August1991

Since 1991, we are in a world like 1815. But only Trump gets it.

Strongly disagree. 1. Expats frequently work - like immigrants. 2. Many immigrants move home - like expats. 3. Both migrants and expats come to make money.

Conflict of interest? Our former federal finance is now working for a foreign government. What was she doing before? Canada is a large country: many Canadians have no opinion about the Russia/Ukraine war.

The population of Greenland is some 60,000. Baffin Island, 13,000. I would offer $1 to each resident. Cost? $73,000. Trump? He'll offer $100,000 to each resident. Cost to American taxpayers? $7.3 billion

Orwell was imagining a world - after the cataclysm of 1914-1945. In 1991, in fact, America defeated the Soviets.

Since 1991, Communism, the Soviet Union. leftists, socialists and their crazy ideology are no longer a threat to the world - except among academics/municipal elections in the West. ==== In these 2020s, we now live in a world similar to 1815. Or 1945. Or how Nixon/Kissinger did things.

Following Harper, America recently eliminated the penny. Some 350 million Americans lost a penny: what did America lose?

Agreed. Uh, 200 billion is 0.1 (10%) of 2 trillion. As I said, a rounding error.

Appease is a strong word. 1938. The Maple is a tree that grows in Ontario/Quebec -not in western Canada. John Diefenbaker was not a WASP - he was a populist, but he wanted respect. The fleur-de-lis is important in Quebec.

The federal Liberals chose the flag: Red. This was another proposal:

Canadians fought in Europe between 1914-1945. We Canadians participated in NATO to defend the world against Soviets, Communism. In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. Communism is not a threat to the world. ==== Canada has nothing to do with Ukraine.

Wrong? I worked in Alberta, paid into the CPP. Moved back to Quebec, I now receive a RRQ pension. Pierre Trudeau made an important point: Canada is a federal state.

CBC = English-speaking Canada Radio-Canada = French-speaking Canada

Winston Churchill crossed twice. His phrase, "To cross twice, is a double rat." ===== Mark Carney is a weak leader. But he has smart federal Liberal politicos trying to support him.

Created in the 1960s, our Social Insurance Number has 9 digits - the last is a check digit, based on the previous 8. The first digit was an indicator of province/region (2 was Alberta, 4 was Ontario, 5 was Quebec): 9 was for refugees. PXX-XXX-XXY ==== US Social Security Numbers also have 9 digits: AAA-GG-SSSS (No check digit). ========= Here's my question: We honest older people all have a SIN/SSC. -to avoid identify theft, should the State implant/record our numbers? .

https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-programs/eglinton-crosstown-lrt https://rem.info/fr

Friedman's greatest regret is the invention of payroll taxes. In America and Canada, governments deduct various taxes at the pay statement. ==== Elsewhere in the world, people pay taxes as we Americans and Canadians pay property taxes or HOA fees. In Montreal, the local jurisdiction sends me a property tax bill. I pay it. I reckon we should pay all taxes this way.

Exactly. $200 billion? - We Canadians produce $2 000 trillion of value. A rounding error.

Fast-moving stocks? I'm with Charlie and Warren: 1) low fees, 2) avoid taxes

In Quebec, Sunwing had a remarkable name brand. Westjet destroyed the name. ===== Albertans may make Quebec a separate country.

It is cheap to send a satellite to the other side of the Sun - and detect an incoming asteroid. We spend billions to reduce CO2 - yet the chance is similar.

The WestJet purchase of Sunwing has reduced shareholder value. Onex.to

Marlon Brando:

Spike Lee is the DEI version of Mazursky. Woody Allen is the Limo version. Scorcese is the gritty version ===== I reckon the Mazursky version is best: "Moscow on the Hudson" is a good example.

McCartney (b. 1940) and Woody Allen (b. 1935). Both were born in a dearth of children - just before a baby boom.