Mike's Daily Comment

Did Politicians Just Kill The #1 Industry?

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Vancouver real estate sales were down 36% in August – coming on the heals of the worst sales in 18 years in July. Employment in the industry is sagging, tax revenue is down thanks to all three levels of government’s concerted effort to lower the value of people’s most valuble asset – their homes.

Oil is Going To Transported – The Question is How

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In the first 6 months of 2018 oil shipments from Canada to the US by rail are up 31% from 2017. This past June  a record 204,000 barrels a day shipped by rail. And world wide demand keeps growing – the question is how do we want to transport our oil.

What They Don’t Teach WILL Hurt You

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The school curriculum now includes a heaping helping of social justice issues but still there’s no time for the fundamental driver of change in society – economics and finance. Who does that benefit? 

Resistance to Change in Education

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It’s the first day of school, and in the last 20 years, not much has changed in the way we educate our kids.  Our world is changing, but the way we deliver education is not progressing at the same speed.

Who Says Socialism Doesn’t Pay

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When Fidel Castro died his net worth was estimated at $900 million. China’s President  Xi Jinping’s net worth is estimated at $1.5 billion but they don’t have a thing on Venezuela Socialist champion Hugo Chavez and his daughter. Starts at 32:11 mark

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