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lol... no doubt they must be leftist journalists. Ahhhh no, journalists don't set expectations and no they don't apply whatever number they want. They report what economists are saying and reference the economist by name or institution. Economists forecast expectations that journalists report. It's called journalism.

I gather you get your economic data on Truth Social? The overall CPI rose 0.4% for the month of August. Energy costs rose by 0.7%, with gasoline prices increasing 1.9%. Food prices increased by 0.5%, with groceries seeing a 0.6% rise. Primary shelter costs saw their fastest increase in months. The 12-month change in the CPI was 2.9%. And just an FYI.... Journalists don't set economic data expectations. They report economists expectations. Stagflation isn't your friend either, but looks more and more to be heading your way. Enjoy the Trump years....you'll be able to tell your children you lived through them, maybe...

Questioning the effectiveness of vaccines.... God bless America 😂

I'll bet he can.... "I have a very, very radical view on this, but I can defend it, and I've thought about it," Kirk said. "We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s." "Young women, they don't value having children," he told Fox News host Laura Ingraham. "Trump voters, young men, they want family, children and legacy. Young women who voted for Kamala Harris, they want careerism, consumerism and loneliness." When pop star Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Aug. 26, Kirk was quick to discuss it on his podcast, suggesting that getting married and having "a ton of children" would "stop this kind of liberal endorsing Joe Biden nonsense." He said he hoped marriage would make Swift more conservative and encouraged her to "Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You're not in charge." In March 2020, he posted about the "China virus" — a phrase that was quickly adopted by U.S. President Donald Trump, then in his first term. In December that year, the year-end gala for Kirk's Turning Point USA group went ahead in Florida despite the state's COVID-19 mitigation efforts. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/charlie-kirk-controversies-1.7630859 Totally agree with Barquentine. He didn't deserve to be shot and killed, but the m0ron was certainly worthy of being ignored.

#2, find a scapegoat. The Fed, Biden, Obama, Hilary or anyone else on the left.

Appears that your entire days and nights are about promoting divisiveness to the left. Ever think about taking up golf or something to get you away from this shit?

No, it's not even close to being a dead country, except for the a**holes like you constantly complaining about it rather than trying to make it better. Life's too short so try packing your bags and fùcking off if it's that bad.

Surprising.... Someone gets shot and the first thing the same handful of social misfits out here only care about is political party affiliation. Understandable given the fascinations with Trump and Poilievre who both choose divisiveness over unity. Keep slamming the left as the only reason society is as fùcked up as it right now. It's got nothing to do with your fùcked up ideals at all...

A Northwest Coast pipeline is part of the draft of potential infrastructure projects for fast-track consideration but there is no proponent today. Until then Eby has said the right thing.... show me a proponent for the project and we'll talk. Tough one with the ferries quote from China. There was no made-in BC quotes because they knew they couldn't compete with China shipbuilders if BC material requirement wasn't specified. BC ferries has an aging fleet that needs to be upgraded to reliably support the communities that depend on this essential service and it's ~$1.2B lesser cost than from a European quote. Ideally built in BC but that's not any time soon.

Angry Pierre should try to understand the symptoms before finding a cure.... Fabian Lange, an economics professor at McGill University in Montreal and the Canada Research Chair in Labour and Personnel Economics, said on Thursday that Canada's high youth unemployment "is primarily a business cycle phenomenon." "Youth unemployment is like a canary in the coal mine," he told David Cochrane, host of CBC's Power & Politics. "It's one of the measures that moves the most with the business cycle." Because Canadian businesses are grappling with economic uncertainty due to the Canada-U.S. trade war, they're retaining their current roster of employees but not hiring new workers, Lange said. "Youth unemployment, almost by definition, are all individuals just entering the labour market. They are all looking for jobs. So when hiring slows down, unemployment in that group is going to be the first to move rapidly," he said. Lange said he expects politicians to propose various programs to tackle the problem, but ultimately Canada's overall economic situation will need to improve before youth joblessness begins to come down. "If our economy goes into a recession, [and] it seems to be going into a recession, then we will see this increase in youth unemployment. It's almost inevitable," he said. "If you want to avoid this, try to make this a short and shallow recession. And that's a question for monetary and fiscal policy."

You've avoided the question the last few times I've asked.... You're a Trump supporter of his policies and schtick but have an issue with our economy data that is a direct result of his trade policy, or that Carney hasn't been able to get us a no tariff deal with him yet. You see no conflict of argument there?

