You’d think with the massive need for economic growth Canada would be seizing on every opportunity but we’re not. The government seems to be worried about offending Xi Jinping.

“Hey, let’s go negative interest rates, raise taxes and increase regulations – look how it worked out in Europe. And while we’re at it, let’s give ourselves a raise.”

Climate Activist:  “we need businesses to invest hundreds of billions for renewable energy and it’s infrastructure. So let’s increase taxes on business and investment.”

Canadians are more prudent about their individual debt levels than the government is about its debt build-up – let’s see how that work’s out.

Politicians promise big infrastructure spending while climate activists want renewables and electric cars but it doesn’t look like they have any idea of the impact on resource demand.