The advantages of a de-valued currency for Canadian exporters and domestic producers are too often overlooked when we look at our economic growth and statistics. Why?

2019 will see higher property taxes, higher carbon taxes, higher rent, higher Canadian Pension Plan permiums, higher car insurance rates, a new speculation tax for real estate, a new healthcare tax and higher interest payments. The bottom line – governments are making sure you have less money.

Some people are having second thoughts about voting for BREXIT as they start to see the ramifications of Britain leaving the EU.

Vancouver and Toronto are right there at the top when it comes to personal indebtedness. This isn’t necessarily a problem when the value of our homes is increasing, yet our politicians have consistently expressed their desire to drive down housing prices. In other words, they’ve purposefully made the debt load more precarious.