been commonplace forever, and more so now. Admittedly though.... I do scratch my head at those who get tattoos on their face. A bit too aggressive of a look for my liking....

So the solution is to elect politicians who have no investments so there is no potential conflict of interest? Again, Poilievre holds investments in Brookfield, big 6 banks, Enbridge, CPKC rail, etc.... No conflict of interest there, or only because Carney holds more, and is a 'lib'?

I understand what you're asking and why, but struggle with 'justify the investment'... First, I'd comment the same as Herbie, 'we need to invest because we have to'. The world gets it, and the fact is we are and will continue to invest in cleaner energy here and globally. The cost of not investing is far greater to future generations than the financial cost to this and upcoming generations. It's like saying we can lessen the price of cars if we removed electronic and structural safety features, or lessen the cost of home construction if they didn't have to meet building code. Not directly on subject title so apologies... but can't get my head around 'case to justify'. Leaving a better world behind for when we're not here is my justification.

And, your point is, what? It's called investing.

'If' covid didn't become political virus the health concerns would be more 'convincing' to some.

What does this Mean? Nothing.... Really... I thought Canadian's were close to unanimous in that we have to start unleashing our natural resources to the world? It means a lot to the mining companies that signed agreements - At the same time, three Canadian companies in the mining sector — Troilus Gold Corporation, Torngat Metals and Rock Tech Lithium — all signed co-operative agreements with German companies. Kudo's to Poilievre for figuring that out that a letter of intent is not a binding agreement, It's an agreement they have to work together toward the objectives they outline to grow trade between the countries. He's probably just now starting to understand that it's hard to put numbers around a trade deal when we first need to build the LNG terminal/s infrastructure on the East Coast to support this trade to Germany and other European countries. Those details as noted will be laid out in a couple weeks. This is terrible news.... I think we need to get the focus back to Trudeau's shortcomings and deporting immigrants.

"if'... I could point out 'convincing' if it's a play on words.

Poilievre is invested in (VCE) Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF, where Brookfield Corp is one of the top assets. Think he's hopeful?

As the headline title says, guess we'll find out in a couple weeks. I do find it funny though that still crying in their beer conservatives who know nothing of the details from an obviously positive headline put a spin on expecting, and likely hoping for failure.

Should have just sent a couple emails and a few texts to see if we can get those trade deals ramped up. Would save a bunch of money on travel expenses...

Then go to this link.... https://www.osfhealthcare.org/blog/fully-vaccinated-less-likely-to-pass-covid-19-to-others Vaccinated individuals have a lower viral load if they get infected. But they still can pass it on to someone else, Brian said. Viral load means the amount of virus an infected person produces. If the viral load is significantly less due to vaccination, there’s less risk of transmitting the virus to others.

Because some people are compromised and can't be vaccinated. That could be elderly, young with underlying health issues, cancer patients, etc. I had no problem whatsoever in mandating the vaccine for health care workers and those in contact with the compromised. We've been through this.... it's people choice to get vaccinated or not but if you choose not to then you don't have an automatic right to work in an environment that could make you a risk to others. The government did what they thought best at time of knowing not nearly what they know now. I also understand that a very small percentage of people have not reacted well to a vaccination which obviously sucks. Everyone has choice though....

I'm wrong because the discussion was about stocks and Canada not being tech heavy.... No I'm not wrong about anything I said or copied and pasted for industry sector comments.. You just have an inability to listen and understand. We only have ~118 tech companies on the TSX which is one reason for the amount of Canadian money in the US markets and where this subject started. TSX has ~118 tech stocks and the NASDQ alone has ~4,075 tech stocks. See any disparity there and why there may be a few more options in the US? And type all you want but Canada while bringing on more tech jobs, is not a tech heavy industry and has never been, but of course you'd say something partisan and stupid like it's the libs fault. And what the f*ck does GDP have to do with the amount of companies on an exchange and where investment gravitates to? What a f*cking idi0t..... I can think critically and have no problem whatsoever with anyone disagreeing, but you have a child's mindset where you can't resist telling people they're angry, kids, wet their pants, and whatever rhetoric your little mind thinks of in any conversation you can't grasp. You're a waste of time, so again.... Go f*ck yourself little man

Poilievre's too busy with his try to be likeable classes. Carney's on it.... Touting ‘enormous’ LNG opportunities, Carney says Canada to unveil new port infrastructure investments within two weeks Amid his push to strengthen energy and economic ties with Europe, Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed Tuesday that the federal government will imminently be unveiling major new investments in port infrastructure. “Our government is in the process of unleashing half a trillion dollars of investment in energy infrastructure, port infrastructure, particularly intelligence infrastructure, as well, with AI,” Carney said Tuesday. Speaking alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, the prime minister said the first of those investments will be announced “in the next two weeks” and pointed to building up the Port of Montreal and “a new port, effectively, in Churchill, Manitoba,” as examples. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/touting-enormous-lng-opportunities-carney-says-canada-to-unveil-new-port-infrastructure-investments-within-two-weeks/ “Which would open up enormous LNG, plus other opportunities, and other East Coast ports for those critical minerals,” Carney said.

