China now viewed more favourably than U.S. in 20 countries, Pew survey finds

[chuckChuck]

Auto manufacturing jobs decline despite Trump’s push for U.S. production

[url]https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/an-auto-industry-workforce-decline-0818/[/url]

President Donald Trump has made American manufacturing a central focus of his administration, aiming to add jobs through a sweeping tariff policy. Instead, auto manufacturing jobs are declining, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

[Hamloc]

You guys are on the fringe and no serious party will represent your views!

Look at the poll of polls 338 Canada. The CPC is way down and the PPC which is your closest party doesn't even register!

Canada has tremendous resources and a highly educated workforce and a stable government and institutions. Investors are very interested and once tRump is gone investment will flow in.

Invest in what Chuck2? There is no realistic market outside of the U.S.A. for our manufactured goods!
Even in farming, most of the products we sell as farmers are priced based on price discovery out of the U.S.
So yes we have lots of natural resources but between over regulation from 10 years of Justin Trudeau and Indigenous groups that won’t allow development(Ring of fire, coastal pipelines etc.), who is going to invest?!

[chuckChuck]

Hamloc here is the list! Are you still going to pretend nobody is investing in Canada? LOL


Canada has experienced a significant wave of capital inflows over the past year, drawing $96.8 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) the highest annual level since 2007. Driven by a strategic push toward infrastructure transformation, clean energy, and natural resources, total investment in Canada’s top 100 infrastructure projects has surged to a record-breaking $343 billion.

The most major public and private investments deployed or announced in Canada over the last year span across several key sectors:


1. Clean Energy & Utilities

• The Churchill Falls & Gull Island Hydro Package: In August 2026, a massive package including up to $10 billion in federal financial support was announced to expand clean electricity generation and transmission in Labrador through upgrades to Churchill Falls and development of the Gull Island hydroelectric project. [1 ([url]https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2026/08/prime-minister-carney-announces-the-largest-clean-energy-investment-in-north-american-history.html)][/url]

• Darlington New Nuclear Project: The Canada Growth Fund committed $2 billion, alongside $1 billion from the Government of Ontario, to support the construction and operation of four Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in Bowmanville, Ontario. This project will make Canada the first G7 country to bring grid-scale SMR technology online. [1 ([url]https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/08/31/prime-minister-carney-announces-appointments-new-chair-board-and-ceo)][/url]

• General Energy Capital Expenditures: Capital spending in Canada's energy sector reached $89 billion. Oil and gas extraction led expenditures at $42 billion, closely followed by electrical power generation and distribution at $34 billion. [1 ([url]https://energy-information.canada.ca/en/energy-facts/investment)][/url]

2. Mining & Critical Minerals

• McIlvenna Bay Copper-Zinc Project: Significant capital has been unlocked for this project, including $156 million from the Canada Growth Fund, $41 million from the federal Strategic Innovation Fund, and $20 million from the Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund. Commercial production officially got underway in September 2026. [1 ([url]https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2026/09/canada-celebrates-progress-on-the-mcilvenna-bay-mine-production-underway-jobs-created-supply-chains-strengthened.html)][/url]

• Critical Minerals Production Alliance: Canada unlocked 26 new investments and partnerships with nine allied countries (including the U.S., France, Germany, and Japan) to secure alternative supply chains for essential energy transition metals. [1 ([url]https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2025/10/canada-unlocks-25-new-investments-and-partnerships-with-9-allied-countries-to-secure-critical-minerals-supply-chains.html)][/url]

3. Transit & Sovereign Technology

• Transit Megaprojects: Transit investment has become the largest infrastructure segment by value, accounting for $123 billion across 25 projects. Key ongoing injections include Toronto’s Yonge-North Subway Extension, Calgary’s relaunched Green Line LRT, and federal investments into the Alto High-Speed Rail Network between Toronto and Quebec City. [1 ([url]https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2025/11/from-reliance-to-resilience-budget-2025-delivers-new-investments-to-buy-canadian-and-empower-small-and-medium-sized-businesses-to-strengthen-canada.html[/url]), 2 ([url]https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canada-s-top100-infrastructure-projects-surge-to-343-billion-in-total-investment-836348270.html)][/url]

• Atlantic Spaceport Complex (ASX): A $10 million joint investment was finalized to build Canada's first commercial space launch facility in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador, advancing the domestic aerospace supply chain. [1 ([url]https://www.canada.ca/en/atlantic-canada-opportunities/news/2026/08/10m-investment-advances-canadas-sovereign-space-launch-capacity-in-newfoundland-and-labrador.html)][/url]

4. Telecommunications & National Sovereign Capital

• Telus Infrastructure Rollout: Telecom giant Telus announced an investment of more than $70 billion ($50.88 billion USD) over five years to expand its network capacity, extend rural wireless coverage, and construct two brand-new artificial intelligence data centers.

• The Canada Strong Fund: To drive further economic self-sufficiency, the federal government formalized the launch of its new sovereign wealth fund, capitalised in the near term with $25 billion to invest in domestic economic transformation projects. [1 ([url]https://budget.canada.ca/update-miseajour/2026/report-rapport/chap1-en.html)][/url]

[shtferbrains]

Chuck, you just gave us a list of government funded boondoggles and called it FDI?

You must think if Carney can get away with gaslighting, you are up for it too?

