How do you measure that? I understand the housing price issue (although federal governments can only do so much on that front). But inflation is dropping, and if anything, it's dropping more than expected.
Housing is the big one. For anyone under 40, it's pretty frustrating right now. I'm very fortunate to have cheap rent, but I'm also in the type of apartment that should be reserved for people in their late-20s or early-30s, and I'm almost 40.
Someone brought this up elsewhere, so I'm not taking credit for it. I wish someone would ask Carney how he hopes to leverage AI while limiting trade with the U.S. All of the major AI companies are American.
Housing is the big one. For anyone under 40, it's pretty frustrating right now. I'm very fortunate to have cheap rent, but I'm also in the type of apartment that should be reserved for people in their late-20s or early-30s, and I'm almost 40.
Yeah, and while I understand that, I'm not sure how a government fixes that, and even less sure how they manage to do that in four years. I suppose a devastating recession would do it, but you know...there are other issues with that approach!
This should be the case for every organization. But if the company ends up hiring the best candidates and they all share the same characteristics people end up coming after you about not having any diversity.
I guarantee that if a company's employees all share the same "characteristics", they are not hiring the best candidates.
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Yeah, and while I understand that, I'm not sure how a government fixes that, and even less sure how they manage to do that in four years. I suppose a devastating recession would do it, but you know...there are other issues with that approach!
Some of the levers the BC NDP are pulling seem to helping. Prices have been going down for a couple of years now and there are more rentals on the market. Still a lot of work to be done.
I do think that if we continue to rely on the free market, we're not going to make significant headway. We likely need significant investment in public housing, which also gets tricky at the municipal levels because of the NIMBYs out there.
Hope Cliff actually responds to this. I've seen too many times where when he gets provided with information that counters his argument, he kind of just ignores it.
LOL! I’ve posted literally hundreds of studies and data supporting my comments in this forum, and 90 per cent of the time they’re completely ignored by the people I was directing them at.
If you’re going to play “doesn’t respond to information” cop on this forum you’re going to be an extremely busy dude.
But for the record - thanks Belsarius!
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I don't think it's a given that it's the educational system driving that. As infants and toddlers, girls generally advance faster than boys; at 18 months old, girls normally have 4x the vocabulary that boys do. So it's not all that surprising that that carries over into childhood literacy and communication.
Yes, there seem to be innate gendered difference at work. Which is why one of the suggested remedies for boys struggling in early education is to start them in school one year later than girls.
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And since at least the 1960s, girls have generally graduated high school at higher rates than boys, so why shouldn't they attend university at higher rates? Particularly since most of the non-university paths to well paid careers are in fields dominated by men.
Gender gaps in K-12 grades have been around for a long time, but they’re growing. Aren’t you curious why?
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And this also isn't necessarily a recent phenomenon or anything. Some data shows that median performance among women in post-secondary education has consistently been higher than among men for the last 100 years.
If there’s a social good to addressing the gender imbalance in STEM fields - which judging by all the public campaigns and initiatives, a great many people believe to the true - why isn’t there a social good in addressing the growing imbalance in fields like education, health care, and law?
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If there’s a social good to addressing the gender imbalance in STEM fields - which judging by all the public campaigns and initiatives, a great many people believe to the true - why isn’t there a social good in addressing the growing imbalance in fields like education, health care, and law?
Only speaking anecdotally, but there seems to be a lot of disdain for arts and social sciences degrees from men, which are generally valued in 2/3 of those.
How do you measure that? I understand the housing price issue (although federal governments can only do so much on that front). But inflation is dropping, and if anything, it's dropping more than expected.
There is a yearly standard of living index. There is also a calculation of living wage that is done regionally every year. You can then cross reference that with many other groups to find how they are directly dealing with cost of living in their area and demographic.
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Hello, I'm not going to go through the entire thread and I know the majority of CalgaryPuck posters are 45+ in age but 80% of the people I talk to and are within 5 years of my age (33) are all voting conservative without a second thought, myself included.
My question is:
I would like to know why those of you that are above 45 in age or older that own their own homes, think that Mark Carney will benefit us in our 30s over Pierre Polieivere. Pierre has stated he will cut immigration to the point where we're building more homes faster than we allow people into Canada and will allow first time home buyers to purchase their first homes without the 5% GST included in those homes.
The reason for the above question is because of 80% of the people I talk to in my age range (millenial) is because we're concerned about never being able to afford a home and if we're never able to afford a home, it affects many things specifically, like starting a family. From my understanding, Mark Carney wants to increase the Canadian population to 100 million by 2100 which is 800,000 a year when Canada has been known to build 200,000 places of living a year. He has publicly stated this.
If I currently owned a home this would be great for myself as my home would sky rocket in value. Please let me know on this particular issue, why as a millennial this is good for me.
Thank you in advance. Not looking to fight anyone. I want clarity.
I'm 35 and the big one for me is the CPC plan for democratic reform. The plan to have the auditor general, ethics and conflict of interest commissioners be appointed by Parliament and answer to them is an affront to our democracy. This is before committing to using the notwithstanding clause and going into the gerrymandering.
I see what's happening in Alberta and the US and I can't vote for that. There is a 0% chance that the erosion of our checks and balances will result in better outcomes for the middle class. That's where I'm at with the CPC.
As for the leaders, no thanks on career politicians either. PP has gotten what, 1 bill passed in the last 20 years? As he becomes the leader he changes his look and his persona - is that our leader? A man that just twists in the wind and does whatever he thinks will get him power?
Mark Carney acts like an adult. He comes across as educated and intelligent (because he is) and doesn't need to run for office. He's held some of the most prestigious banking positions in the world, and he has a vision. While I may not agree with his environmental policy he's won me over to give him a chance to execute his vision for Canada moving forward. If he ####s the bed, at least we won't lose our democracy in the process.
Carney has also pledged to cut GST on new builds up to 1m vs PPs 1.3mm
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