Mark Carney promised Canadians he would build at speeds not seen in generations.
Now, in a sharp rebuke, Canada's Federal Housing Advocate reported that it would take over 1,000 years - a millennium - to restore housing affordability with Mark Carney’s plan.
Justin Trudeau may have been the drama teacher, but maybe it's Carney who's best at theatre!
Food isn't a right.
The ability to acquire food is.
The moment food itself becomes a right, someone else becomes obligated to produce it, transport it, pay for it, or surrender it.
Civilization wasn't built so people could live off one another. It was built so people could cooperate through trade and produce enough that starvation became increasingly rare.
The systems most obsessed with declaring food a right are the ones with the worst record of causing famines.
@globepolitics The government can’t ban kids from social media.
What it can do, and what it’s planning to do, is ban everyone — unless and until you ‘show your papers.’
My boomer uncle told me to just buy a house and stop renting.
I make $58,000 a year.
The cheapest house in my city is $380,000.
I’d need $76,000 for a 20% down payment.
I save $400 a month when everything goes right.
That’s 15 years of perfect months just to get to the front door.
No car repairs. No medical bills. No emergencies. No life.
Just saving.
He bought his first house at 29 with 3 months of salary.
Then told me I need better priorities.
1) federal income tax
2) provincial income tax
3) PST and GST
4) alcohol and tobacco taxes
5) property tax
6) capital gains tax
7) federal, provincial and municipal gas taxes
8) environmental, disposal taxes
9) garbage, sewer and water taxes.
Tax on tax on tax.