Canada lost 200,000 jobs in January

[Austrian Economics]

This is just the beginning. You cannot bludgeon an economy with lockdowns, carbon taxes and force feed it legion of other useless ingredients and expect it to blossom.

[Partners]

Huge amount of zombie small buisness left out there.
Boston Pizza locked up when owner walked near here.
Lots more to come like that and who wants to take them on.
On line and big box like Costco and Walmart took market share with unfair advantage.

Was that the Melfort BP?

[sumdumguy]

Trudeau didn’t just clip Canada’s wings, he lopped them right off with no end in sight.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Trudeau didn’t just clip Canada’s wings, he lopped them right off with no end in sight.

Just in time for an energy and commodity boom in western Canada. We need to act now, while we hold the cards, and the rest of the country is desperate.

[jazz]

Huge amount of zombie small buisness left out there..

This. I am actually shocked more people havent just turned the keys in and walked. After the last 3 months there cant be a solvent restaurant left.

[shtferbrains]

Was that the Melfort BP?

Yes. Locked it up and walked away.

More than a few BP's shutting down.

We used to go out a least once a week, more of we went to the city.

Don't do either anymore.
Just hermit up at home.
Broke the habit.

[shtferbrains]

This. I am actually shocked more people havent just turned the keys in and walked. After the last 3 months there cant be a solvent restaurant left.

Government wage subsidies etc plus loans make them zombies. They are dead but still open on hope.

Reminded of BSE for the cattle guys. Told lies at the bank and they nodded thier head because they didn't want to be stuck with it.

[blueversi]

This. I am actually shocked more people havent just turned the keys in and walked. After the last 3 months there cant be a solvent restaurant left.

Know of 2 small town bar/taverns that have close up over winter as well, that’s a tough business in the best of times. No doubt there will be more. Another local restaurant cutting hours and take out only. Even in cities at fast food joints seems like barely anyone having a sit down meal. See more ordering takeout and sitting in vehicle to eat so is that result of no vax pass or just people “distancing”.

[Guest]

Yes. Locked it up and walked away.

More than a few BP's shutting down.

We used to go out a least once a week, more of we went to the city.

Don't do either anymore.
Just hermit up at home.
Broke the habit.

and when have you ever saw a BP go down before ?

[helmsdale]

Know of 2 small town bar/taverns that have close up over winter as well, that’s a tough business in the best of times. No doubt there will be more. Another local restaurant cutting hours and take out only. Even in cities at fast food joints seems like barely anyone having a sit down meal. See more ordering takeout and sitting in vehicle to eat so is that result of no vax pass or just people “distancing”.

There are a few people I know that took the vax for reasons that are theirs and theirs alone. They refuse to print a "vax-pass", and so end up eating take out rather than dine in.