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Canada's per capita GDP performance since 2015 isn't much to brag about. Summary: Real GDP per capita rose modestly from 2015 through 2019, fell sharply in 2020, rebounded in 2021–2022, and has since flattened or edged down. Overall growth in real GDP per person since 2015 has been very slow — so much so that some estimates show essentially stagnant or negligible gains over the decade. Statistics Canada Relative International Position Over the broader decade, Canada’s per capita performance has been much weaker than in the US and many OECD peers, especially when measured in real terms — a point highlighted in some analyses.

You mean like they've been doing in Minnesota?

Do you consider someone that is 17 years and 5 months old to be a child? Read more about the criminal history of this mere 'child'. It's not raiding the cookie jar kind of stuff. He was 17 years and five months old when he murdered Jung, and was under three separate weapons prohibitions at that time from prior crimes . He’d been convicted in February 2020 for property crimes, court order breaches, impaired driving, assaulting police and possessing a gun. In August 2020, he was convicted for possessing and transporting a gun. And in September 2021, he was convicted of breaching a court order, possession of stolen property and robbery.

Capitalist countries with generous social programs. For a time, Sweden was TOO generous and they had to roll it back.

Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chretien had proposed 'The White Paper' back in 1969. "The 1969 White Paper (officially entitled Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy) was a policy paper proposal set forth by the Government of Canada related to First Nations. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his Minister of Indian Affairs, Jean Chrétien, issued the paper in 1969. The White Paper proposed to abolish all legal documents that had previously existed, including (but not limited to) the Indian Act, and all existing treaties within Canada, comprising Canadian Aboriginal law. It proposed to assimilate First Nations as an ethnic group equal to other Canadian citizens. The White Paper was met with widespread criticism and activism, causing the proposal to be officially withdrawn in 1970. The White Paper proposed legislation to eliminate Indian status. Indigenous people would be granted full rights as citizens instead of being regarded as wards of the state. First Nations Peoples would be incorporated fully into provincial government responsibilities as equal Canadian citizens, and reserve status would be removed; laws of private property would be imposed in Indigenous communities. Any special programs or considerations that had been allowed to First Nations people under previous legislation would be terminated. The Government believed that such special considerations acted to separate Indian peoples from other Canadian citizens." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_White_Paper Just imagine how things might be today if they didn't back down with this more sensible proposal.

Nazi, or NSDAP. National SOCIALIST German Workers Party. That's what they called themselves and they were utterly horrible. To even suggest there's an element of that in the Trump administration is just so absurd.

The fact that he's a socialist.

You refuse to acknowledge facts like so many on your side. Your hatred for Israel and it's people is as deeply rooted as it is in most Palestinians. Israel has built a pretty strong economy. A huge hi tech sector and arms industry. They get a lot of funding from the US, much of which goes to purchasing from the US. See my previous post about which side produces Nobel Prize winners, great achievements in science and medicine, the arts and so on. And which side produces basically SFA. Gaza is pretty well funded from abroad but all that money and aid goes to: firstly-Hamas leaders, secondly-tunnel construction and weapons procurement.

So why have Democrats not addressed this issue before? Odds are, Mamdani is only going to make things even worse. New York was one of the top states where movers were leaving in 2025, with a majority of moves outbound — driven by housing cost, job opportunities, and lifestyle factors.

The IDF has achieved the lowest ratio of civilian deaths to combatants in the in the modern era of warfare so that basically shoots down the narrative that they were conducting a slaughter. And the fact that members of Hamas DO NOT wear military uniforms must not be underestimated here since they are clearly not clearly distinguishable from actual civilians. The Gaza Health Ministry (a Hamas entity) does not differentiate between civilian and armed militant deaths, raising questions about their accuracy. Conversely, Hamas does not differentiate between IDF and civilians, probably preferring civilians because they are softer targets. When an opponent like Hamas operates from within a place like Al Shifa Hospital, that hospital is a legitimate target. Search Assist The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is noted for having one of the lowest civilian death ratios in urban warfare, with estimates suggesting a combatant-to-civilian ratio of about 1 to 1.0-1.5 during recent conflicts in Gaza, which is considered a historical achievement in protecting civilian lives.

