In tonight’s English debate, Jack Layton said something that really showed his lack of economic understanding. And it goes something like this, “I can’t think of anything you make with wood you couldn’t make here.” on the issue of job loss.
Ask any economist, he or she will tell you that just because we can make [...]
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Once again, Jack Layton (and NDP) are clueless on economy!
Can’t let NDP tackle the economy
Article from Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/496573
When it comes to economy, the Conservative gets it, the NDP doesn’t! Buddhist has a saying that the only constant in this univese is change. We are living in the 21st century and our economy is constantly changing. It used to be cheaper to produce cars in Canada and that is [...]
Wasting votes
On my way home from work this afternoon, I heard a listener calling the radio station in regard to the upcoming Canadian Federal Election saying that they will cast “punishment vote”. And if the frequency of this kind of opinion is any indication of the true election outcome, that means Canadians would rather cast a [...]
If economy is the single issue in this election, then I predict the Tories will win again.
Comments made under the name northyorkray to a Toronto Star article this morning: http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/491145
One can really interpret these data and arguments either way:
- Lower crude oil prices: I thought that’s what we all want since it’ll lower our energy bill and commuting cost.
- TSX drop: That’s becuase TSX’s past gains were mostly sustained by energy [...]
And the campaign begins!
Election is a very exciting period. My overall prediction for this Federal election:
- Conservatives will win another minority government again, will pick up more seats in Ontario and Quebec.
- Liberals will lose seats mostly to NDP, so much so that they will have almost the same number of seats like the NDP. Dion will resign [...]
