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This is my 5yr plan.

Ah yes the market is insane. I was fortunate to be pushed towards a house when we were expecting our 2nd child 6 years ago. I thought the prices were high then. My house has doubled in value in those 6 years. Its crazy even though its not real money. Having two boys in a 1200sq foot house will...

I made sacrifices in house size to live near my work. I have two kids and couldn't imagine spending all that time in a car stuck in traffic instead of spending time with them. Honestly our single family car stays parked during the week as we use transit or walk/cycle. Its a much healthier...

Facism : a. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. This describes the Harper government...

Stephen Harper is coming real close. Give him another term and I think he can create the facist utopia he strives for.

Agreed. Stroman has looked much better in game 2.

It will be nice if Con MPs voted in the ridings are allowed to have opinions again and not just receive talking points from their master.

When I purchased my house our agent was fantastic and came in with some great strategies for looking and negotiating that got us everything we wanted in a house $40K below listing in the ultra hot Toronto market (5yrs ago). The house next door to sold the month before I bought for the same price...

There is a balance for sure. Removing tariffs with free trade forces the Canadian labour market to compete against 3rd world costs. The government through free trade has made it cheaper for business to be done elsewhere Also Lets not forget that many companies that are reporting great profits...

We have some of the lowest corporate taxes and have under many stripes of government. Taking tax money from services intended for citizens and giving it to companies already operating under low corporate tax is my issue. Companies aren't moving because of taxation they are moving because of free...

Whats gross is your desire to double down on the most corrupt government in Canadian history. Taxation returned to citizens in services is a good thing. Taxation funned into breaks for multi-national companies while services are being cut is not. My priorities lie in supporting local and...

Yes companies ability to force government policy is scary. Will new laws be made to serve Canadian citizens or international corporations? hmmm

In an ideal world everyone would be able to move off welfare but until we re-vamp welfare so its not an all or nothing it won't change. Many single mothers have to stay on welfare for the benefits for their children. If they worked full time most jobs they have access to wouldn't have coverage...

Yep distracting people with hate so that they vote against their own self interests. Anyone remember the uproar over mounties being allowed to wear turbans? Hasn't been talked about since because it really is a non issue and the niqab issue will be the same. Xenophobia is a powerful manipulation...

Whats your point? Because your parents were successful at it no one else has an excuse? When did your parents come to Canada? I bet housing was affordable and there were still jobs paying a living wage that didn't require higher education. I would also guess your parents had a support...

Are you going to ignore the generations of systematic/cultural abuse and the role it plays?

Agreed. It moves us further from the direction society needs to be heading. Buy local, Buy well made products that last. Invest in your community, local economy and not multinational companies. Cheap disposable junk is filling our land fills and eroding our hard working manufacturers and crafts...

I was thinking the same thing while watching protests over the new sex ed curriculum. Both groups want to keep their children ignorant to the realities of the world we live in.

The better start you give to new citizens the more likely they will be productive members of society which is something we all want. Its a smart investment. Without a safety net new refugees are ripe to become entangled in crime as many are preyed upon without other options.

If you are in farming or manufacturing this deal will be terrible. If you own a large company you can now search out cheap/substandard labour in 3rd world markets. I don't see many benefits for the Canadian worker (Middle Class). NAFTA killed so much of our manufacturing sector. Why would any...