RandAlThor

We've needed a better industrial policy/strategy for quite sometime now, way before Trudeau happened. We have been falling behind in productivity, in investment in research and IP, all leading indicators of creation of wealth and prosperity for decades. We just can't rely on oil and natural resource booms to keep us afloat economically. None of the prior administrations have brought that, and Trudeau's hasn't got that vision. Neither does PP quite frankly. He hasn't said jack that talks to how we're going to be more competitive, nor does he have the brains for it.

we’re almost at the back of the pack of ~40 countries in terms of disability services

This is what has fallen behind since Liberals steered towards the center a few decades ago. It's sad really.

Honestly, his brain is smaller than I had previously thought. Who the F is electing this moron? Because I sure as heck didn't.

It's obvious markets are not efficient. There is NOT a single market in North America that is NOT regulated. So let's throw out that "free market" bullshit. Free market existed in early days of industrialization. It didn't work. If it did we'd still have slave labor and child labors working 7 days a week up to now. So what is needed is for governmentS - with an emphasis on S - the freakin provincial, municipal, and feds, to make it WORK. Housing is a necessity, not just a capitalist investment tool.

Dirty Alberta does it again.

United States of Aristocracy.

It's not automatic that provinces will follow the Feds. But the Feds have sticks and carrots to motivate provinces. It's politics. What provincial government wants to be seen BLOCKING a federal program to create more housing? That's one of the sticks - politics through the media.

Federal government has the means and responsiblity to persuade and cajole provinces in certain directions when it comes impacts of policies they are implementing. They could have foreseen the housing shortage or the unemployment or the depressed wages with the immigration, foreign workers and foreign student programs they are creating, because that's what the hundreds of thousands of bureaucrats in various government agencies are for - to plan and study all the freakin impacts- but didn't foresee it or chose to ignore it, having faith in the "markets" to solve needs of the economy. Alas, the "markets" are slow moving and not efficient at all.

Libs have been centrist and pro-business for sometime now. While other liberal governments had balanced policies between pro-business and social responsibilities, this liberal government seems to have exuberantly responded to business wants when it comes to labour needs. This is the mess we have here.

45k for a house? are you from 1900? holy where are you? Asking for me. xD

It's something in your settings. Language I think? you have to have it unchecked.

Bike infrastructure isn't great. City started having some bike lanes but they aren't all over the place, and a lot of cars and trucks are still disrespecting those lanes.