This document outlines Paul Young's views on policy issues facing Canada and paths forward. It discusses areas like the economy, jobs, the environment, infrastructure, social programs, taxation, immigration, public safety, and Indigenous affairs. Young argues Canada needs to focus on reshoring supply chains, trade reforms, and improving competitiveness. He also advocates reforming employment insurance, the skills gap, tax policy, program spending, and the legal system.
1. Child care costs failure - https://www.parents.com/baby/childcare/child-care-costs-are-why-im-not-having-more-kids/
2. Costs - https://www.care.com/c/how-much-does-child-care-cost
3. Availability of spaces - https://www.cardus.ca/research/family/reports/is-there-a-shortage-of-child-care-in-canada/
4. New norm and child care – https://www.hcamag.com/nz/news/general/companies-consider-making-remote-work-the-new-norm/302121
5. Childcare model - https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/july-2021/how-to-grow-an-accessible-high-quality-equitable-child-care-system/
6. PQ model - https://www.iedm.org/1921-quebecs-failed-child-care-model/
7. Child benefit - https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2021/07/canada-child-benefit-5th-anniversary--indexation0.html
8. model - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-ontario-not-quebec-holds-the-model-for-child-care/
9. Best countries - https://ceoworld.biz/2021/02/01/the-worlds-best-countries-for-raising-kids-2021/
10. No consensus of how to fund child care - https://angusreid.org/child-care-in-canada/
11. ECE wages - https://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Early_Childhood_Educator_(ECE)/Hourly_Rate/e894d1e7/Toronto-ON
12. Global ranking - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-trails-most-other-wealthy-countries-in-caring-for-children/ or
13. Provincial and federal moneys - https://globalnews.ca/news/8112898/new-brunswick-child-care-deal/
2019 Election - What Party has the path that is best forward for Canadians? paul young cpa, cga
This presentation discusses key policy areas including a comparison between 2015 and Liberal Government record. The rankings used can vary a little due to timing of the rankings.
Liberals changed many policies over the years, but very few times does either MSM or social media call out their failures
Trudeau and his team constantly provide data that is neither supported nor completely accurate
Harper was not perfect in terms of his policy, but he was very successful as he faced numerous challenges, i.e. global recession, minority parliament, hostile premiers (i.e. PQ and ON) - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/cpc-and-stephen-harper-years-as-prime-minister
On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales in the food service and drinking places subsector were up (+20.3%) in June 2021 compared with the previous month, as restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic eased throughout the country. Receipts totalled $5.4 billion, reaching their highest level since the beginning of the pandemic. Full-service restaurants (+53.2%), drinking places (+82.3%), limited-service restaurants (+2.2%) and special food services (+9.1%) all saw increased sales.
Eight of the provinces reported higher sales, with the largest increases in dollar terms being in Ontario (+18.9%), Quebec (+31.9%), Alberta (+26.1%) and British Columbia (+16.2%). Nova Scotia also had a large increase in sales (+28.0%), following a sharp decline the previous month because of restrictions on dining in restaurants. Sales declined in Prince Edward Island (-2.4%) and Newfoundland (-0.5%), as these provinces eased some interprovincial travel restrictions later in the month.
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210824/dq210824g-eng.htm
1. Debt issues - https://www.restaurantscanada.org/industry-news/restaurants-need-sector-specific-support-to-survive-devastating-pandemic-debt/
2. Tourism - https://financialpost.com/executive/posthaste-as-canada-welcomes-back-americans-our-late-summer-tourism-boom-could-be-disrupted-by-delta-and-labour-shortages
3. Hotel - https://www.hotelmanagement.net/operate/hospitality-industry-moves-post-pandemic-recovery-mode
4. Insurance - https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/commercial-liability/rising-insurance-costs-are-a-challenge-for-canadas-small-businesses--report-302087.aspx
5. Carbon tax - https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/tax/library/carbon-taxes-and-international-trade-what-are-the-key-issues.html
6. Staffing - https://www.cambridgechamber.com/blogs/smes-continued-to-be-plagued-by-staffing-shortages.htm
7. Travel - https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2021/08/14/canada-issues-vaccination-mandate-for-air-train-and-cruise-ship-passengers/?sh=317ad7e57618
8. Business travel - https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/transportation/future-of-business-travel-post-covid.html?id=us:2ps:3gl:di7303:rbt:pm:080321:ad3:kwd-14005870:business%20travel&gclid=CjwKCAjw1JeJBhB9EiwAV612y_5Kw5gRzIeH49dYFyCOYYTrXeh9KAF7xrjN9HjYm8VBp7gvWr5F-hoCQjgQAvD_BwE
9. Zero-waste - https://www.restobiz.ca/canadian-bars-lead-the-way-in-zero-waste-month/
10. Waste - https://vancouversun.com/life/plastic-not-so-fantastic
11. ESG - https://www.bdo.ca/en-ca/insights/assurance-accounting/climate-change-business-reporting/
1. Child care costs failure - https://www.parents.com/baby/childcare/child-care-costs-are-why-im-not-having-more-kids/
2. Costs - https://www.care.com/c/how-much-does-child-care-cost
3. Availability of spaces - https://www.cardus.ca/research/family/reports/is-there-a-shortage-of-child-care-in-canada/
4. New norm and child care – https://www.hcamag.com/nz/news/general/companies-consider-making-remote-work-the-new-norm/302121
5. Childcare model - https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/july-2021/how-to-grow-an-accessible-high-quality-equitable-child-care-system/
6. PQ model - https://www.iedm.org/1921-quebecs-failed-child-care-model/
7. Child benefit - https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2021/07/canada-child-benefit-5th-anniversary--indexation0.html
8. model - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-ontario-not-quebec-holds-the-model-for-child-care/
9. Best countries - https://ceoworld.biz/2021/02/01/the-worlds-best-countries-for-raising-kids-2021/
10. No consensus of how to fund child care - https://angusreid.org/child-care-in-canada/
11. ECE wages - https://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Early_Childhood_Educator_(ECE)/Hourly_Rate/e894d1e7/Toronto-ON
12. Global ranking - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-trails-most-other-wealthy-countries-in-caring-for-children/ or
13. Provincial and federal moneys - https://globalnews.ca/news/8112898/new-brunswick-child-care-deal/
2019 Election - What Party has the path that is best forward for Canadians? paul young cpa, cga
This presentation discusses key policy areas including a comparison between 2015 and Liberal Government record. The rankings used can vary a little due to timing of the rankings.
Liberals changed many policies over the years, but very few times does either MSM or social media call out their failures
Trudeau and his team constantly provide data that is neither supported nor completely accurate
Harper was not perfect in terms of his policy, but he was very successful as he faced numerous challenges, i.e. global recession, minority parliament, hostile premiers (i.e. PQ and ON) - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/cpc-and-stephen-harper-years-as-prime-minister
On a seasonally adjusted basis, sales in the food service and drinking places subsector were up (+20.3%) in June 2021 compared with the previous month, as restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic eased throughout the country. Receipts totalled $5.4 billion, reaching their highest level since the beginning of the pandemic. Full-service restaurants (+53.2%), drinking places (+82.3%), limited-service restaurants (+2.2%) and special food services (+9.1%) all saw increased sales.
Eight of the provinces reported higher sales, with the largest increases in dollar terms being in Ontario (+18.9%), Quebec (+31.9%), Alberta (+26.1%) and British Columbia (+16.2%). Nova Scotia also had a large increase in sales (+28.0%), following a sharp decline the previous month because of restrictions on dining in restaurants. Sales declined in Prince Edward Island (-2.4%) and Newfoundland (-0.5%), as these provinces eased some interprovincial travel restrictions later in the month.
