Moonbox Posted June 30, 2009 Report Posted June 30, 2009 Kevin Chan seems to me more of a neutral appointment. One of Ignatieff's head policy makers is NOT a political appointment? REALLY????? Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he is for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous
punked Posted June 30, 2009 Report Posted June 30, 2009 The prices of non-renewable natural resources are not a very good economic indicator and Ignatieff age is not very relevant. Accept it is a great economic indicator in Canada. The TSX mimics oil, and as resource prices go up Canada benefits greatly. Iggy`s age has a huge effect he can not sit in minority for 3 years he needs to strike now or his age will become a real issue. Quote
Moonbox Posted June 30, 2009 Report Posted June 30, 2009 He will burn out and fade away if he doesn't do something in the next year or so. Quote "A man is no more entitled to an opinion for which he cannot account than he is for a pint of beer for which he cannot pay" - Anonymous
benny Posted June 30, 2009 Report Posted June 30, 2009 Accept it is a great economic indicator in Canada. The TSX mimics oil, and as resource prices go up Canada benefits greatly. Iggy`s age has a huge effect he can not sit in minority for 3 years he needs to strike now or his age will become a real issue. - The value of the Canadian dollar increases also with the price of our natural resources which slows our manufacturing sector. - Concerning the age of Ignatieff, 65, 70, as long as he looks healthy, it will never be a problem in an aging society like Canada. Quote
punked Posted June 30, 2009 Report Posted June 30, 2009 - The value of the Canadian dollar increases also with the price of our natural resources which slows our manufacturing sector. - Concerning the age of Ignatieff, 65, 70, as long as he looks healthy, it will never be a problem in an aging society like Canada. See this is why we didn't suffer as hard in previous recessions, manufacturing has always been a much smaller part of economy as other developed nations, such as France, Germany and the States. We will be the first ones out of this recession becuase of that fact alone. We are a resource based economy, we are just a lot smarter then other resource based economies and know what our resources are worth. I agree we need to diversify but don't pretend like our manufacturing sector didn't move away when the dollar hit 85 cents a few years ago. Quote
benny Posted June 30, 2009 Report Posted June 30, 2009 See this is why we didn't suffer as hard in previous recessions, manufacturing has always been a much smaller part of economy as other developed nations, such as France, Germany and the States. We will be the first ones out of this recession becuase of that fact alone. We are a resource based economy, we are just a lot smarter then other resource based economies and know what our resources are worth. I agree we need to diversify but don't pretend like our manufacturing sector didn't move away when the dollar hit 85 cents a few years ago. I expect the value of the Canadian dollar relatively to the US dollar to return at par and stay close to par for a quite long period. Quote
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