You honestly have no idea what the f*ck you're talking about do you.... Going to where this started....I copied facts from Canadian labor sectors that was apparently BS because you know the facts better than the people that put them together. That turned into you telling me what I said, me being a kid, running with my tail between my legs, lying and living in my Mom's basement. Then you had to jump into another conversation about Carney and Poilievre resumes which turned into left ideologies and comments of Trudeau. I said pointless because of your inability to think critically, but then of course your childish schtick of name calling had to shine again. You're a f*cking broken record and as reliable as the sun coming up every day when it comes to the same nonsense. You don't listen to what's said if you can't grasp it, but you tell people what they said to suit your narrative whether they did or didn't say it. Have it, just leave me out of your conversations or replying to any of mine. And no I'm not mad, I just think you're a little f*cking idi0t. Have a nice day!

I'm not running from anything or going anywhere. You can go f*ck yourself though.

No, no rebuttal because as I said a short time ago, I'm done you. You have zero ability to listen and understand what's said if it doesn't fall within your small feeble mind capacity. You blatantly don't listen and choose to make sh*t up as you go along to listen to yourself talk. A sad and pathetic little man.... You're a childish no it all partisan hack of a little sh*t who has f*ck all going for himself except to jump into every conversation on this forum and play right left politics and ideologies. I have no interest or time for little f*cks like you so as polite as I can be.... go f*ck yourself you little sh*t.

We can probably find differing opinions on this all day.... Early investigation revealed a reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among social contacts of COVID-19 vaccinated individuals, referred to as indirect protection. However, indirect protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection-acquired immunity and its comparative strength and durability to vaccine-derived indirect protection in the current epidemiologic context of high levels of vaccination, prior infection, and novel variants are not well characterized. Here, we show that both vaccine-derived and infection-acquired immunity independently yield indirect protection to close social contacts with key differences in their strength and waning. Analyzing anonymized SARS-CoV-2 surveillance data from 9,625 residents in California state prisons from December 2021 to December 2022, we find that vaccine-derived indirect protection against Omicron SARS-CoV-2 infection is strongest within three months of COVID-19 vaccination [30% (95% confidence interval: 20–38%)] with subsequent modest protection. Infection-acquired immunity provides 38% (24–50%) indirect protection for 6 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, with moderate indirect protection persisting for over one year. Variant-targeted vaccines (bivalent formulation including Omicron subvariants BA.4/BA.5) confer strong indirect protection for at least three months [40% (3–63%)]. These results demonstrate that both vaccine-derived and infection-acquired immunity can reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission which is important for understanding long-term transmission dynamics and can guide public health intervention, especially in high-risk environments such as prisons. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-55029-9

I'm showing you what our Canadian industry data says. Apparently you're that much more informed that the people whose jobs it is to sort data. I'm not surprised at all you'd think you are.... I'm also done with you... You have zero ability to listen or understand to what's said because the only thing your feeble little mind can generally process are things having to do with right and left politics and ideologies. Carry on with your usual childish rant now little man...

Yes, commented not 100% effective..... My wife and daughter were vaccinated but both became infected so I agree there. The medical community though would disagree with your wording of 'does not reduce likelihood of spreading' (I paraphrased). I understand it spread in your family but that doesn't mean the chances of them being infected was not reduced.

Like I started with.... it's pointless debate. You're simply not capable of critical thinking.

Quick look at Canada with the more recent investments here and elsewhere; https://climateinstitute.ca/investing-in-clean-power-can-lead-to-big-pay-offs-for-canadas-economy/ Today, almost 60 per cent of the world’s 2,000 largest companies by annual revenue have their own net-zero targets, with 39 per cent of global market capitalization made up of companies who have science-based targets, as of 2023. And while this trend has faced some recent headwinds, corporate climate targets in Canada have remained resilient. At an international level, global capital has continued to target clean projects and zero-emission goods and services, with total investments in 2024 exceeding $2 trillion for the first time, despite a slow-down in the rate of growth. Similarly, U.S. clean energy investments hit a record high in the latest quarter of 2024. Ontario has leveraged its electricity systems low emissions-intensity to become an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing powerhouse, receiving $44 billion in new investment in EV and battery plants alone. In 2024, Honda announced it will be investing $15 billion in the province to develop an integrated EV battery value chain. Volkswagen is building a $7 billion EV manufacturing plant that will be the largest manufacturing plant in Canada, generating around $200 billion in value. Quebec has also leveraged its ability to supply clean, reliable hydropower to attract investment from major players. In 2022, when announcing the selection of the province for a new battery material plant, the Vice President of GM Canada stated that “Quebec was chosen for this facility because of several advantages… low greenhouse gas (GHG), low-cost electricity is really important” . The province’s hydro-based electricity mix is also very attractive to companies in the artificial intelligence space, who require significant quantities of round-the-clock clean power. In 2023, Microsoft invested $500 million USD in four new data centers in Quebec to expand their cloud computing and AI infrastructure capabilities.

That's correct.... Covid vaccines are not 100% effective but to TreeBeards question/comment, they reduce infection risk, decrease the risk of severe illness, hospitalization or death, and reduce the likelihood of spreading the virus to others.

It's a pointless debate, but compare the resumes of economics, trade and business backgrounds and show me where Poilievre has the qualifications to even clean Carney's office. How those skills will play out in his term as PM remains to be seen but if you took your partisan hat off for a minute you'd be very hard pressed to say he's not one of the most qualified PM's we've ever had. That's why people voted for him.

Guess we'll have to see how Carney's term plays out. Poilievre did a great job as party leader losing a 27% poll lead.... that's an interesting take. You can think up any reason you like for the reason Poilievre lost, but the fact won't change that he did lose. You're assuming I've voted liberal for the past 10+ years... Good to see you're rooting for the country's success.