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/210824/dq210824g-eng.htm
1. Debt issues - https://www.restaurantscanada.org/industry-news/restaurants-need-sector-specific-support-to-survive-devastating-pandemic-debt/
2. Tourism - https://financialpost.com/executive/posthaste-as-canada-welcomes-back-americans-our-late-summer-tourism-boom-could-be-disrupted-by-delta-and-labour-shortages
3. Hotel - https://www.hotelmanagement.net/operate/hospitality-industry-moves-post-pandemic-recovery-mode
4. Insurance - https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/commercial-liability/rising-insurance-costs-are-a-challenge-for-canadas-small-businesses--report-302087.aspx
5. Carbon tax - https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/tax/library/carbon-taxes-and-international-trade-what-are-the-key-issues.html
6. Staffing - https://www.cambridgechamber.com/blogs/smes-continued-to-be-plagued-by-staffing-shortages.htm
7. Travel - https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2021/08/14/canada-issues-vaccination-mandate-for-air-train-and-cruise-ship-passengers/?sh=317ad7e57618
8. Business travel - https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/transportation/future-of-business-travel-post-covid.html?id=us:2ps:3gl:di7303:rbt:pm:080321:ad3:kwd-14005870:business%20travel&gclid=CjwKCAjw1JeJBhB9EiwAV612y_5Kw5gRzIeH49dYFyCOYYTrXeh9KAF7xrjN9HjYm8VBp7gvWr5F-hoCQjgQAvD_BwE
9. Zero-waste - https://www.restobiz.ca/canadian-bars-lead-the-way-in-zero-waste-month/
10. Waste - https://vancouversun.com/life/plastic-not-so-fantastic
11. ESG - https://www.bdo.ca/en-ca/insights/assurance-accounting/climate-change-business-reporting/
Government Policies - Aboriginal affairs formerly first nations- Canada - Dec...paul young cpa, cga
This presentation looks state of funding for government affairs as well as accountability for how funding is used by Assembling of First Nations’ various bands
The presentation will look at areas like economic development, resource management, public safety, water and land management
2019 Election| Scorecard | Liberal Party of Canada | Prime Minister - Justin ...paul young cpa, cga
Here is a look at key areas of policy as part of assessing the success of Trudeau. Trudeau and his team often tout certain stats as way to show people they are successful. The problem is that many stats are very high level as such never discuss the details.
Justin Trudeau made many promises back in 2015 including being open, transparent, and accountable. This presentation looks at many areas of policy. The readers of this report can make their own decisions on whether Trudeau has been open, transparent, and accountable to Canadians.
1. Trade protectionism - https://torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-bidens-buy-american-policies-hurting-canada
2. Climate Change - https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/environment-commissioner-report-failure-to-failure-1.6262523
3. Benefits - https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/some-cerb-recipients-set-to-get-notices-that-they-owe-feds-some-of-the-aid?r
4. Wage growth - https://financialpost.com/news/economy/immigrant-influx-is-stunting-wage-growth-in-canadian-recovery
5. GDP - https://economics.td.com/ca-weekly-bottom-line
6. Housing - https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/it-s-like-gamestop-mortgage-expert-on-risk-of-housing-correction-1.1687056
7. Canada lags many states in oil and gas development - https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/canada-us-energy-sector-competitiveness-survey-2021
8. Streaming = https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/media-experts-agree-action-needed-110000640.html
9. Skills gaps - https://financialpost.com/sponsored/business-sponsored/building-the-future-of-continuing-education
10. Deficit - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-report-says-federal-deficit-stood-at-686b-halfway-through-fiscal-year/ or https://www.advisor.ca/news/economic/federal-deficit-hits-nearly-69b-over-first-half-of-fiscal-year/
Government policies - Indigenous Affairs (First Nations) - Canada - Septembe...paul young cpa, cga
All governments make promises they will be better when it comes to government. This presentation looks at first nations including the election promises made by the Liberals during the 2015 election campaign.
Blog – Has Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Government been Open, Transparent, ...paul young cpa, cga
1. Housing Costs – https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-real-estate-affordability-improves-when-rates-rise-despite-the-rhetoric/ or https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/real-estate/video/billions-in-unknown-funds-flowing-into-canada-s-housing-market-transparency-international~1644554 or https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/real-estate/video/household-indebtedness-rising-home-prices-is-a-vulnerability-we-re-worried-about-osfi-head~2342049
2. Gasoline costs - https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/12/10/pbo-finds-fossil-fuel-tax-breaks-costing-canada-billions.html or
3. Inflation - https://www.fraserinstitute.org/blogs/brace-yourselves-canada-inflation-may-be-here-to-stay
4. Carbon tax credit - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cenovus-carbon-capture-alberta-oil-and-gas-1.6278781
5. Supply chain - https://canadianfoodsinc.com/index.php/2021/12/11/experts-say-second-wave-will-bring-empty-shelves-but-not-because-of-panic-buying/
6. CERB – https://westernstandardonline.com/2021/12/calgary-porch-pirate-mp-now-under-investigation-for-cerb-fraud/
7. GIS - https://globalnews.ca/video/8437282/covid-19-freeland-says-shes-personally-committed-to-guaranteed-income-supplement-clawback-related-to-cerb
8. Audit and quarantine - https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/quarantine-hotel-tracking-phac-audit-1.6279176
9. Challenges facing the Canadian economy - https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/corporate-commercial/canadas-economic-forecast-looks-good-but-challenges-still-lie-ahead-bennett-jones-report/362547
10. @s_guilbeault - Https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/environment-minister-says-mandate-to-enforce-ev-sales-is-needed-276545/
a. How will the govt make up for the loss of the gas tax money?
b. There are still capacity issues with building electrical vehicles
c. Lack of plug-in stations
i. The ability of the grid to handle the charging https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/electrical-vehicles-and-plugin-stations-adoption-november-2021
Many different groups will write paper and/or articles on government from their perspective. It is important for readers to review all sources when it comes to debating various government policies
Justin Trudeau constantly calls out the Harper era like he did in 2015. The problem is Trudeau never discuss details as the details tell a different picture.
More op-eds by CBC as an attempt to show @justintrudeau managing of the financing is on par with Harper
• Trudeau has increase overall spending from year over year average was 6.7% as compare to Harper’s 3.8%
• Trudeau took $1B surplus and turned it into $18B deficit
• Trudeau decided to slash the AG performance management audits, why?
• Trudeau has a made a mess of every file including immigration - https://torontosun.com/news/national/illegal-border-processing-costs-alone-to-exceed-1-billion-pbo-report
• Trudeau’s policies are more about votes than sound policies. The tax cut did little when you factor in Trudeau eliminated income tax splitting, boutique tax credits and hiked CPP - https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/canada/for-millennials-in-canada-the-middle-class-dream-slips-a-little-further-away-oecd-300708/ or https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-middle-class-canada-june-2019
• Trudeau’s policies have made Canada less competitive - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-canada-and-global-competitiveness-may-2019
• You cannot not just look at GDP ratios. You also need to look at outcomes along with expense growth year over year in relation to Taxation and GDP growth - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-gdp-and-economy-canada
• Trudeau’s policies have support only 10% increase in goods producing sector jobs. Goods producing sector jobs pay on average 40% more than service sector jobs. - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-employment-market-canada-may-2019
Employment rose by 154,000 (+0.8%) in November and was 186,000 (+1.0%) higher than its pre-COVID February 2020 level. The unemployment rate fell to 6.0%, within 0.3 percentage points of what it was in February 2020.
Employment increased in both the services-producing and goods-producing sectors in November. Both full-time (+80,000; +0.5%) and part-time (+74,000; +2.1%) work increased, and employment gains were spread across six provinces.
Total hours worked increased 0.7% and returned to the pre-pandemic February 2020 level for the first time. Hours rose across most industries, led by manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, as well as construction. Despite increasing in November, hours in the goods-producing sector were still below their pre-pandemic level (-3.6%). All of the growth compared with February 2020 was in the services-producing sector (+1.3%), most notably in professional scientific and technical services (+12.5%).
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/211203/dq211203a-eng.htm
1. Quebec spending money on skills - https://www.talentcanada.ca/quebec-announces-details-of-3-9-billion-plan-to-address-labour-shortages/. 3 of 6 are public sector related. There seems to be little focus on the goods-producing sector
2. Manufacturing supply change and skill gap issues - https://www.talentcanada.ca/most-manufacturers-facing-more-acute-labour-shortage-than-last-year-survey/
3. AG sector - https://www.realagriculture.com/2021/12/new-canadians-urban-students-needed-to-fill-labour-gaps-in-agriculture/
4. Minimum wage - https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/minimum-wage-in-new-brunswick-to-increase-by-largest-percentage-in-40-years-1.5690778
5. PMI index - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-canadian-manufacturing-activity-expands-at-slightly-slower-pace-in/
6. Provinces - https://royal-bank-of-canada-2124.docs.contently.com/v/provinces-enter-advanced-stages-of-recovery-in-2022-pdf
7. Public sector spending - https://winnipegsun.com/uncategorized/trudeau-to-limit-new-spending-in-fiscal-update-source
8. Automation - https://www.nintex.com/blog/the-process-automation-market-is-booming-its-time-to-adapt/
9. Critical metals - https://www.cgai.ca/building_supply_chain_resiliency_of_critical_minerals
10. What is next - https://www.cdhowe.org/intelligence-memos/don-drummond-upcoming-fall-fiscal-update-must-answer-questions-about-growth
Small businesses are backbone of the economy, especially in small cities. The economic recovery strength will depend on how well small businesses survive post-covid19
Bottom Line: A variety of special factors landed on an already tough base effect to produce the highest reading on Canadian inflation in almost two decades in July. It is important to note that even with the gaudy headline readings, the two-year pace—which removes base effects—is still running close to 2% on most major measures. And, we remain comfortable with our forecasts on CPI for this year and next; we had been calling for an average rate of 3% this year and just a snick below in 2022 (2.9% to be precise). Having said all that, it is always notable when the surprises all land on one side of the ledger—the high side—and that has been the case for most the year in North American price readings. Risks remain to the high side on inflation until further notice.
