Canadian Jobs Report

[ajl]

Canuckistan is really only a third world country whose only asset is that it is close to the US. The economy has three sectors: oil, real estate speculation, and public administration. Now there are only 2. There is no future here for young people made worse by the election of the clown prince. The population is too small, spread out and isolated to get new business ventures to succeed here. So I expect this trend to continue.

[hobbyfrmr]

Canuckistan is really only a third world country whose only asset is that it is close to the US. The economy has three sectors: oil, real estate speculation, and public administration. Now there are only 2. There is no future here for young people made worse by the election of the clown prince. The population is too small, spread out and isolated to get new business ventures to succeed here. So I expect this trend to continue.

I really hate to say I agree with you.

[nicolaas]

you guys give too much credit to the government. It was the high price of oil that caused the boom, the only thing the US govt did was print more money. If harper or the PC's in alberta were still in power, the price of oil would still be low. Tell your kids not to expect 4000 ft2 mansions with granite counter tops until they have raised their kids, as this oil downturn is gonna last for 20 years I figure.

[fjlip]

Canuckistan is really only a third world country whose only asset is that it is close to the US. The economy has three sectors: oil, real estate speculation, and public administration. Now there are only 2. There is no future here for young people made worse by the election of the clown prince. The population is too small, spread out and isolated to get new business ventures to succeed here. So I expect this trend to continue.

You bet, economies of SCALE, most countries BEAT us there. Not enough consumers to support low cost industries. Move to US, then Mexico, then Asia, lastly Africa...

[stonepicker]

Canada has one of the highest standards of living in the world. World class reserves of uranium, potash, oil, major world exporter of flax, peas, lentils, wht., canola, big gold reserves, diamonds, coal, etc. But most of our politicians overlook all that as if it's a negative and passionately preach that we need carbon taxes, electric cars, less work for more pay. The country could be worse off, but we should be better off as a country. A huge country with a small population shouldn't be forcing carbon taxes on itself, canada is becoming a moral and ethically bankrupt society. I think the early european immigrants would shake their heads at what we've become as a nation.

[hobbyfrmr]

Most Candian citizens have BORROWED one of the highest standards of living. I agree with the moral and ethical bankuptcy. I am not against being ambitious, desiring more and better. Ultimately we have to pay for this. So many young people have lost their identities with who they are, their culture and their raising all for the sake of consumerism. It is really odd, young people spend a lot of time talking about the stuff they got and the stuff they are gonna get.
Naturally It will sort itself out. I just hope to miss the "cull"!

[malleefarmer]

World wide issue.
Seems only countries doing well are in scandanavia.