Comments on: Canada’s Economy Peaked Way Before The Pandemic When Measured Per Capita

By: benji

benji — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 13:30:17 +0000

Not only that, it also increases the working age demographic bulge, which just kicks the can down the road in terms of unfunded pension/healthcare liabilities. At the same time clawing away the per capita income meant to fund those liabilities for an increasingly larger number of future retirees. Expected GDP per capita trajectory should really be the ONLY measure used to guide reasonable immigration policy.

By: Johnny Playa

Johnny Playa — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:50:19 +0000

It is great to see someone finally take population growth out of the economic growth to get the “real” number.

I’ve always said “ if we have significant growth in population, especially from immigration, and that causes increase in overall activity, but does not describe activity per person, how can that possibly be characterized as useful growth”

One other question though. How does inflation play into this picture? If we measure all that activity in current dollar value, again, is that really useful growth?

I suspect that the politicians like to conflate population growth and inflation growth with real “useful” growth because they would not have much to take credit for.

By: D

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 19:47:14 +0000

Canada is projected to have a higher gdp this year because of $100 oil and homes nearing a $1 million on average. As usual the fastest and cheapest way to boost gdp is to move money around or artificially inflate commodities and assets.

By: Mark Bayly

Mark Bayly — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:41:44 +0000

Government debt is an issue as well The various levels of government have to go 200 to 300 billion in debt every year to pay for all the government Cadillac services If immigration was the greatest thing since sliced bread Ontario would have a 500 billion dollar surplus not a 500 billion dollar debt