Source – BMO - https://economics.bmo.com/en/publications/detail/bf88c408-2bca-4efa-b4ea-05fc1cc6d2af/
1. Gasoline Prices / Canada - https://globalnews.ca/news/8101013/covid-19-delta-variant-gas-prices-canada/
2. Housing costs - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadas-inflation-rate-jumps-to-37-in-july-on-rising-housing-costs/
3. Housing - https://financialpost.com/executive/posthaste-its-not-just-demand-growth-in-housing-supply-may-have-also-peaked-in-canada-after-a-burst-of-activity
4. Food - https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/08/18/canadians-groceries-food-costs/
5. Middle class income barely grew in 2019 - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1110001201
6. Wealth tax - https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-make-the-rich-pay-new-reports-show-in-canada-we-already-do
7. Canadian dollar - https://financialpost.com/executive/executive-summary/posthaste-get-ready-for-a-76-cent-loonie-canadian-dollars-virtuous-circle-is-about-to-go-into-reverse-says-bofa
8. Inequality https://globalnews.ca/news/8096250/covid-inequities-ethnocultural-communities-study/
9. Housing prices - https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/real-estate/video/canada-s-housing-prices-aren-t-stacking-up-their-weight-in-gold-goldmoney~1365255
10. Middle class - https://www.resourceworks.com/just-transitions
Wages and Job Vacancies (Job Quality) - Canada - May 2022 and June 2022.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
Summary:
The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer—measured by the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) as payroll employment—decreased by 26,100 (-0.1%) in May, the first decline since May 2021. Ontario (-30,000; -0.4%) and Manitoba (-2,500; -0.4%) recorded the largest payroll employment losses, while British Columbia (+7,000; +0.3%) was the lone province to record an increase.
Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220728/dq220728a-eng.htm
Government Policies - Aboriginal affairs formerly first nations- Canada - Dec...paul young cpa, cga
This presentation looks state of funding for government affairs as well as accountability for how funding is used by Assembling of First Nations’ various bands
The presentation will look at areas like economic development, resource management, public safety, water and land management
2019 Election| Scorecard | Liberal Party of Canada | Prime Minister - Justin ...paul young cpa, cga
Here is a look at key areas of policy as part of assessing the success of Trudeau. Trudeau and his team often tout certain stats as way to show people they are successful. The problem is that many stats are very high level as such never discuss the details.
Justin Trudeau made many promises back in 2015 including being open, transparent, and accountable. This presentation looks at many areas of policy. The readers of this report can make their own decisions on whether Trudeau has been open, transparent, and accountable to Canadians.
1. Trade protectionism - https://torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-bidens-buy-american-policies-hurting-canada
2. Climate Change - https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/environment-commissioner-report-failure-to-failure-1.6262523
3. Benefits - https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/some-cerb-recipients-set-to-get-notices-that-they-owe-feds-some-of-the-aid?r
4. Wage growth - https://financialpost.com/news/economy/immigrant-influx-is-stunting-wage-growth-in-canadian-recovery
5. GDP - https://economics.td.com/ca-weekly-bottom-line
6. Housing - https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/it-s-like-gamestop-mortgage-expert-on-risk-of-housing-correction-1.1687056
7. Canada lags many states in oil and gas development - https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/canada-us-energy-sector-competitiveness-survey-2021
8. Streaming = https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/media-experts-agree-action-needed-110000640.html
9. Skills gaps - https://financialpost.com/sponsored/business-sponsored/building-the-future-of-continuing-education
10. Deficit - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-report-says-federal-deficit-stood-at-686b-halfway-through-fiscal-year/ or https://www.advisor.ca/news/economic/federal-deficit-hits-nearly-69b-over-first-half-of-fiscal-year/
Government policies - Indigenous Affairs (First Nations) - Canada - Septembe...paul young cpa, cga
All governments make promises they will be better when it comes to government. This presentation looks at first nations including the election promises made by the Liberals during the 2015 election campaign.
Blog – Has Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Government been Open, Transparent, ...paul young cpa, cga
1. Housing Costs – https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-real-estate-affordability-improves-when-rates-rise-despite-the-rhetoric/ or https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/real-estate/video/billions-in-unknown-funds-flowing-into-canada-s-housing-market-transparency-international~1644554 or https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/real-estate/video/household-indebtedness-rising-home-prices-is-a-vulnerability-we-re-worried-about-osfi-head~2342049
2. Gasoline costs - https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/12/10/pbo-finds-fossil-fuel-tax-breaks-costing-canada-billions.html or
3. Inflation - https://www.fraserinstitute.org/blogs/brace-yourselves-canada-inflation-may-be-here-to-stay
4. Carbon tax credit - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cenovus-carbon-capture-alberta-oil-and-gas-1.6278781
5. Supply chain - https://canadianfoodsinc.com/index.php/2021/12/11/experts-say-second-wave-will-bring-empty-shelves-but-not-because-of-panic-buying/
6. CERB – https://westernstandardonline.com/2021/12/calgary-porch-pirate-mp-now-under-investigation-for-cerb-fraud/
7. GIS - https://globalnews.ca/video/8437282/covid-19-freeland-says-shes-personally-committed-to-guaranteed-income-supplement-clawback-related-to-cerb
8. Audit and quarantine - https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/quarantine-hotel-tracking-phac-audit-1.6279176
9. Challenges facing the Canadian economy - https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/corporate-commercial/canadas-economic-forecast-looks-good-but-challenges-still-lie-ahead-bennett-jones-report/362547
10. @s_guilbeault - Https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/environment-minister-says-mandate-to-enforce-ev-sales-is-needed-276545/
a. How will the govt make up for the loss of the gas tax money?
b. There are still capacity issues with building electrical vehicles
c. Lack of plug-in stations
i. The ability of the grid to handle the charging https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/electrical-vehicles-and-plugin-stations-adoption-november-2021
Many different groups will write paper and/or articles on government from their perspective. It is important for readers to review all sources when it comes to debating various government policies
Justin Trudeau constantly calls out the Harper era like he did in 2015. The problem is Trudeau never discuss details as the details tell a different picture.
More op-eds by CBC as an attempt to show @justintrudeau managing of the financing is on par with Harper
• Trudeau has increase overall spending from year over year average was 6.7% as compare to Harper’s 3.8%
• Trudeau took $1B surplus and turned it into $18B deficit
• Trudeau decided to slash the AG performance management audits, why?
• Trudeau has a made a mess of every file including immigration - https://torontosun.com/news/national/illegal-border-processing-costs-alone-to-exceed-1-billion-pbo-report
• Trudeau’s policies are more about votes than sound policies. The tax cut did little when you factor in Trudeau eliminated income tax splitting, boutique tax credits and hiked CPP - https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/canada/for-millennials-in-canada-the-middle-class-dream-slips-a-little-further-away-oecd-300708/ or https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-middle-class-canada-june-2019
• Trudeau’s policies have made Canada less competitive - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-canada-and-global-competitiveness-may-2019
• You cannot not just look at GDP ratios. You also need to look at outcomes along with expense growth year over year in relation to Taxation and GDP growth - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-gdp-and-economy-canada
• Trudeau’s policies have support only 10% increase in goods producing sector jobs. Goods producing sector jobs pay on average 40% more than service sector jobs. - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-employment-market-canada-may-2019
Employment rose by 154,000 (+0.8%) in November and was 186,000 (+1.0%) higher than its pre-COVID February 2020 level. The unemployment rate fell to 6.0%, within 0.3 percentage points of what it was in February 2020.
Employment increased in both the services-producing and goods-producing sectors in November. Both full-time (+80,000; +0.5%) and part-time (+74,000; +2.1%) work increased, and employment gains were spread across six provinces.
Total hours worked increased 0.7% and returned to the pre-pandemic February 2020 level for the first time. Hours rose across most industries, led by manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, as well as construction. Despite increasing in November, hours in the goods-producing sector were still below their pre-pandemic level (-3.6%). All of the growth compared with February 2020 was in the services-producing sector (+1.3%), most notably in professional scientific and technical services (+12.5%).
