On the way to truly being a third world country

[Flatlander]

how to become a third world country? Sell your AU, #79 on the table, print your money on paper or some commonly found alloy, back it only with a promise or maybe a selfie. Wait a little while. Done

[oneoff]

My definition of subsidy is when you take more out than you put in.

And governments and their appointees picking winners and losers certainly is a lever to see that an agenda is successful.

[dalek]

Ontario didn't cancel anything, they stopped taking applications for new projects because they had so many projects in the queue that they couldn't process them in a reasonable amount of time. There is also a problem in many areas where there are more applications in progress than there is capacity in the local grid and they needed to play catchup.

[farmaholic]

Agreed oneoff, there is no way I've received more taxpayer money than I paid.....end of the story.

The problem in this ****ing country is there are WAY TOO MANY SOCIALISTS ON THE TIT. Every time I hear someone is on workman's comp because of a lame reason but can't take another job because, blahblahblah... my ****ing blood boils. Welfare because its a "family tradition". Subsidized this and that. The cycle of poverty. Here's a good one....disability, you may be "somewhat" unable to perform your previous job but does that mean you're too stupid to be retrained or do a desk job? Too ****ing easy in Canada. Entitlements.... should you ever be able to take more from the system than you contributed?

[Hamloc]

The most important point is realistically we took a wage cut of 40%. 10 dollar canola buys 40% less than it did 3 years ago plain and simple.

[FarmRanger]

chuckchuck<i>Subsidizing green energy projects in Ontario was done to kick start an industry, create jobs and capacity."</i>
Kickstart an inefficient industry using old inefficient expensive technology, there's a real formula for success.


<i> The auto industry, the aerospace industry, Bombardier, etc all get subsidies, tax breaks, etc. These are well established industries that have a lot of jobs attached. </i> ...who will now need even larger subsidies to stay competitive due to their energy increasing to much higher levels than their competitors. Brilliant...not.

<i>Agriculture also gets subsidized in this country. Including a lot of support for supply management with tariff protection and a cost of production formula.</i> Great idea, lets drop those subsidies too, we'll get more for our crops and pay less for dairy and eggs to boot. Win/win

[grassfarmer]

Oh bullshit Farm Ranger, tell the truth you grain farmers get subsidized through your crop insurance the supply managed sectors get their entire income from the marketplace. Quit lying and face up to the fact you are the subsidized sector.

[Hopalong]

Seeing bank predictions $CAD will drop a bit lower and then start to recover.
As to third world status, do not see our government letting dollar fall as much as Russia or Brazil where there is less confidence in currency holding value.
When effects of lower value of our currency work through our economy, should show higher inflation.
Does not necessarily mean economic growth as predicted by Keynesian economics.
Think there are limits to lower value currency, anyone for zero?

[ado089]

**** off grass farmer. My premiums paid to indemnity collected ratio for crop insurance is 5:1 and I've had a couple of wrecks in there. Crop insurance looks more and more like a farming tax every year I pay into it.

[vvalk]

Typical lefty grassfarmer. No skin in the game yet you know what's best. What's with the you farmer comment. Just like wilagro you don't even farm