Farm land prices

[blackpowder]

Tom. Canada has always been centre left. Even the "right" has always had their toe on the centre line.
I wonder if the "silent majority" is a majority anymore??? Libertarians are few. Even the silent majority would say one thing and do another if it sent a benefit their way.
Perhaps its as simple as a redefinition of "right". Im damn certain my definition of "right of center" is a shrinking minority. By population, this country is a Europe sociopolitically. The cultural mosaic we were taught in school. The change in attitude from "the government 'could' to 'should'".
Ndp, liberal, conservative, I dont care anymore. I'm pretty sure most angryvillers are in a shrinking minority.

[newguy]

Sitting here and another PC ad comes on.Is there any way to find out where the donations are coming from that want Harper elected again.Is it corporations or individuals that have financial gain by Harper getting in.Railways etc.Or is all that available after when too late.

[riders2010]

How do you monitor corporations or unions
Or oil from handing out Duffy sorry duffle bags of cash?

[freewheat]

Newguy. It was the Cons who cut the corporate donations out, put a max limit of I believe 1100 bucks for political party donations.

The Cons get their funding from individuals and small business. That is why the ndp and liberals fail at fundraising: The left wing, contrary to their supposed tolerance and charitableness, is far less politically motivated to loose up the purse strings.

Just like the reason United churches everywhere close: The leftists simply do not give as much as right wingers, regardless of the cause.

Now, whether Canada is left or right of center, vs. the US?

It depends on what issue. The US gives their farmers payment after payment, they have all those goofy food stamps, etc. In that way THEY are more left.

Canada jumps on the social issue bandwagon. Gay marriage etc., far sooner than the US did. So in this way, we are further left.

Think about this: They elected Obama down there. TWICE. That should speak volumes.

[bucket]

Tom

You realize the lobbyists in Ottawa is where the influence is. Right?

You don't need big donations when mps are influenced by a liquid lunch, hooker or steak dinner or all three.

[Ache4Acres]

Les

If you asked my 2 cents, renting out land as an investment is not going to pencil out for you. Need to farm it yourself if you want to have a chance at a good cash flow return. Land is too high and even at low interest rates rents have a hard time paying any mortgage let alone being the best investment return out there.

That being said, if you are looking for an investment in a solid asset that should never go to zero and you Have a 20 year investment perspective, farmland just might work for you. Especially if you have a love for the land. Appreciation in the long term is likely but in the shorter term we might be near market tops here.

Forget about it for fast money investment

My 2 cents.

[sawfly]

hopefully we get at least a minority govt.
that way legislation would get debated and thought out a bit.

instead of direct for the boardrooms of new york , London to Harpers rubber stamp .
maybe we could even look at the transport mess
instead of pretending there is not one.

[Rareearth]

Maybe housing is better?
Homeownership is at a 48-year low In the USA.

The Census Bureau reports that vacancy rates for rental properties dropped to 6.8% last month. The national vacancy rate was 7.5% in June 2014.The Census Bureau also reported that the number of renter households grew by 2 million last quarter. The number of owner-occupied households shrank by 400,000.

A lower percentage of Americans own homes today than at any point since 1967.

The US Census Bureau reports that the homeownership rate fell to 63.4% in the second quarter. This rate measures the percentage of occupied homes that are owned by the person who lives in them. It peaked at 69.2% in 2004. Then it fell off a cliff in 2007 after the housing crash…
Vacancy rates for rental homes in the US fell to a 29-year low last quarter. They haven’t been this low since 1986.

[freewheat]

A minority is what got us into the forced bailout package everyone blames on Harper in the first place! A minority which was fighting for Canada against Stephane Dion, Gilles Duceppe, and Jack Layton.

How soon we seem to forget these little details.

[freewheat]

A minority is what got us into the forced bailout package everyone blames on Harper in the first place! A minority which was fighting for Canada against Stephane Dion, Gilles Duceppe, and Jack Layton.

How soon we seem to forget these little details.

[fjlip]

Wish we could have had a MAJORITY Con gov in 2008, then the economic policy would have been tested. NO bailouts. And how that would have played out.

[TOM4CWB]

fj,

So many here... and in the media want the QE stimulus and 'free' money it brings... a very seductive force in the election about to take place.

It is easy to give in... US/EU/China/Japan have why would Canadians bite the bullet and buck the easy money that mortgages future generations... or crashes our monetary currency system sooner that we care to admit...

[sawfly]

it is pretty obvious if the con.s had been in , and deregulated the banks.

the mess would have been 5 times worse
than it was.

that aside . if Mr Harper was really serious about spending responsibly.

why were we bombarded with Canada action plan ads.
then the new family allowance adds.

it's only taxpayers money i guess

[sumdumguy]

Even almost free money hasn't and CDN bucks haven't improved the housing market?

[Rareearth]

Don't know what's going on. Entitlement? Home owners or would be ones buying other consumables instead of homes (scared of debt?). Investors are buying all the property and renting them out.

If the stock markets correct down where will people put their money? Maybe commodities for another run?