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/211203/dq211203a-eng.htm
1. Quebec spending money on skills - https://www.talentcanada.ca/quebec-announces-details-of-3-9-billion-plan-to-address-labour-shortages/. 3 of 6 are public sector related. There seems to be little focus on the goods-producing sector
2. Manufacturing supply change and skill gap issues - https://www.talentcanada.ca/most-manufacturers-facing-more-acute-labour-shortage-than-last-year-survey/
3. AG sector - https://www.realagriculture.com/2021/12/new-canadians-urban-students-needed-to-fill-labour-gaps-in-agriculture/
4. Minimum wage - https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/minimum-wage-in-new-brunswick-to-increase-by-largest-percentage-in-40-years-1.5690778
5. PMI index - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-canadian-manufacturing-activity-expands-at-slightly-slower-pace-in/
6. Provinces - https://royal-bank-of-canada-2124.docs.contently.com/v/provinces-enter-advanced-stages-of-recovery-in-2022-pdf
7. Public sector spending - https://winnipegsun.com/uncategorized/trudeau-to-limit-new-spending-in-fiscal-update-source
8. Automation - https://www.nintex.com/blog/the-process-automation-market-is-booming-its-time-to-adapt/
9. Critical metals - https://www.cgai.ca/building_supply_chain_resiliency_of_critical_minerals
10. What is next - https://www.cdhowe.org/intelligence-memos/don-drummond-upcoming-fall-fiscal-update-must-answer-questions-about-growth
Small businesses are backbone of the economy, especially in small cities. The economic recovery strength will depend on how well small businesses survive post-covid19
Bottom Line: A variety of special factors landed on an already tough base effect to produce the highest reading on Canadian inflation in almost two decades in July. It is important to note that even with the gaudy headline readings, the two-year pace—which removes base effects—is still running close to 2% on most major measures. And, we remain comfortable with our forecasts on CPI for this year and next; we had been calling for an average rate of 3% this year and just a snick below in 2022 (2.9% to be precise). Having said all that, it is always notable when the surprises all land on one side of the ledger—the high side—and that has been the case for most the year in North American price readings. Risks remain to the high side on inflation until further notice.
Source – BMO - https://economics.bmo.com/en/publications/detail/bf88c408-2bca-4efa-b4ea-05fc1cc6d2af/
1. Gasoline Prices / Canada - https://globalnews.ca/news/8101013/covid-19-delta-variant-gas-prices-canada/
2. Housing costs - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadas-inflation-rate-jumps-to-37-in-july-on-rising-housing-costs/
3. Housing - https://financialpost.com/executive/posthaste-its-not-just-demand-growth-in-housing-supply-may-have-also-peaked-in-canada-after-a-burst-of-activity
4. Food - https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/08/18/canadians-groceries-food-costs/
5. Middle class income barely grew in 2019 - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1110001201
6. Wealth tax - https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-make-the-rich-pay-new-reports-show-in-canada-we-already-do
7. Canadian dollar - https://financialpost.com/executive/executive-summary/posthaste-get-ready-for-a-76-cent-loonie-canadian-dollars-virtuous-circle-is-about-to-go-into-reverse-says-bofa
8. Inequality https://globalnews.ca/news/8096250/covid-inequities-ethnocultural-communities-study/
9. Housing prices - https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/real-estate/video/canada-s-housing-prices-aren-t-stacking-up-their-weight-in-gold-goldmoney~1365255
10. Middle class - https://www.resourceworks.com/just-transitions
Wages and Job Vacancies (Job Quality) - Canada - May 2022 and June 2022.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
Summary:
The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer—measured by the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) as payroll employment—decreased by 26,100 (-0.1%) in May, the first decline since May 2021. Ontario (-30,000; -0.4%) and Manitoba (-2,500; -0.4%) recorded the largest payroll employment losses, while British Columbia (+7,000; +0.3%) was the lone province to record an increase.
Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220728/dq220728a-eng.htm
Blog – Wages and Job Vacancies – Canada – July 2022
Nearly 50% of the job vacancies pay less than the average wage
Housing and rent costs are becoming a big problem for Canadians
Not enough is being done to address issues with the skill trades
Healthcare continues to face many challenges including addressing labor shortages
Liberals continue to push policies that are more long-term focus instead of addressing how to reduce EMEA dependency on Russian Oil and Natural Gas - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-canadas-mining-forestry-energy-and-agricultural-sectorspptx
All levels of government and the private sector need to work together to build a resilient supply chain in Canada - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-best-to-build-a-reslient-supply-chainpptx
Summary:
Canada hit a target of 401K in new immigrants. There are systemic issues facing natural resources, construction, manufacturing, and retail sector of the economy.
More and more jobs will be automated.
There are issues with cost and availability of housing.
Canada continues to be hammered by high inflation partially driven by green policies.
1. Wages and Canada - https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/survey-says-wages-set-to-rise-2-7-in-2022-as-inflation-hits-new-high/
2. Housing Costs - Affordability has become much tougher due to the rapid escalation of prices during the pandemic. That said, Canada has in its past managed to weather a situation where the cost-of-living situation was even worse without seeing a severe retrenchment in activity. And, both new and resale markets remain drum-tight, suggesting another strong year for price growth is in the cards for 2022. https://economics.td.com/ca-housing-rate-sensitivity
3. Job Vacancies – Nearly 50% of the jobs pay less than the average wage - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/211220/dq211220a-eng.htm
4. Many jobs could be automated - https://www.unitrends.com/blog/technology-5-it-trends-to-watch-in-2022
5. Canada trade surpluses has been led by the natural resources sector. There are issues with natural resources sector as the Liberals continue to over tax and regulate the natural resources sector - https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/merchandise-trade-surplus-3-1b-in-november-statistics-canada-reports-1.1703909 and https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-the-natural-resources-sector
6. Small businesses continue to struggle with new restrictions imposed on them by the government - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-the-natural-resources-sector
7. Skills gap - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-the-natural-resources-sector
8. Many government programs like healthcare have issues with their effectiveness - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/fiscal-management-public-sector-canada-250858856
9. Green Inflation - https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/canadas-shift-net-zero-emissions-likely-drive-higher-inflation-2022-01-13/
10. Manufacturing sector - https://www.fxempire.com/macro/canada/manufacturing-pmi
Wages and Job Vacancies (Job Quality) - Canada - January 2022 and February 20...paul young cpa, cga
Summary
5 of 10 job vacancies pay less than the average wage.
Education continues to do a poor job aligning with the jobs of today and tomorrow.
More and more organizations are turning to automation as part of managing their costs.
All levels of government need to reform their operational model including labor costs, risk, and crisis management.
High inflation is here to stay!
Wages and Job Vacancies (Job Quality) - Canada - April 2022 and March 2022.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
Nearly 50% of the job vacancies are with jobs that pay less than the average wage
More and more organizations are adopting business automation to address issues with their operational model
Wage growth has been strong at 4.3%
Summary:
Employment in services-producing industries fell by 223,000. Accommodation and food services (-113,000), information, culture and recreation (-48,000) and retail trade (-26,000) saw the largest declines.
Employment increased by 23,000 in the goods-producing sector.
Employment rose by 23,000 (+1.5%) in construction in January 2022, almost entirely as a result of gains in Ontario. The national-level increase adds to a gain of 35,000 recorded in December 202
https://economics.bmo.com/en/publications/detail/a2d1bf0a-4d9d-40e2-a521-581fb185508d and https://economics.bmo.com/en/publications/detail/0ba5a9c9-1fbf-4605-8121-d9fb63ec72ca/
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220204/dq220204a-eng.htm
1. Employment – https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-jobs-january-1.6339345
2. Job vacancies - https://www.cicnews.com/2022/02/job-vacancies-in-canada-remain-near-record-highs-0221538.html#gs.o2ydvo
3. Shortcutting the labour shortage with automation, customization, and centralization https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/features/shortcutting-the-labour-shortage-with-automation-customization-and-centralization/ Blog – Adoption of Manufacturing (Industry 4.0) - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/blog-adoption-manufacturing-industry-40-paul-young/?published=t
4. Careers - https://www.municipalworld.com/jobs/?location=All
5. Automation - https://canadiansme.ca/major-tech-trends-that-will-reshape-the-business-world-in-2022%EF%BF%BC/
6. Careers - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/02/the-10-best-us-jobs-of-2022-according-to-glassdoor.html
7. Careers - https://www.forbes.com/sites/jairhilburn/2022/02/02/the-50-best-jobs-in-america-for-2022-according-to-glassdoor/?sh=7d9cf71afaee
8. Careers - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-how-canadas-economic-recovery-is-leaving-canadians-behind/
9. Mining - https://simplywall.st/markets/ca/materials/metals-mining
10. Manufacturing - https://o.canada.com/news/local-news/employer-survey-points-to-staggering-labour-shortfall-in-some-business-sectors
11. Supply chain - https://occ.ca/mediareleases/tackling-canadas-supply-chain-critical-to-economic-recovery/
12. Supply chain - https://www.autoserviceworld.com/what-canadas-manufacturers-say-can-help-supply-chain/
Wage growth to slow down in 2023
Potential recession in 2023
High inflation will continue to be a focus by central banks
More emphasis needs to be on closing the skill gap
Capital investment required to address issues with intermodal, ports, rail, and trucking capacity
Government needs to embrace business automation including moving to a digital model
Blog – Job Vacancies and Job Quality – Canada – July 2022
46% of the job vacancies pay less than the average wage
EI and other training funds need to be used as part of moving people to new careers in demand
Goods-producing sector continues to face major regulatory hurdles as part of getting their goods out of the ground to market.
