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On this day in 1955,,,, Tim Berners-Lee, future inventor of the World Wide Web, was born in London, England. He is the son of two designers of the Ferranti Mark I, an early commercial computer.
An under-the-radar sell signal is flashing. Cash reserves fell below 4% β a key threshold, according to Bank of America. This contrarian signal suggests that investors are overly bullish on stocks and that the market's mood could shift soon.
On this day in 1568, one of the earliest known junk bonds was issued by the Russia Co., which borrowed 4,000 pounds, 8 shillings and 10 pence from the British exchequer. The loan was priced to yield 13.5%. The company had to repay the debt not with cash, but with hundreds of tons of cables and ropeβmaking it one of the earliest asset-backed loans, as well.
"Luck flows through people and travels by conversation. The people you talk to determine the opportunities you find.Β
Keep talking to the same people, keep finding the same opportunities. Start talking to new people, start finding new opportunities.Β
If you want different luck, start walking into different rooms."
James Clear
On this day in 1553, one of the earliest business ventures financed by selling stock to the public was launched. Three shipsβthe Bona Speranza, the Edward Bonaventure, and the Bona Confidentiaβset out from Gravesend, England seeking βdiscoverie of new trades northe wardeβ in Russia. The Russia Company had raised 6,000 pounds from more than 200 investors at 25 pounds per share. The company earned no money for at least three decades, and many of its investors died without ever receiving a dividend.
π¨π¨π¦ This is what 10 years of Liberal government looks like.
With receipts. π§Ύ
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π₯ BANKRUPTCIES
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π 143,483 insolvencies filed in 2024
Highest in 15 years
π Business insolvencies up 28.6%
Highest since the 2008 Great Recession
π 10 straight quarters
of double digit increases
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π₯ HOUSEHOLD DEBT
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π $3.07 Trillion in household debt
$1.75 owed for every $1 earned
π #1 in G7 for household debt
103% of GDP β worst in the G7
π USA household debt: 75% of GDP
Canada: 103% of GDP
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π₯ FOOD BANKS
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π 2.2 million Canadians visited
food banks in March 2025 alone
Highest number ever recorded
π Food bank usage has
DOUBLED since 2019
π 1 in 5 food bank users
are employed Canadians
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π₯ GROCERIES
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π Grocery prices up 22% since 2022
Food inflation hit 5% in December 2025
π Shelter costs up 26%
Food up 25%
Transport up 20%
Since 2021
π Lowest income Canadians now spend
over 120% of disposable income
on basic essentials
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π₯ HOUSING
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π Average home 2015: $434,000
Average home 2025: $716,000
Up 65% under the Liberals
π 60% of all Canadian mortgages
renewing by end of 2026
at 15β20% higher payments
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π₯ INVESTMENT & ENERGY
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π $1 Trillion in investment
left Canada 2015β2024
Largest exodus in Canadian history
Source: RBC
π Canada ranks DEAD LAST
in G7 for machinery
& equipment investment
π Carbon tax rising to
$130/tonne by 2040
USA carbon tax: $0
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And the Liberal response?
πΈ Photo ops.
π€ Press releases.
π€ Secret deals with Beijing.
πΊπΈ USA is the problem
π° A PM worth $20 Million+ telling you gas is cheap.
Stop voting Liberal. π¨π¦
Share this until every Canadian sees it. π
Sources:
π RBC Report
π Food Banks Canada HungerCount 2025
π Office of Superintendent of Bankruptcy
π Statistics Canada
π Bank of Canada
#CdnPoli #Canada #LiberalFailure
#MarkCarney #Affordability
C-22 is looking like a huge mistake. It worries me a great deal. There is so much nonsense in there that It may well end up dealing a death blow to Canadian tech viability.
Instagram launched Instants, a standalone disappearing photo app aimed squarely at Snapchat. It's Meta's latest attempt to kill a competitor it's been trying to buy or bury since 2013.