Did you expect different GDP data with the tariff and trade pressure Trump is putting on us? I'm curious what you think Poilievre would have done this quickly to get us a no tariff agreement?

If you went through the trouble of looking that up, why didn't you just look for facts instead of the sarcasm? There were approximately 203,028 electric vehicles (EVs) in British Columbia as of July 2025, with about 80% of these being in the Lower Mainland/Metro Vancouver region, translating to roughly 160,000-163,000 EVs in the area, though a specific, up-to-date figure for Metro Vancouver was not readily available. The number of EVs is rapidly growing; for example, the province had over 150,000 EVs as of January 2024, and the Metro Vancouver region saw EVs account for 23% of new vehicle sales in 2024.

The Roberts bank port expansion on the West coast, 4 active LNG terminal projects in BC, just announced $15B invest in Newfoundland and Labrador LNG terminal, upcoming announcements for Churchill and Montreal terminals, just started Major Projects office, just announced measures to mitigate impact of US tariffs and trade disruptions, expanded trade relationships and opportunities .... A long way to go but seems to me that things are getting started.

I'm looking at this with open eyes and struggle to see where he's not moving quickly given the challenges and barriers in front of him. To say that Carney has a lot of sh*t on his plate right now is an understatement and to think all the country's problems should have been fixed in 4 months is not even close to being realistic. Agree with peoples patience though.... at some point people are going to look at the cost of living and their own livelihoods to ask if they're better.

August, why is a US dividend a problem? There is a withholding tax but all that means is a lesser net dividend. You're generally buying an equity for it's believed share price appreciation anyway, not solely for it's dividend yield. You would be incorrect in suspecting that I'm a young day trader riding a bull market. More accurately I'm an older investor who has the majority of our assets being managed by a financial advisor. I do however manage my and my wife's TFSA's as I've always been interested in and enjoy business/market related subjects, research and actively trading within them to grow their values. I don't (rarely) day trade but more so swing trade and have a number of long term holds in both Canadian and US equities. A TFSA is the absolute best savings vehicle that we have in Canada... financial situation and age depending. To stay away from a US equity because of a dividend withholding tax makes no sense. To stay away from US equities in general makes even less sense.... obviously sector and company depending.

Trudeau had none, and trust you'd note that with the record he left behind. I'll take an experienced economic, trade and business mind over a career portion any day and every day.

That's what politicians do, tell people what they want to hear. That said, I'm sure Carney thought he could sway Trump but that shipped sailed with Trump screwing the entire world. You're going 10+ years back but .... Harper's anti-democratic ways had worn people out. It was time for him to move on, and that's what the liberals had. And yes, I do care about qualifications as most of the country does and it's why we have the PM we do.

It's real hard winning a poker game when you show up with $20 in your pocket and the other guy has $2,000 in his....unless you get all the cards, which we certainly don't have. Take your bias away for a minute.... If you honestly believe that Poilievre is more qualified in ANY respect of business acumen your fascination with him is deeper than I thought 😂

Polls are nothing more than opinions. The most important poll is votes which Canadian's spoke to during the federal election.

Seriously.... are the resumes and acumen even worthy of comparing 😂 Trudeau is gone, don't be a Poilievre....

Imagine how Poilievre would be faring right now with zero business and practical experience in anything besides being a career politician. He'd have been a deer in the headlights and sold us down the road to ruin from the get go because of his inexperience.

No, it's very obvious the grid infrastructure is aged and needs to be upgraded for the future.... be that EV's and the electrification of the world in general. There are more than enough critical minerals to support the evolution of EV's. It's a matter of extracting them which the supply chain isn't able to do quickly as mines takes years to establish.

lol... well there you go, boomers fall for phone scams so had to have voted Liberal. The younger generation who is angry with the cost of living (rightfully so) just got bamboozled by Poilievre's tough guy talk. Given the tariff pressures applied, did you expect a robust report? Job losses were in part time positions, with little changed in full time positions. The US didn't have good jobs data report today either with losses in manufacturing and business services sectors and clear signs of a slowing economy and possible recession. Maybe Poilievre can jump in and help save North America?

I've never thought that.... simply because ICE is not a recent invention. It's all we've known until the last decade of electrification and the evolution of EV's. We know what the real world effects of ICE engines which is why the industry continues to evolve to EV's, albeit at a slower pace in North America right now.