Taiwan has passed Canada.....

[liliput1]

He is THE worst PM ever

How about a trade? No take backsies.

 

[phtlc]

What is less accountable than getting elected by one side and then just crossing over to the other without voter approval or process?

Nothing. This is rock bottom.

 

[phtlc]

TST is upset that Canada’s economy is performing well (he’s unpatriotic), so he’s whining about Carney.

Why are MapleMAGAs and MAGAs so obsessed with Carney? It’s weird.

Housing costs are skyrocketing, food prices are skyrocketing, food bank use is at an all time high.

 

[Rebel5soul]

Housing costs are skyrocketing, food prices are skyrocketing, food bank use is at an all time high.

But everything is just wonderful, just ask Ottawa.

 

[PaxNurgle]

Our current dictator seems resolved to destroy Canada at every level.

Putin's policies towards Canada have always been pretty neutral. He is, however, pretty resolute about destroying Canada's neighbor to the south- and one way in which he is doing so is by using message board trolls posing as Canadians.

 

[stxjimmy]

Putin's policies towards Canada have always been pretty neutral. He is, however, pretty resolute about destroying Canada's neighbor to the south- and one way in which he is doing so is by using message board trolls posing as Canadians.

Worried about canada’s new arctic treaty, expect to see lots more of tst and phtic.

 

[TastySuckToy]

Putin's policies towards Canada have always been pretty neutral. He is, however, pretty resolute about destroying Canada's neighbor to the south- and one way in which he is doing so is by using message board trolls posing as Canadians.

Yes, 'attack' the US by deploying 'message board trolls' on an obscure, heavily left leaning Literotica politics forum.

I'm not sure what is funnier: the actual concept or that you may actually believe that.

 

[ll74]

And by floor crossings. Individual MP's who made a personal decision to over-ride the outcome of a democratic election.

The outcome was to elect Representatives and those Representatives produced the outcome. That's how it works.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

Putin's policies towards Canada have always been pretty neutral. He is, however, pretty resolute about destroying Canada's neighbor to the south- and one way in which he is doing so is by using message board trolls posing as Canadians.

Nastycuckboy isn't Canadian. He is an American posing as a Canadian.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

I just read that Taiwan now produces more maple syrup

 

[MajorRewrite]

Housing costs are skyrocketing, food prices are skyrocketing, food bank use is at an all time high.

But everything is just wonderful, just ask Ottawa.

He was describing the US, Rebel.

 

[MajorRewrite]

**Canada's Key Economic and Social Challenges (as of early 2026)**

### 1. Stagnant/Declining GDP Per Capita
Total GDP growth (~1.7% in 2025) masks weak per-person performance due to rapid prior population growth. Per capita GDP declined in 2023–2024 and only modestly recovered in 2025 (~0.6%). Long-term growth lags peers (e.g., far below U.S.). This better reflects living standards.

### 2. Severe Housing Affordability Crisis
Skyrocketing prices/rents have made ownership/renting unaffordable in major cities. House-price-to-income ratios elevated; shelter costs up sharply (~26% in recent years). Contributes to homelessness and diverts capital from productive investments.

### 3. Surging Homelessness
Unsheltered homelessness more than doubled in recent counts. Ontario: ~85,000 experienced homelessness in 2025 (up 8% YoY, 50% since 2021). National rates elevated through early 2026; visible crisis with encampments and deaths.

### 4. Record Food Insecurity and Food Bank Demand
~24% of Canadians (~9.8 million people, including 2.4 million children) in food-insecure households in 2025. Food bank visits near 2.2 million/month (nearly double pre-pandemic). Many users employed; food prices +25–27% over ~5 years.

### 5. Elevated Unemployment, Especially Youth
Overall ~6.7%. Youth (15–24): 13.8% in March 2026 (more than double national average; hit 14.6% peak in 2025). Youth account for disproportionate job losses; scarring effects likely.

### 6. Weak Productivity Growth
Chronic issue: low business investment, slow tech adoption, poor capital allocation (much flows to housing). Linked to housing crisis (prevents scaling productive cities) and low competition. Limits wage growth and competitiveness.

### 7. Persistent Cost-of-Living Pressures
Cumulative inflation hit essentials hard (food + shelter). Real wages recovered somewhat recently but many households still strained adjusting to higher price levels. High household debt compounds vulnerability.

### 8. High Household Debt and Fiscal Strain
Elevated debt levels amid affordability issues. Federal deficits remain significant; interest costs rising. Limits policy flexibility.

### 9. Regional and Demographic Disparities
Worse outcomes for youth, Indigenous, racialized groups, and certain provinces. Labour market weakness concentrated; food insecurity/homelessness over-represented in vulnerable populations.

Canada's so called "performing well" economy.

Canada’s economy doing well.