Housing costs continue to eat up a large chunk of household budgets
Liberals continue to throw gasoline on the inflation fire.
Canada's economy gained a net 39,800 jobs in May, entirely in full-time work, Statistics Canada said on Friday. The jobless rate edged down to 5.1%, a new record low.
Employment in the goods producing sector fell by a net 41,200 jobs, mostly in manufacturing. The services sector grew by a net 80,900 positions, mostly in wholesale and retail trade, as well as educational services.
Source - https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/instant-view-canada-gains-39-125410600.html
Wages and Job Vacancies (Job Quality) - Canada - May 2022 and April 2022.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
Canada is struggling with over 1M unfilled jobs. Nearly 48% of those jobs pay less than the average wages
More and more levels of government are moving towards digital adoption as part of streamlining the delivery of programs and services.
Canada has over 2M backlog with immigration
Canada needs to focus more on policies that will better support expansion of exports and the building of a resilient supply chain.
Employment rose by 0.3% in November, following an increase of 0.5% in October. From May to September, employment grew by an average of 2.7% per month.
Full-time employment rose by 99,000 in November, while part-time work was little changed.
Among those who worked at least half of their usual hours, 4.6 million worked from home in November.
Growth in self-employment stalled in November and compared to public sector and private sector employees, employment in this group remained furthest from the February pre-COVID level (-4.7%; -136,000).
Total hours worked rose by 1.2% in November. Since May, total hours worked has recovered steadily as the initial COVID-19 economic shutdown has given way to more limited and targeted public health measures.
Source - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/201204/dq201204a-eng.htm
Wages and Job Vacancies (Job Quality) - Canada - October 2021 paul young cpa, cga
Blog – Job Quality and Wages – Canada – October 2021
Wages are becoming stagnant
Public sector jobs continue to outpace private sector job growth
Goods-producing continues to lags other sectors in terms of job growth
1. Wages - https://financialpost.com/news/economy/immigrant-influx-is-stunting-wage-growth-in-canadian-recovery
2. Skills gaps - https://www.wellandtribune.ca/ts/news/canada/2021/11/25/ontario-wants-young-people-to-help-fix-trades-labour-shortage.html
3. College grads - https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/new-college-grads-are-making-gains-in-employment-and-wages-during-pandemic-1.1677685
4. Automation - https://www.mindstick.com/news/945/automation-is-future-robotisation-is-conqueror-of-modern-employment
5. Automation and fiscal policy - https://ceo-na.com/opinion/sharing-the-gains-of-automation-the-role-of-fiscal-policy/
6. Jobs in demand - https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/business-essentials/coding-is-one-of-the-most-in-demand-and-highest-paying-jobs-in-canada
7. Jobs in demand - https://www.slice.ca/10-canadian-careers-thatll-be-in-demand-in-2020-and-after/
8. Inflation - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-opposition-grills-trudeau-on-inflation-housing-as-economic-issues-top/
9. Public sector - https://theorca.ca/resident-pod/public-sector-booming-or-ballooning/
10. Digital adoption - https://hbr.org/2021/11/3-tactics-to-accelerate-a-digital-transformation or https://www.techradar.com/features/accelerated-digital-adoption-brings-a-new-role-for-tech-leaders
Blog – What is next for the Global Economy – August 2021
1. Global GDP - https://blogs.imf.org/2021/07/27/drawing-further-apart-widening-gaps-in-the-global-recovery/
2. Global Commodities - https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/here-s-who-wins-and-who-loses-from-the-surge-in-commodity-prices-1.1634711
3. Oil - https://www.wsj.com/articles/chevron-posts-highest-profit-in-a-year-as-oil-demand-rebounds-11627640325
4. Rio Tinto - https://www.wsj.com/articles/rio-tinto-net-profit-jumps-on-boom-in-commodity-prices-11627459592
5. Nasdaq - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nasdaq-15-000-is-near-do-i-hear-30-000-11627374665
6. Pacific Rim - https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/27/the-us-should-rejoin-the-trans-pacific-partnership/
7. Top AI Apps - https://www.globaltechoutlook.com/top-essential-ai-data-management-apps-for-you-to-avail-in-2021/
8. Technology outlook - https://www.simplilearn.com/top-technology-trends-and-jobs-article
9. Food and Crops Output - https://www.producer.com/markets/
10. Food and Climate - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/climate-change-and-conflict-are-fueling-poverty-and-food-prices-un-chief-says
11. Water - https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57847654
Since Nov/15 there has been a new government. The new government has not addressed many issue facing Canadians. The next government will need to revisit all aspects of government as part of revamping domestic and foreign policies that better support Canadians domestically and globally.
Summary:
856K job vacancies
50% of the job vacancies pay less than the average wage
More and more organizations continue to invest in business automation
1. Wages https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-job-vacancies-are-rising-but-wages-arent-budging/
2. Top careers - https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/414839
3. Business Students - https://goodmenproject.com/business-ethics-2/top-career-trends-for-business-students-in-2022-and-beyond/
4. Housing costs and Wages http://blog.oxfordeconomics.com/content/us-and-canada-housing-affordability-edged-down-in-q3
5. Household debt - https://www.mpamag.com/ca/news/general/cibcs-tal-on-how-fast-interest-rates-might-rise/326675
6. Income inequality - https://www.ictsd.org/how-to-reduce-income-inequality-in-canada/
7. Automation - https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2022/02/24/10-ways-automation-might-affect-job-markets-in-the-near-future/?sh=2dffbc76302a and https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/top-5-business-automation-trends-in-2022
8. Skill trades - https://www.northernontariobusiness.com/press-release/rescon-calling-on-federal-government-to-allow-more-skilled-trades-into-canada-5092355
9. Public sector - https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/public-sector/articles/future-of-public-service.html
10. Mining - https://www.mining.com/in-charts-copper-project-pantry-bare-from-2025/
11. Oil and Gas - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/24/biden-administration-pausing-new-oil-and-gas-leases-amid-legal-battle-.html
12. https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/energy-and-resources/articles/manufacturing-industry-outlook.html
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Global Housing Market Analysis and Commentary- September 2023.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
Summary:
Homebuilders are walking a fine line when it comes to new projects as high mortgage rates curb demand.
New residential construction, including single-family homes and multifamily, dropped 11.3% month over month in August to 1.283 million units on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday. That's down 14.8% compared with a year ago and well below the 1.44 million units economists surveyed by Bloomberg projected.
But authorized residential permits — an indicator of potential future activity — rose 6.9% to 1.543 million permits in August from July. That was still down 2.7% from last August. Single-family permits, though, were up 2% from July to 949,000. Multifamily permits came in at 535,000.
The data reflects two opposing forces builders are trying to balance: the ongoing need for new construction to fill in limited inventory and elevated mortgage rates that are hurting their biggest customer right now, the first-time homebuyer.
"High mortgage rates are clearly taking a toll on builder confidence and consumer demand, as a growing number of buyers are electing to defer a home purchase until long-term rates move lower," Robert Dietz, chief economist of the National Association of Home Builders, said Monday in a press release after builder confidence dropped for the second straight month.
