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FELDSTED -- We are tired of carbon emissions nonsense. Less than 40% of industrialized nation are even trying to limit emissions and most are far short of the targets set in Paris in 2015


Canadians are upbeat about the economy, but jittery about their own prosperity - Pollara survey uncovers a mixed mood that offers openings for contrasting economic pitches in the upcoming federal election
John Geddes ~~ MACLEAN’S ~~ Jul 9, 2019

A new poll on how Canadians think about where they fit in the economic scheme of things offers support for both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pitch that Canada is prosperous under his Liberal government and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s contrasting claim that too many families just aren’t getting ahead.

In an online survey of more than 1,000 adults, conducted from March 27 to April 1, the firm Pollara Strategic Insights .... found that about six out of 10 Canadians say they’re confident that a middle-class life is attainable for them through hard work. Of parents polled, 77 per cent were optimistic about their children’s chances of landing in middle-class bliss.

Overall, about half were optimistic about the future of Canada’s middle class ... a much larger group, 46 per cent, said they’re just getting by without saving, while 15 per cent feel they’re falling behind...

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The survey findings are not incompatible or surprising. Most of us are not equipped to measure our economy as a whole and tend to feel that if we are not in a recession, all is well. Our economy is fragile. Any number of factors our government cannot control can lead to a downturn and that is disturbing as families and individuals are not able to weather even a short-term downturn.

A few hundred thousand are falling behind cost of living increases. A few million are squeaking by with no savings and no reserves to carry them through a short downturn. That is very scary.

4 in 10 Canadians (39%) feel they are financially comfortable (only 8%) or getting there (31%).

6 in 10 Canadians (61%) are concerned – barely squeaking by (46%) or falling behind (15%). That represents about 22.97 million people which is a cause for concern.

Our population is aging and our workforce as a proportion of the population is shrinking. Our economy is dependent on fewer people to remain healthy.

I do not believe government statistics on unemployment rates or jobs created. This government does not have a reputation for truthfulness. When facing tough questions on SNC-Lavalin and Vice-Admiral Norman, it retreated behind bureaucratic moats and pulled up the drawbridges to stop investigations. Those are not the actions of an honest government.

We need a kitchen table revolution. Millions of us working to make ends meet and provide for our families need to tell our government to quit catering to protestors and pay attention to the real problems this nation faces. They can deal with refugees in Myanmar once they deal with indigenous people on northern reserves. They can deal with climate change once they have robust petroleum and resource industries in Canada working for us all.

We are tired of carbon emissions nonsense. Less than 40% of industrialized nation are even trying to limit emissions and most are far short of the targets set in Paris in 2015.

Fossil fuels drive the world economy and we have nothing viable to replace those engines with. Solar and wind power are hopelessly expensive and inefficient. Environmentalists are hallucinating. Our government has no practical plan for dealing with climate change.

No government or coalition of governments has ever had any influence on climate change. They do not have that power, and if they did, we would be in a war to see who gets control. We need to call their bluff and require our governments to prepare plans for how do deal with the effects of climate change as they occur.  


John Feldsted
Political Consultant & Strategist
Winnipeg, Manitoba

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