• Inflation rate is much lower than the US, even after the TrumpIran oil price shock.
• GDP is growing, despite the unprovoked trade war launched by Dum-Dum Donnie.
• It attracts foreign investment, “leading the G7 in per capita direct investment inflows”.
• Much stronger job growth than the US. “Since the start of 2025, Canada has added nearly three times as many jobs per capita (3.4 per 1,000 of population) as the U.S. (1.2 per 1,000).”

 

[phtlc]

The outcome was to elect Representatives and those Representatives produced the outcome. That's how it works.

The people in those ridings voted to have a conservative representing their riding. Individual MP's crossing the floor without a byelection is an elected MP saying that he or she can decide the outcome of an election instead of voters.

 

[ll74]

The people in those ridings voted to have a conservative representing their riding. Individual MP's crossing the floor without a byelection is an elected MP saying that he or she can decide the outcome of an election instead of voters.

If Representatives choose to change their affiliations, the outcome can change.

If you don't like that, I'd suggest changing the laws so they can't.

 

[phtlc]

If Representatives choose to change their affiliations, the outcome can change.

If you don't like that, I'd suggest changing the laws so they can't.

I'm aware the law allows it but that law needs to change. A government that the voters did not hand a majority to got that majority because certain MP's decided on their own that the voters desires were irrelevant.

 

[ll74]

I'm aware the law allows it but that law needs to change. A government that the voters did not hand a majority to got that majority because certain MP's decided on their own that the voters desires were irrelevant.

Majority rule isn't how the government works. Voters elect Representatives to enact laws. If voters don't like their Representatives, they can elect different ones.

 

[phtlc]

Majority rule isn't how the government works. Voters elect Representatives to enact laws. If voters don't like their Representatives, they can elect different ones.

Actually unless a byelection is held they cannot elect different ones. This is the first time in my life that a party did not get a majority from the voters yet had the MP's decide to hand them one despite the voters wishes. Had the conservatives won a minority government and then got a majority in the HOC due to floor crossers liberals would be in hysterics. If some liberals would stop looking at this from an us vs the cons perspective and start looking at it from a right vs wrong perspective they would know they would not like it if the reverse happened and should be against it. I would be against the cons doing this even though I voted for them, and that is because something morally wrong does not become justified just because it happened to voters I disagree with.

A better policy would be first to require a by-election if a MP wishes to change parties (to hold them accountable to the voters) and then to have a policy that an MP who crosses the floor cannot be handed any sort of cabinet position (minister of....) for four full years after the next general election so as to ensure they are crossing the floor out of conscience and not some conflict of interest.

 

[ll74]

Actually unless a byelection is held they cannot elect different ones. This is the first time in my life that a party did not get a majority from the voters yet had the MP's decide to hand them one despite the voters wishes. Had the conservatives won a minority government and then got a majority in the HOC due to floor crossers liberals would be in hysterics. If some liberals would stop looking at this from an us vs the cons perspective and start looking at it from a right vs wrong perspective they would know they would not like it if the reverse happened and should be against it. I would be against the cons doing this even though I voted for them, and that is because something morally wrong does not become justified just because it happened to voters I disagree with.

A better policy would be first to require a by-election if a MP wishes to change parties (to hold them accountable to the voters) and then to have a policy that an MP who crosses the floor cannot be handed any sort of cabinet position (minister of....) for four full years after the next general election so as to ensure they are crossing the floor out of conscience and not some conflict of interest.

Of course they can. It works the same in the US....if a representative changes party affiliation/coalitions, then they do.

They represent the people, but can vote/align themselves however they want.

 

[DeluxAuto]

But everything is just wonderful, just ask Ottawa.

Too much of a pussy to address my posts destroying your retarded narrative?

 

[phtlc]

Of course they can. It works the same in the US....if a representative changes party affiliation/coalitions, then they do.

They represent the people, but can vote/align themselves however they want.

Without a by-election, they cannot vote them out. They should not have to wait for another election cycle. They voted to have a conservative.

 

[ll74]

Without a by-election, they cannot vote them out.

Yes, you can have your Representatives get rid of those...possibly.
I doubt you have enough support.

They should not have to wait for another election cycle. They voted to have a conservative.

They voted for their Representatives. They got those Representatives.

 

[badbabysitter]

Without a by-election, they cannot vote them out. They should not have to wait for another election cycle. They voted to have a conservative.

In that case, the next time a party tables a law that allows MP's to be able to face recall petitions like MLA's can...the Conservatives shouldn't vote against it, like they always have

 

[latecomer91364]

No surprise. Microchips vs maple syrup...

 

[DeluxAuto]

No surprise. Microchips vs maple syrup...

The OP is factually wrong, you blithering MAGAt.

 

[phtlc]

In that case, the next time a party tables a law that allows MP's to be able to face recall petitions like MLA's can...the Conservatives shouldn't vote against it, like they always have

I fully held the cons responsible for voting against that. The question is do you think it is right or do you think it is wrong. Would you feel this is OK if the cons won a minority and used floor crossers to shift to a majority?