Source: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/homebuilders-face-a-tough-balancing-act-on-new-construction-amid-high-mortgage-rates-130744368.html
Blog – What is next for the Mining Sector – September 2023
The mining sector provides critical material that support solar, wind, and lithium-ion batteries as part of the green transition. https://www.iea.org/news/critical-minerals-market-sees-unprecedented-growth-as-clean-energy-demand-drives-strong-increase-in-investment
The mining sector products play a key role with the global GDP - https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/global-mining-industry-value-was-69-of-world-gdp-last-year-china-says
Mining practices need to be sustainable including following all ESG policies - https://www.linkedin.com/advice/1/how-can-you-monitor-sustainable-mining-practices
Other links and sources –
Lithium Supply and Price - https://zbr.com.mx/en/sin-categoria-es/lithium-prices-fall-44-in-china-due-to-lack-of-demand/138168/
Cobalt - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mahmut-karada%C5%9F-a2b7a5151_china-exportrestrictions-gallium-activity-7082603182589157376-Zrty/?trk=public_profile_like_view
Nickel https://www.eureporter.co/business/2023/09/15/stanislav-kondrashov-from-telf-ag-nickel-prices-outlook-remains-positive/
Iron-ore - https://www.brecorder.com/news/40263584/sgx-iron-ore-set-for-best-week-in-3-months
TD Bank / Metals - https://www.tdsecurities.com/ca/en/setting-the-stage-for-gold-outlook
Biodiversity / Mining - https://worldcrunch.com/green/lithium-green-energy-argentina-indigenous
ESG - https://iriscarbon.com/the-added-value-of-integrated-esg-reporting-a-threefold-framework/
Blog – Manufacturing Shipments and Orders – The United States – August 2023
Summary:
New orders for manufacturing technology in the United States totaled $353.9 million in July 2023, as per the latest report by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This figure marked a 12.4% decline from June 2023 but remained only 10.5% lower than July 2022. Year-to-date orders amounted to $2.83 billion, reflecting a 12.7% decrease compared to the same period the previous year.
Douglas K. Woods, President of AMT, noted that July is typically a slower month for manufacturing technology orders, so a slight drop was expected. However, he pointed out a notable trend: over the last two months, the year-to-date order gap has narrowed during historically slow periods. While job shops have seen decreased orders, other industries that benefited from reshoring or government investments have helped fill the gap.
Among specific sectors, job shops, the largest customer segment, placed their lowest total monthly orders since August 2020. In contrast, metal valve manufacturers recorded their third-highest monthly order value on record, last seen in September 2018, making up nearly 5% of the total manufacturing technology order value for July 2023. Manufacturers of motor vehicle transmissions continued to order machinery at an elevated pace. However, the aerospace industry continued to order below its early 2022 peaks, with hopes that recent projects like the federal government's $1.5 billion investment in communications satellites might reverse this trend.
Source: https://www.sme.org/technologies/articles/2023/september/u.s.-manufacturing-technology-orders-dip-in-july-but-show-resilience-amid-economic-uncertainty
Stock Market Analysis and Commentary for WE September 15 2023.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
Blog – Analysis and Commentary – Stock Market – WE September 15 2023
Summary:
Stocks fell Friday as investors wrap up a volatile week ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
The Dow Jones Industrials tumbled 288.87 points to close out Friday and the week at 34,618.24. At its lows, it completely wiped out Thursday's 332-point rally.
The S&P 500 index sank 54.78 points, or 1.2%, to 4,450.32.
The NASDAQ index plunged 217.72 points, or 1.6%, to 13,708.33.
The Dow held onto a winning week. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ both closed out the week with losses.
Information technology was the worst-performing sector in the S&P 500, down nearly 2%. Adobe shares fell more than 4% even after the software firm posted better-than-expected quarterly results. Shares of Arm Holdings were lower one day after its successful public debut.
Auto stocks General Motors and Stellantis N.V. were higher Friday, while Ford Motor was about flat. Thousands of members of the United Auto Workers went on strike after failing to reach a deal with the automakers Thursday night.
Elsewhere, Lennar shares slid 3%. The home construction firm posted third-quarter results that beat on the top and bottom lines.
On the economic front, the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey showed one-year inflation expectations dropped to 3.1% in
September, tied for the lowest since January 2021. Also, the five-year outlook fell to 2.7%, matching its lowest since December 2020.
Electricity Analysis - Canada and the OECD - June 2023.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
Summary:
Over three-quarters of the world’s total coal-generated electricity is consumed in just three countries. China is the top user of coal, making up 53.3% of global coal demand, followed by India at 13.6%, and the U.S. at 8.9%.
Burning coal—for electricity, as well as metallurgy and cement production—is the world’s single largest source of CO2 emissions. Nevertheless, its use in electricity generation has actually grown 91.2% since 1997, the year when the first global climate agreement was signed in Kyoto, Japan.
However, even as non-renewables enjoy their time in the sun, their days could be numbered.
In 2022, renewables, such as wind, solar, and geothermal, represented 14.4% of total electricity generation with an extraordinary annual growth rate of 14.7%, driven by big gains in solar and wind. Non-renewables, by contrast, only managed an anemic 0.4%.
The authors of the Statistical Review do not include hydroelectric in their renewable calculations, even though many others, including the International Energy Agency, consider it a “well-established renewable power technology.”
With hydroelectric moved into the renewable column, together they accounted for over 29.3% of all electricity generated in 2022, with an annual growth rate of 7.4%.
Source - https://energynow.ca/2023/09/infographic-what-electricity-sources-power-the-world-see-them-here-visual-capitalist/
Stock Market Analysis and Commentary for WE September 9 2023.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
What did the markets tell us this week?
1. Housing supply and costs continue to plague countries around the world.
2. Gasoline prices are on the rise that puts pressure on central banks ability to hit their core inflation targets.
3. ESG adoption by both the private and public sector is leading to both funding concerns and the overall cost of implementing ESG policies.
4. Adopting technology as part of increasing food production is facing both capital and operational funding concerns.
5. Strike at LNG facility in Australia is leading to concerns around a supply chain disruption of natural gas for EMEA and Asia.
6. The threat of China dumping batteries into markets - https://www.ft.com/content/b6038e51-7b5b-4f97-a5da-9202e71562fc
7. Adoption of generative AI has been facing many challenges related to security, privacy, and ethical issues.
8. Lack of biodiversity planning as part of the overall climate mitigation including sustainable mining, forestry, oil, gas, agriculture, and housing
9. Geopolitical issues continue to impact supply chain.
10. The concerns of recession continue to plague both the private and public sector.
11. Productivity issues continue to plague governments around the world.
Global (Mining Oil and Gas Forestry and Agriculture) Analysis and Commentary ...paul young cpa, cga
The mining, oil, gas, agriculture, forestry, and mining continue to face environmental, social, and governance policy review including reporting of key metrics as part of ESG reporting cycle.
There is more focus on profitability and investment returns as part of the integrated planning and reporting cycle.
Summary:
The global economy faces what at least one forecaster is calling a mild trade recession as shipments from China slump and German factories downshift.
China’s export declines extended into August, though there were signs that the worst of a world trade slowdown may be over for the leading exporter.
Overseas shipments from China fell 8.8% in dollar terms from a year earlier while imports contracted 7.3%, both better than economists’ estimates and significantly less severe than July’s downturn.
Other data have suggested trade may be stabilizing after weakening for most of this year. Exports from South Korea also declined at a more moderate pace in August than the previous month.
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-09-07/supply-chain-latest-world-trade-faces-a-shallow-recession?srnd=economics-v2
Additional sources and links:
Lithium - https://source.benchmarkminerals.com/article/falling-lithium-prices-challenge-potential-cost-advantages-of-sodium-batteries
Oil Production - https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/06/business/oil-price-goldman-sachs/index.html
Natural gas - https://www.fxstreet.com/news/natural-gas-holds-up-as-markets-in-limbo-over-strikes-202309070956
Lumber - https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/sawmill-capacity-closures-reshape-us-lumber-supply
Critical metals - https://www.wasterecyclingmag.ca/feature/how-recycling-could-solve-the-shortage-of-minerals-essential-to-clean-energy/
Agriculture - https://www.morningagclips.com/economists-forecast-positive-end-of-year-crop-outlook-despite-warmer-midwestern-climate/
ESG - https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2023/09/the-informed-board/the-eus-new-esg-disclosure-rules
Ports - https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/HAPAG-LLOYD-AG-24857717/news/Hapag-Lloyd-chief-warns-of-rougher-seas-ahead-for-container-shipping-44789017/
Top destination for reshoring - https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2023/08/29/uae-in-top-10-most-powerful-passports-for-investment-opportunity/
Global Trade - https://phys.org/news/2023-09-opinion-broke-global-climate-finish.html
What is next for the Forestry Sector and Lumber Production - September 2023.pptxpaul young cpa, cga
Lumber production in Canada continues to face many hurdles
Canada forest management practices are some of the bests in the world
Canada planted over 440M in seedlings back in 2018. It is now 2022 which means close 2M seedlings have been planted.
All levels need to put more focus on urban and rural planning solutions
More work including spending on wildfire and forest fire mitigation
Canada and USA need to find a path forward to resolve the softwood lumber dispute
There needs to a better balanced between climate change policies and growing the economy in a sustainable way
3D printing for housing needs to become mainstream
More protection needs to happen with key ecosystems like wetlands, forest, and peatlands.