1. Fraud Losses in Minnesota — Two Different Scales A. Federal/State Program Fraud (Large-Scale Public Assistance Schemes) This is the big, ongoing federal investigation into fraud across multiple programs run in Minnesota (Medicaid, child nutrition, housing services, etc.): Federal prosecutors tell reporters that investigators are examining fraud across 14 different Minnesota-run programs that have collectively paid out about $18 billion in federal funds since 2018. Authorities estimate that **“half or more” of that — roughly $9 billion — could have been fraudulently obtained (billed for services never provided). Midland Reporter-Telegram +1 This $9 billion estimate is based on early assessments by prosecutors and is not yet final — the true figure could change as investigations conclude. MarketBeat Some commentary and local sources suggest total fraud in Minnesota state programs could be in the low billions (e.g., $1–2 billion or more), based on prosecutions and audits to date, not the broader federal estimate. It's a lot of money no matter how you look at it. You boast that there were CONVICTIONS during the Biden/Harris administration. Taking the low estimate of fraud, the $1 billion dollar number, how much of that has been RECOVERD to date? 2. Money Recovered So Far A. Recovery from Major Fraud Investigations In the Feeding Our Future pandemic-era fraud case (child nutrition program), authorities have seized about $60 million–$70 million in assets (cash, property, vehicles). San Francisco Chronicle Only part of this is liquid and immediately returned; selling vehicles/real estate takes time. San Francisco Chronicle Many other funds allegedly stolen have already been spent or moved overseas(to Somalia), meaning recovery of the full amounts may not be possible. So at the end of the day, despite any convictions, this has been a WILDLY SUCCESSFUL fraud scheme. Convictions from the Biden DoJ didn't seem to deter these people in the least and there are claims that Walz was trying to silence whistleblowers calling out all this corruption.

Still not sure where you stand on this. A- there is no Somali fraud ring in Minnesota? B-there is a Somali fraud ring in Minnesota but you're fine with it? C-it's racist to call out a Somali fraud ring? Meanwhile...something seems to be going on in Ohio....involving....Somalians. https://www.aol.com/articles/somalis-reportedly-filled-ohio-strip-183518935.html

CNN responds to to Nick Shirley's Minnesota fraud investigation.....by doing a hit piece against Nick Shirley. Well, we knew this was going to happen.

There have been reports that some veterans who have contacted Veterans Affairs asking for assistance have had those staffers suggesting or offering MAID instead of providing them with the help they were asking for. Leaders and staff at some food banks have reported that clients have expressed despair due to grinding poverty, poor mental health, and a lack of supports — and that some have asked how to apply for MAID or spoken about considering it because they feel they can’t live under such conditions. Think about that, people reaching a point of desperation because of sky high grocery prices which is causing them to consider ending their own lives.

The problem for your argument is, there is a mountain of evidence detailing the kinds of things Hamas does, while there is virtually nothing to suggest that the IDF perpetrates the same kind of atrocities. And it is not fair or accurate to conflate the civilian casualties which are unfortunately normal during urban warfare to what Hamas has done. "The appalling record of Hamas brutality has set a new standard in graphic evidence of unrivaled human atrocities. In the aftermath of the October 7 brutal massacre of 1,400 innocent Israeli civilians – including mass rapes, tortures, bonding and immolation of toddlers, beheadings, and live mutilation; the Israeli leadership wrestled with how to show the world these horrors without desecrating the memory and dignity of these victims, while also attentive to the privacy and suffering of the victims’ families. Massive horrifying video and photographic imagery of the grotesque scenes was available through the sickening scenes which greeted Israeli rescuers who found few victims alive, but even more footage was provided by the gleeful terrorists themselves from their own body cameras, dashcams, and the devices of victims as they were slaughtered. The need for this documentation is profound, as internet bigots flood social media with denial of this savage, cruel assault. https://time.com/6565186/october-7-hamas-attack-footage-film/

That would encompass an awful lot of Palestinian attacks against Israelis. Likely the majority of their attacks. And when many of these terrorists are taken alive and imprisoned by the Israelis, leftists still make the absurd claim that they are 'hostages'.

"What Somalia did for America in 5 minutes"( Hint: not much)

What do you include in your definition of 'resistance'? Are some things unacceptable or does anything go? By their actions, both past and present, it's very clear that Palestinians believe anything goes when it comes to attacking Jews. Literally nothing is off limits for them.

Back in that time era, did anyone on either side face justice? If one accepts that the IDF has terrorist roots, they have built it up to one of the most impressive military machines on the planet. And they 100% go all out to minimize civilian casualties on the other side. I don't know whether they did that or not. It would be awful if they did that back then. On the Palestinian side, they haven't changed at all. Most of them have the same barbaric attitude towards Jews as past generations did. They are out for blood. After WW2 the Allies put Germans through a de-Nazification process. I don't think even that method could work with Palestinians unless they were somehow forced to stop teaching their children to want to kill Jews. Perhaps the saddest part is, people(leftists) in the West see this and say it's totally justified.

Speaking of food banks, check out these people in Brampton taking food and putting it into their........Lexus. https://www.24vids.com/video/look-at-this-a-75000-lexus-nx-doing-a-food-run-at-the-brampton-food-bankyou-p-tw-2005680765280170180 Canada's economy has been mismanaged for some time now and there are certainly people who do have to make use of food banks, but people like the one's in this video are disgusting.

So who normally requires daycare? Well that is typically working parents. Why would that certain large group of parents in Minnesota who by and large do NOT work, need daycare in the first place?🙄 Trying to enroll your child in a Somalian-run daycare...