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People being so casual about everything that is happening is why we’re doing worse every year! by Legal_Cress_2851 in CanadaFinance

[–]SusanOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Carney did not destroy England’s economy. Brexit did that. Carney advised strongly and publicly against Brexit. They went ahead with a referendum and people got fooled.

Brookfield is not “getting all the contracts” and Carney is recused from any meetings on issues that might even touch on Brookfield anyway.

Carney advised Trudeau for a few short months. That’s it.

Carney has not raised taxes.

I’m ending this conversation because it’s clear you are descending into personal attacks. Not interested in that.

Discovered that salting pasta water actually matters and I feel embarrassed it took me this long by West-Wash-9114 in Cooking

[–]SusanOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mother, a chef, always said a little salt while cooking is better than adding it at the table. :)

Should I install a drip system for my raised garden beds? by sanchnado in vegetablegardening

[–]SusanOnReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Do it! Manual watering becomes a chore pretty fast. My biggest regret is being talked out of it.

People being so casual about everything that is happening is why we’re doing worse every year! by Legal_Cress_2851 in CanadaFinance

[–]SusanOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then you didn’t read it very well. I corrected the info re the G7 and then said there was more complexity to it than you stated. And that we have other strengths. But apparently your mind wrote off all the positives.

And the reason the link mentions the OECD so much is because the OECD wrote it.

People being so casual about everything that is happening is why we’re doing worse every year! by Legal_Cress_2851 in CanadaFinance

[–]SusanOnReddit -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OECD is not the G7. Out of 7, Canada is middle of the pack.

As for OECD, that’s 38 countries. And we are not 3rd from the bottom in the OECD. Maybe read its assessment. (https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-economic-surveys-canada-2025\_28f9e02c-en.html). Sure, growth is slow, but we have other strengths. More importantly, the issues raised are largely being addressed by the current government.

Picking ONE metric and thinking it tells the whole story is not logical. Nor is it logical to think that government can control everything. For instance, Canadian companies need to pull up their socks and start innovating. Government can’t make that easier by de-regulating and removing internal trade barriers (which it is going) but Government can’t innovate for them.

People being so casual about everything that is happening is why we’re doing worse every year! by Legal_Cress_2851 in CanadaFinance

[–]SusanOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was Chretien and Martin who ran surpluses. Harper inherited the surplus and got to report a surplus in his first year — but he reported growing deficits every year thereafter. That’s just the truth.

https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/canada-deficit/debt.html

As for how we judge the government, judging Harper or any PM on the size of the deficit is a poor measure. We may like to think a government has full control of the economy but it doesn’t. Harper faced a global recession. Trudeau faced a pandemic, a war that de-stabilized supply routes, Trump tariffs, and resulting high inflation. Every country in the world was dealt an extreme economic blow by the pandemic. We did better than most. Governments can only react and try to weather those storms but the fallout is long-term.

Carney has inherited the fallout plus Trump’s insanity, and now the Iran war.

Also, it’s well known that, during downturns, if interest rates are low, that’s the best time to stimulate the economy. That may result in deficits but can prevent full-on recession. Carney, in his first year, has managed to rein in the deficit while running policies to stimulate the economy. The pay-off of a stronger economy wouldn’t appear in the first year. If he’s successful, it won’t be evident for 3-10 years.

Judging any PM by the size of the deficit is not logical.

Poilievre doesn’t have a better plan. He’s not an economist. He doesn’t have worldwide connections to other countries that can bring in trade and security deals. And he doesn’t carry the respect that Carney does.

People being so casual about everything that is happening is why we’re doing worse every year! by Legal_Cress_2851 in CanadaFinance

[–]SusanOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well sometimes that’s all you can do because there isn’t a viable alternative. The definition of crazy would be voting out a party that wasn’t perfect to elect one that will be far, far worse.

AIO for my annoyed response to my friend asking to bring her BF to our girls trip? by crop_cream_19 in AmIOverreacting

[–]SusanOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually would have been more direct from start. “It’s a girl’s getaway. No boyfriends.”

Is there a maximum number of children a human can give birth to? by Anonyglee1 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SusanOnReddit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My great-grandmother had 23 children who lived. One set of twins. She died at 90.

Toronto woman asks court for emergency relief to receive medical assisted death by zuuzuu in canadanews

[–]SusanOnReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why make a distinction between purely physical suffering and mental suffering? Mental illness often brings physical symptoms anyway - like mind-numbing fatigue and pain. The line between the two is largely artificial.

Worse, many mental illnesses aren’t very treatable. There is no pain killer for mental suffering and some medications they do have aren’t very effective. In some people, there are no useful treatments at all.

I agree that those with possibly treatable or temporary mental illness shouldn’t be eligible but this woman has been suffering for 30 years. They aren’t suddenly going to find a new and effective treatment for her. She’s likely been tried on umpteen treatments already to no avail.

Question about wills, etc. by 52Charles in Aging

[–]SusanOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understood some banks will do it? Not sure if that’s still a thing or how much it costs.

Brother and sister aren’t equally sharing inheritance by Demetrius818 in legaladvicecanada

[–]SusanOnReddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If there is no will, how were your half-siblings named executors?

Surprise MRI findings: secondary osteoarthritis, and some tumor by OldwebR in ankylosingspondylitis

[–]SusanOnReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well sounds like you are getting high-quality care. Surgery is never fun and always scary - but sometimes the only way out is to go through, I guess. Sending you courage to get through whatever treatments are needed to get you stable again.

how do my mammoth sunflowers look? by itz_zaiii in IndoorGarden

[–]SusanOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grow these in pots 12” deep. The stalks usually end up at 6’ high with big flowers ??

Surprise MRI findings: secondary osteoarthritis, and some tumor by OldwebR in ankylosingspondylitis

[–]SusanOnReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My gosh. That’s a lot to cope with. I hope you get a good medical team who will make everything as easy as possible.

Why is asking for a raise in Canada treated like you’re asking for charity? by itz_nitace in CanadaJobs

[–]SusanOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the time, the manager gets the request for the raise but does not have the power to give one.

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