There is a risk of debt default if interest rates are hike over the next few months
1. Elemental Economics - Introduction to mining.pdfNeal Brewster
After this first you should: Understand the nature of mining; have an awareness of the industry’s boundaries, corporate structure and size; appreciation the complex motivations and objectives of the industries’ various participants; know how mineral reserves are defined and estimated, and how they evolve over time.
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Financial Assets: Debit vs Equity Securities.pptxWrito-Finance
financial assets represent claim for future benefit or cash. Financial assets are formed by establishing contracts between participants. These financial assets are used for collection of huge amounts of money for business purposes.
Two major Types: Debt Securities and Equity Securities.
Debt Securities are Also known as fixed-income securities or instruments. The type of assets is formed by establishing contracts between investor and issuer of the asset.
• The first type of Debit securities is BONDS. Bonds are issued by corporations and government (both local and national government).
• The second important type of Debit security is NOTES. Apart from similarities associated with notes and bonds, notes have shorter term maturity.
• The 3rd important type of Debit security is TRESURY BILLS. These securities have short-term ranging from three months, six months, and one year. Issuer of such securities are governments.
• Above discussed debit securities are mostly issued by governments and corporations. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITS CDs are issued by Banks and Financial Institutions. Risk factor associated with CDs gets reduced when issued by reputable institutions or Banks.
Following are the risk attached with debt securities: Credit risk, interest rate risk and currency risk
There are no fixed maturity dates in such securities, and asset’s value is determined by company’s performance. There are two major types of equity securities: common stock and preferred stock.
Common Stock: These are simple equity securities and bear no complexities which the preferred stock bears. Holders of such securities or instrument have the voting rights when it comes to select the company’s board of director or the business decisions to be made.
Preferred Stock: Preferred stocks are sometime referred to as hybrid securities, because it contains elements of both debit security and equity security. Preferred stock confers ownership rights to security holder that is why it is equity instrument
<a href="https://www.writofinance.com/equity-securities-features-types-risk/" >Equity securities </a> as a whole is used for capital funding for companies. Companies have multiple expenses to cover. Potential growth of company is required in competitive market. So, these securities are used for capital generation, and then uses it for company’s growth.
Concluding remarks
Both are employed in business. Businesses are often established through debit securities, then what is the need for equity securities. Companies have to cover multiple expenses and expansion of business. They can also use equity instruments for repayment of debits. So, there are multiple uses for securities. As an investor, you need tools for analysis. Investment decisions are made by carefully analyzing the market. For better analysis of the stock market, investors often employ financial analysis of companies.
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Lecture slide titled Fraud Risk Mitigation, Webinar Lecture Delivered at the Society for West African Internal Audit Practitioners (SWAIAP) on Wednesday, November 8, 2023.
2. Elemental Economics - Mineral demand.pdfNeal Brewster
After this second you should be able to: Explain the main determinants of demand for any mineral product, and their relative importance; recognise and explain how demand for any product is likely to change with economic activity; recognise and explain the roles of technology and relative prices in influencing demand; be able to explain the differences between the rates of growth of demand for different products.
1. P A U L Y O U N G C P A C G A
A U G U S T 2 3 , 2 0 2 1
WHAT IS THE
PATH FORWARD
FOR CANADA
2. Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA
• Academia (PF1, FA4, FN2, MU1. and MS2)
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Macro/Micro Indicators
• SME – Supply Chain Management
• SME – Data, AI, Security, and Platform
• SME – Internal Controls and Auditing
Contact information email: Paul_Young_CGA@hotmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-055632b/
SlideShare - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulyoungcpa
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/youngercga1968/videos
3. AGENDA
• GDP and economy
• Job Quality
• Green Economy and the environment
• Infrastructure
• EI and CERB
• Skills Gap
• Tax fairness and reforms
• Program Spending
• Immigration
• Public Safety
• Indigenous Affairs
• New Governance model
• Foreign Affairs
• Military
• Environment
• Innovation
• Middle Class
• Cost of Living
• Healthcare
• Taxing the rich
• Daycare/Child Care
• Rural Affairs
• Housing
4. CANADA/ ECONOMY
• Canada need to focus on reshoring of the supply management areas including designated products as
strategic - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/tranformation-of-supply-chains
• Canada should focus on trade, but fair trade and FIPA. Part of the trade reform needs to come in the form
fixing issues with WTO -https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/merchandise-trade-canada-june-2020
• Canada need to fixed issues dragging down competitiveness like excessive regulations and taxes -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/canada-competitiveness-analysis-of-policy
• Canada need to bring more balanced with the economy and environment -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-best-to-get-goods-to-market
5. JOB QUALITY
Every recession leads to a recovery. Many
recoveries tend to start with job-less recovery
until both the private and public sectors get a
handle on their operational models.
There are many areas of policy that can help
better support job, creators:
a) Capital cost write-offs
b) innovation/R&D tax credits
c) training credits
d) streamlining of regulations
e) aligning training with jobs of today and
tomorrow
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/employm
ent-and-labour-market-canada-july-2021
6. GREEN
ECONOMY
• Justin Trudeau plans to take the economy to hard left with his new green agenda.
https://www.ft.com/content/26af294c-a05c-4a55-b988-5b2882c28b51
• This is same approach that Ontario took which led to exodus of jobs -
https://financialpost.com/opinion/75000-manufacturing-jobs-lost-thats-the-price-of-ontarios-
electricity-disaster
• Over 80% of the power in Canada comes clean sources -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/electricity-market-analysis-and-commentary
• The next government will need to focus on programs like SDTC, but need to ensure that any
programs are not subsidizing a failed business model -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/ontarios-failed-green-agenda-october-2019 or
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/government-policy-clean-and-green-technology-
canada
• The next government will need to define their policies on forestry, land management, water
management and air quality - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/global-emissions-and-
the-environment
7. INFRASTRUCTURE
• The Liberals introduced policies that did little to bring infrastructure online including the ineffective
infrastructure bank
• The next government will need to keep existing funds like Gas Tax and Build Canada. The next
government will be challenged on how to maximized infrastructure investments in areas like ports,
road, bridges, etc. The liberals put little emphasis on infrastructure that would support goods to
market - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/canada-infrastructure-analysis-of-policy
• P3 are an option, but there needs to be proper oversight and accountability into all P3 infrastructure
projects - https://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_201304_10_e_38195.html
• There is also missing moneys from previous infrastructure. Full audit of all infrastructure projects is a
requirement of the next government- https://globalnews.ca/news/6552574/liberal-infrastructure-
program-auditor-general/
• Infrastructure gap - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/addressing-the-issues-with-public-
infrastructure-united-states
8. EI AND CERB
• EI needs to be overall as part of better supporting income for workers displaced including revamping
training. Liberals are moving programs to UBI which will discourage people from entering the
workforce - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/policy-analysis-guarantee-income
• EI should be spun off to a separate entity as part of providing more oversight and control of the EI
Program - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/policy-employment-insurance-and-cerb-
canada-august-2020
• The next government will need to revisit all skills and development programs including working with
all stakeholders at the provincial and municipal level along with the private sector as part of
modernizing training - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/human-capital-management-skills-
and-education
• Modernization of EI - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/policy-review-ei-unemployment-
insurance
9. SKILLS GAP
@marcomendicino
Fix the job vacancy issues with recent grads and
those unemployed.
Revamp all social welfare programs as part of
reforming EI.
Stop your excessive tax and regulations.
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/human-
capital-management-skills-development-
analysis-and-commentary-february-2021
10. TAX FAIRNESS
AND REFORMS
• The Liberals have made tax cuts to the rates, but introduced other tax changes like carbon tax or
elimination of boutique tax credits or other changes
• Middle class never truly benefited from the Liberals tax policies -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/middle-class-how-does-government-better-support-the-
middle-class
• The next government need to go beyond pitching boutique tax credits -
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/peter-armstrong-taxes-federal-election-2019-1.5299707
• The focus of the next government should be on reforming the tax act, shutting down tax havens, small
business tax reforms, digital taxes and other tax reforms
• Tax havens - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/closing-down-of-tax-havens
• Wealth Tax - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/does-the-world-need-a-wealth-tax
• Small Business Reforms - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/survival-or-collapse-small-
business
• The next government needs to eliminate the passive income and income sprinkling tax
changes
• The next government needs to focus on areas like training credits, hiring credits, CCA rates,
R&D and other areas.