You never mentioned that the largest part of the FDI is in Mergers and Acquisitions?
Not new projects that create wealth and jobs.
That's what all Carney's investment fund buddies at Brookfield, Blackrock, Vanguard, etc. specialize in.
They all rush in like magpies when the economy starts to stink.

[Hamloc]

Hamloc here is the list! Are you still going to pretend nobody is investing in Canada? LOL


Canada has experienced a significant wave of capital inflows over the past year, drawing $96.8 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) the highest annual level since 2007. Driven by a strategic push toward infrastructure transformation, clean energy, and natural resources, total investment in Canada’s top 100 infrastructure projects has surged to a record-breaking $343 billion.

The most major public and private investments deployed or announced in Canada over the last year span across several key sectors:


1. Clean Energy & Utilities

• The Churchill Falls & Gull Island Hydro Package: In August 2026, a massive package including up to $10 billion in federal financial support was announced to expand clean electricity generation and transmission in Labrador through upgrades to Churchill Falls and development of the Gull Island hydroelectric project. [1 ([url]https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2026/08/prime-minister-carney-announces-the-largest-clean-energy-investment-in-north-american-history.html)][/url]

• Darlington New Nuclear Project: The Canada Growth Fund committed $2 billion, alongside $1 billion from the Government of Ontario, to support the construction and operation of four Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in Bowmanville, Ontario. This project will make Canada the first G7 country to bring grid-scale SMR technology online. [1 ([url]https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/08/31/prime-minister-carney-announces-appointments-new-chair-board-and-ceo)][/url]

• General Energy Capital Expenditures: Capital spending in Canada's energy sector reached $89 billion. Oil and gas extraction led expenditures at $42 billion, closely followed by electrical power generation and distribution at $34 billion. [1 ([url]https://energy-information.canada.ca/en/energy-facts/investment)][/url]

2. Mining & Critical Minerals

• McIlvenna Bay Copper-Zinc Project: Significant capital has been unlocked for this project, including $156 million from the Canada Growth Fund, $41 million from the federal Strategic Innovation Fund, and $20 million from the Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund. Commercial production officially got underway in September 2026. [1 ([url]https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2026/09/canada-celebrates-progress-on-the-mcilvenna-bay-mine-production-underway-jobs-created-supply-chains-strengthened.html)][/url]

• Critical Minerals Production Alliance: Canada unlocked 26 new investments and partnerships with nine allied countries (including the U.S., France, Germany, and Japan) to secure alternative supply chains for essential energy transition metals. [1 ([url]https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2025/10/canada-unlocks-25-new-investments-and-partnerships-with-9-allied-countries-to-secure-critical-minerals-supply-chains.html)][/url]

3. Transit & Sovereign Technology

• Transit Megaprojects: Transit investment has become the largest infrastructure segment by value, accounting for $123 billion across 25 projects. Key ongoing injections include Toronto’s Yonge-North Subway Extension, Calgary’s relaunched Green Line LRT, and federal investments into the Alto High-Speed Rail Network between Toronto and Quebec City. [1 ([url]https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2025/11/from-reliance-to-resilience-budget-2025-delivers-new-investments-to-buy-canadian-and-empower-small-and-medium-sized-businesses-to-strengthen-canada.html[/url]), 2 ([url]https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canada-s-top100-infrastructure-projects-surge-to-343-billion-in-total-investment-836348270.html)][/url]

• Atlantic Spaceport Complex (ASX): A $10 million joint investment was finalized to build Canada's first commercial space launch facility in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador, advancing the domestic aerospace supply chain. [1 ([url]https://www.canada.ca/en/atlantic-canada-opportunities/news/2026/08/10m-investment-advances-canadas-sovereign-space-launch-capacity-in-newfoundland-and-labrador.html)][/url]

4. Telecommunications & National Sovereign Capital

• Telus Infrastructure Rollout: Telecom giant Telus announced an investment of more than $70 billion ($50.88 billion USD) over five years to expand its network capacity, extend rural wireless coverage, and construct two brand-new artificial intelligence data centers.

• The Canada Strong Fund: To drive further economic self-sufficiency, the federal government formalized the launch of its new sovereign wealth fund, capitalised in the near term with $25 billion to invest in domestic economic transformation projects. [1 ([url]https://budget.canada.ca/update-miseajour/2026/report-rapport/chap1-en.html)][/url]

You just made my argument for me. The only private company investing money in your above list is Telus. Everything else is Government!!

[chuckChuck]

You must have not read this part!

A lot of the above projects have private partners and financing along with government investment.

Building infrastructure is a good investment

"Canada has experienced a significant wave of capital inflows over the past year, drawing $96.8 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)the highest annual level since 2007. Driven by a strategic push toward infrastructure transformation, clean energy, and natural resources, total investment in Canada’s top 100 infrastructure projects has surged to a record-breaking $343 billion."

[chuckChuck]

And Canada is seeing a large number of companies want to invest and build data centres.

[furrowtickler]

Ohhh the environment killing power hungry data centres.. lol
funny how those are a great idea now lol
how the power grid gonna handle those ?
I guess the need for nuclear just skyrocketed

[Grain Farmer]

They will just put solar panels on the roofs.

[rumrocks]

Chuck what is the ratio of actual foreign money compared to Canadian taxpayer dollars of the 343 billion being used for these projects. While you’re digging what is the cost to operate FDI per year. You could probably use the Trudeau / Carney unused shovel to help find that information.