Mike's Daily Comment

Canada & US Play Chicken Over Trade….

….but Conservative leader Andrew Sheer, NDP Leader Jagmet Singh & former Prime Minister Harper all all rallied around Trudeau’s position on trade. Trump lashed out at Canada’s trade relationship with the U.S. accusing Canada of “charging massive Tariffs” to U.S. businesses. In a tweet sent Sunday Trump pointed specifically to Canada’s 270% tariff on dairy the origin of his frustrations with Canada.

 

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We Keep Graduating Students With No Knowledge of Economics and Finance

Think of the mindset that says – solutions to issues like poverty, income inequality and employment that have their roots in economics and finance are more likely to be found by keeping the younger generation in ignorance. 

Still we Insist On Doing It

 

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We’re Going To Regret This

Give it a little time and we’re going to regret supporting policies that are designed to retard economic growth. Real estate, the oil industry and now free trade are all under attack. 

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The Wacky Demand For Government To Fix Gas Prices

The cry has gone up for governments to fix gas and housing prices but why stop there. After all look what price fixing did for the former Soviet Union….

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Foot Dragging on Riding Sharing is Anti-Environment, Anti-Consumer

When it comes to protecting the status quo you have to hand it to the self described progressives in BC.  In their world, big government needs to protect consumers from paying less for transportation while saving them from driving less. 

 

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