11. SOCIAL
SPENDING
• Liberals have introduced new programs including new agencies to delivered program spending. Many of the
new agencies are duplication of existing agencies in terms of mandates -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/has-justin-trudeau-been-more-open-transparent-and-accountable
• Liberals continue to push pharmacare. Pharmacare would be too costly to implement. The best approach is to
refine the drug procurement policies - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/can-canada-be-successful-
at-pharmacare
• Next governmen will need to take a complete review of all programs as part looking at ways to streamline
program spending - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/designing-social-programs-and-tax-fairness-
policies
• CPC will need to expand the number of audits as way to better managed costs within government. Trudeau
governance model was more about feelings than sound policy -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/internal-audit-and-performance-base-auditing
• next government will need to ensure their policies protect those most vulnerable (low income and seniors) -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-to-fix-income-inequality-and-poverty or
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-who-do-you-just-more-when-it-comes-to-
retirement-planning
• next government will need to commit to military as part of modernization as well as addressing human
capital issues - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/militarydefense-what-is-happening
12. IMMIGRATION
• next government will need to clean up the immigration back log
• next government will need to fixed issues with deportations
• next government will need to align immigration more with economy needs
• next government will need to fixed the illegal border crossings
• Source - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/policy-review-immigration-and-border-
control
13. PUBLIC SAFETY
https://twitter.com/HonAhmedHussen/status/1294987359071752194
1. http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/gun-crimes/index.html
2. Winnipeg - https://globalnews.ca/news/7133881/gun-calls-shootings-winnipeg-police/
3. Toronto gun crimes - https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-politicians-silent-as-toronto-
gun-crime-skyrockets
Violent crime has increased under your watch
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/crime-and-public-safety-how-to-fix-a-broken-public-safety-and-
legal-system
You have not fix systemic issues with bail conditions, sentencing, and rehabilitation
• next government will need to look at the laws related to criminal offences including sentencing. The next
government had minimum sentencing shut down. More work with legal community to reforms
sentencing practices
• next government should put terms limits on judges. All judges should be voted in by local areas. Supreme
court appointments should be done without partisan appointment. There should be a committee set up
with MPs and legal profession as part of Supreme Court judge appointments
• RCMP needs to be overhaul to ensure it is effective in terms of its role as the federal police force.
14. INDIGENOUS
AFFAIRS
• Liberals have never fixed issues between Indigenous bands and the federal government
• Main issues are with housing, economic development, food prices, public safety, healthcare,
education, mental health and crime
• next government need to reshape their approach when it comes to dealing with indigenous bands
• Innovation i.e. 3D housing
• Water Treatment solutions
• Many bands want economic development. next government will need to find ways to unite all
bands in terms of balancing the traditional ways with modern ways to support economic
opportunity for all indigenous people
• Source - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/policies-and-affairs-indigenous-canada
15. FOREIGN AFFAIRS
• Justin Trudeau ‘s team set foreign affairs back decades with their approach of feelings when it
comes to foreign policies and affairs
• Justin Trudeau foreign aid policies were a disaster.
• Source - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/foreign-aid-bringing-more-accountability-
transparency-and-oversight or https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/is-canada-back-
foreign-affairs-and-policies
• next government will need to fixed issues with foreign affairs, especially relationships with other
countries
• next government will need to bring in more accountability when it comes to foreign aid -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/reforming-both-the-united-nations-and-who
• Karina Gould has handed money out in the past without asking for oversight -
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/canada-concerned-by-allegations-of-misconduct-at-un-
agency-for-palestinian-refugees
16. NEW GOVERNANCE MODEL
• Both the private and public sectors are looking at revamping their systems as part of adopting
governance, risk, and compliance models
• It is time to move all ombudsman and commissioners along with Attorney-General and other specialized
government officials into a governance group. This governance group would report directly into the
house and committee.
• There needs to be expansion of audit programs including more performance audits. Audits can be set up
through the use of AI
• Here is the current state of affairs - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/governance-model-
public-sector-canada-may-22-2021
• All depts and agencies should have mandatory emergency and crisis reporting as part of their
annual reporting and fiscal management cycle -
https://ibm.box.com/s/rsp6p9tez8uru9fo0wu5d13bxt7rtrr0
17. MILITARY
• Canada governments over the past 30 years have failed to lived up to its NATO commitment. Canada is
spending about 1.2% to 1.4% on the military. The NATO commitment is 2% of GDP. It would require
Canada to spending another 10-12B per year on its military.
• Canada needs to clean up its internal processes with military, especially in areas of harassment,
bullying, etc.
• Canada needs to secure its sovereignty over the article.
• Canada needs to adapt to modernization of warfare, i.e., drones, cybersecurity threats, exoskeleton,
rail guns, etc.
• Here is my work on the military - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/militarydefense-
what-is-happening
18. ENVIRONMENT
@johngmcnally
My approach to the environment has always been about
solutions that protect the environment as well as ensuring
GDP grows in a sustainable way.
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-best-to-
address-issues-facing-the-environment
Ontario model for green energy was a failure -
https://ontario-wind-resistance.org/2013/06/27/green-
energy-job-claims-are-a-farce
Strong Environmental policies that protect the
environment while growing the economy in a sustainable
way - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/strong-
environmental-policies-protect-environment-while-paul-
young/?published=t
19. INNOVATION
@NavdeepSBains
1. You pick and choose winners through your grant
programs.
2. You went after small businesses through tax
changes.
3. You introduced a carbon tax.
4. Your clusters have been a failure.
5. You have overregulated the private sector.
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/path-to-
innovation-for-canada-244663371
20. MIDDLE CLASS Goods producing sector has lag the service
sector in terms of job growth since Trudeau
took office.
Inflation is on the rise.
The economy was tanking pre-covid19.
So much for helping people join the middle
class - @monafortier .
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/mid
dle-class-canada-march-2021-244934770 or
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/did-
justin-trudeau-support-the-middle-class-in-
canada
21. COST OF LIVING
Blog – Cost of Living – Canada – April 2021
Year-over-year consumer price growth (+3.4%) in
April rose at its fastest pace since May 2011.
Did Trudeau no run on a platform to make things
more affordable for all Canadians?
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/cost-of-
living-canada-april-2021 or
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/cost-of-living-
canada-july-2021
22. HEALTHCARE • There are ways to mitigate issues with healthcare
• Better healthcare management through disease
management -
https://www.medicalstartups.org/top/apps/
• More emphasis should be on training healthcare
professionals for indigenous communities –
Reducing the barriers to access to healthcare
training -
https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/reducing
-barriers-medical-education
• More oversight into healthcare dollars
management through performance audits -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/reform
ing-healthcare-with-countries-around-the-world-
245685198 or
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/reform
ing-healthcare-with-countries-around-the-world-
250031148
• Eliminating the duplication of healthcare
management
23. TAXING THE
RICH
• The next government will need to address issues with tax fairness
• Closing-down tax havens
• Fixing issues with the tax code
• Addressing issues with R&D tax credits
• Working with countries as part of expanding BEPS
• Providing more options for pensions, i.e., Pooling plans or extra contributions by employees
(similar to RPP)
My work: https://slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/wealth-and-taxation-fairness-july-2021
24. ADDRESSING
ISSUES WITH
DAYCARE
The daycare program recommended by @JustinTrudeau is a disaster!
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/daycare-and-child-care-funding-canada
- PQ model has issues
- There are already issues with available sites
- There have been issues with regulating daycare centers
- This is about more govt jobs (ECE)
- Ontario used its FDK as part of managing childcare
25. RURAL AFFAIRS
Blog – Rural Affairs – Canada – August 2021
The next government needs to put more focus on rural areas.
Rural areas are vital to social and economic success of Canada.
Source -
https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/features/canadian-
election-2021-why-rural-canada-must-play-a-central-role/
Source - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-
required-to-better-support-rural-canada
26. HOUSING
Next government will need to address issues facing housing:
- High-cost raw materials
- Availability of Land / Supply
- Urban vs. rural strategy
- Indigenous housing
- Affordable housing
- Assisted living
- Innovation (3d printing, modular, etc.)
- Re-zoning commercial and industrial to housing.
- Re-looking at smart cities planning
- Optimization of transit
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/affordable-housing-and-homelessness-canada
27. SUMMARY
• Canada economy was in trouble before COVID19 as GDP went from about 3% into 2017 to about
1.6% in 2019 - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/gdp-canada-industry-february-2021
• Trudeau took a YTD Nov/15 surplus and then turn that into $1B deficit within months after being
elected. Trudeau deficits did nothing to address the systemic issues with tax fairness, effectiveness
of program spending, competitiveness, infrastructure gap, etc. -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/canada-fiscal-management-deficit-and-debt-february-
2021
• Canada needs to have better policies that protect the environment while growing the economy in a
sustainable way - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/global-emissions-and-environmental-
policy
• next government policies should be clear in areas of domestic and international policies including
how they will make government more accountable to the people.