Barry Komar

Hack wildlife photographer.
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[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

"The unsettling truth is that labour productivity, or output per worker, has slumped in Canada since the Trudeau Liberals began ramping up immigration levels.
The drop reflects weak business investment in machinery & info tech." #immigrationreform

https://t.co/N9A4jTTNcC

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

"soaring immigration under the Liberals have not made Canada richer, or its social programs more sustainable.... Cda’s GDP per capita has failed to keep pace with that of other developed countries and even declined in recent quarters." #immigrationreform
https://t.co/N9A4jTTNcC

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

"At a meeting Friday, some of the municipal politicians who make up Metro Vancouver’s board bristled at what they described as a federal intrusion into regional affairs." #vanpoli #canpoli
https://t.co/cRyREa1T2U via @VancouverSun

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

"But there is a much more fundamental problem with the govt’s furtive changes to visa requirements: a seeming obliviousness to the danger of undermining Canadians’ support for high levels of immigration." #canpoli #immigrationreform
https://t.co/EqShXyDvcW

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

"A Nanos poll for The Globe and Mail last month found that more than half of Canadians want the federal government to accept fewer immigrants than it is planning for in 2023 – a rise from one in three in a March survey." #canpoli #HousingCrisis https://t.co/xnBRWNO5xV

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

"Last month, NY started enforcing strict rules on short-term leases. ...Hosts have to register with the city to get paid. Apartments have to be rented for 30 days or more...The hosts have to be on site, residing in the same unit." #BCpoli #HousingCrisis
https://t.co/c32PjV9XsI

[DouglasTodd @DouglasTodd]

The U.S. has about 1 million foreign students in 2023
- Canada has about the same number, if not more (due to undercounting, according to @cibc)
- Canada's population is 1/10th the U.S.
#cdnpse #cdnpoli #internationalstudents #vanpoli #vanre #tore 
https://t.co/GnPTeCvgkx

[Mikal Skuterud @mikalskuterud]

Embarrassed to admit I was unaware of Stoffman and his contribution to “Boom, Bust & Echo.” Thanks to @DouglasTodd for enlightening me. 🙏
https://t.co/s3rq9Vh1zW

[Mikal Skuterud @mikalskuterud]

Wow, this is a tremendous piece of evidence-based journalism from @FriesenJoe . Must read. 👇https://t.co/QBJWr8UlwF

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

I usually consider @TheAtlantic to be a thoughtful source of information & ideas, always well researched. But this article and this: "...why we were not making better use of the marksmanship skills I acquired as a child..."
What a collection of tripe.
https://t.co/6dOIW9rMlO

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

"to keep Canada’s economy level with Finland, the average Canadian is working 200 more hours. We’re working harder. They’re working smarter." #canpoli #Productivity @globeandmail https://t.co/9osFWOwy1a

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

"Stoffman was among the first to argue that Canada could deal with the societal costs of a large baby boom by increasing productivity through innovation. Alas, in recent years productivity has fallen" #Immigration #Productivity #canpoli https://t.co/moWYsdIqZ5 via @VancouverSun

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

I couldn't agree more with @rohanarezel and the 5 point plan - most could be enacted immediately. #vanre

[Rohana Rezel 🐘 @[email protected] @rohanarezel]

Here's a five point strategy to actually fix Canada's housing crisis instead of a neoliberal whitepaper.

#cdnpoli
https://t.co/RXVX5Rxb1D

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

One of the most articulate explanations of the intertwining of current housing crisis with immigration policy. #VanRE https://t.co/eEt54YJtta

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

“..I don’t see any way to address this problem unless we temporarily curtail the number of international students. The federal government needs to become far more restrictive about that particular avenue for immigration, and quickly.” #VanRE
https://t.co/ZaIVGG3Cut

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

Capping rent increases will have unintended consequences. When rent increases can't match expense increases landlords will head for the exits, rental units sold and rental stock will shrink.
Not purpose built rentals, but condos being rented are certainly vulnerable. #VanRE

[Michael Geller @michaelgeller.bsky.social @michaelgeller]

At risk of upsetting many people, I believe gov'ts highly restrictive allowable rental increases of 2%, 0%, 1.6% and 2% were a major factor in dramatic rent increases. They backfired!

One-bedroom rent tops $3K in city Vancouver Sun Tue., Aug. 15, 2023

https://t.co/WBqWaOq6Yt

[Mykola Bielieskov @MBielieskov]

https://t.co/1EIoo1gpab authors nailed all the right things down.

[Barry Komar @barrykomar]

“Dwellings illegally transformed into tourist accommodation establishments are contributing to the housing crisis by taking thousands of units off the rental market for Montrealers,” Mayor Valerie Plante wrote on X. “Enough is enough.” #VanRE https://t.co/4OepmWeSiv

[Mikal Skuterud @mikalskuterud]

Once again, hearing claims about residential construction "labour shortages" that are hard to reconcile with the data. Here are the facts on what's happening to the real wages and employment of general trades workers in 🇨🇦 construction sector. 👇

[Mikal Skuterud @mikalskuterud]

It became apparent when @SeanFraserMP was Immigration Minister that one of two things must be true. 1) He genuinely doesn’t understand how markets work; or 2) he’s betting that many Canadians don’t understand. Unsure which one troubles me more.