I know that it is very, very difficult to get Americans to consider that there is a better system than the one they have, so the kudos are much appreciated. I just wish, as an advocate for true democracy, that more Americans could become more world-aware.

Someone really, really, really does not like AI datacentres.

Not to worry, in perhaps five years, certainly not more than ten years, these centres will be obsolete and decommissioned. There will be newer, faster, more efficient technologies that will replace them.

The people who are funding these centres are being blindsided by the tech behemoths who are making the hardware. Already these hardware companies are designing the hardware that will replace the current stuff, and another AI provider will build updated datacentres, putting all of these existing centres out of business.

The entire ponzo scheme is entirely based on planned obsolescence, with a complete tech turnover time frame of two years. The tech companies HAVE to leapfrog technology every two years, or they collapse.

The downside of this, is that the faster computers are, the more power they require, and it is now an exponential relationship. In ten years, 60MW will be 6,000MW minimum.

Inflationary pressures and regression towards the mean. Whatever the cap is, it will also be a cap on the mean. That is, the cap will pull the mean up towards it. I mentioned lottery prizes. Some have been in the $60 - 70 million dollar range. I think this is an indication that people generally are no attracted to having a wealth in this range, and are comfortable with the idea. That is, people generally think $70 million is something they would like to have, so a cap of $100 million would be more palatable. That cap is just above the limit most middle class people would consider as ‘super rich’. As an aside, there are some super-homes that go for $50 million in our large cities. It is more about psychology than economics.

As you can perhaps tell, Canadians are rather sensitive about American politics and the American governance system right now. Something about Trump insisting we become the 51st State. There is absolutely no way in hell Canadians would agree to be governed under the American electoral system.

Every Canadian citizen over 18 is allowed to vote, no voter registration necessary, no need to qualify or establish our right to vote. What is required (and even then there are alternative pathways to vote) is that we get on the voter’s list for a particular riding. This is to prevent multiple votes by an individual voting in multiple ridings. At the polling station, you are crossed off the list so you can only vote once. However, every attempt is made to ensure you are on a voters’ list. Previously, enumerators went door to door (EVERY door in the country) to list EVERY eligible voter in the household. If there was no answer, they returned to that door as often as necessary in order to get an answer. The enumerators were paid per voter they put on the list, so there was definitely an incentive to get every voter. Then, the list was scrutinized by every political party to ensure every eligible voter was on the list, and there were no ‘fake’ voters on it. It was displayed publicly (usually on a telephone pole) so everyone in the community could check it over. Yes, that was VERY expensive. but it ensured the voters list was as accurate as humanly possible. Now, the voter’s list is kept current through our Federal tax form. On that form, we can indicate that we want Revenue Canada to submit our updated information to Elections Canada (an neutral agency, totally independent of the government, that is charged with the responsibility to run our elections) in order to keep the voters list accurate. If someone does not file an Income Tax Form, there are alternative ways to get on the list. It is very unusual for someone who wants to vote to not get on the list. Under no circumstances would we ever give up this basic right to vote in order to comply with the American ‘restrict the vote fudge the system’ process.

We like our system, we are quite proud of it, and very protective of preserving it. It is one of the few things that can actually get Canadians to respond very rudely if an outsider tries to tell us how we should run our elections.

Diesel locomotives are already hybrid. They are diesel-electric. These locomotives are diesel-electric-battery. Tribrid?

The article is all about condemning Ottawa’s stance while completely ignoring America completely fits their criteria just as well.

East Asian students who live in Canada are from typical East Asian families.

Ottawa is pursuing trade, investment, and security agreements that privilege corporate access and geopolitical leverage, even when doing so aligns Canada with governments . The prime minister has described this approach as “principled and pragmatic,” as “values-based realism.”

Why not? After all, it just makes economic sense to trade with America, no matter how “implicated in repression, environmental harm, or grave humanitarian crises” they are,

Except for East Asian students in the Canadian system. There is obviously something more than economic status that is going on. It is also a cultural thing. In households were education is a priority and expectations are higher, such as the East Asian culture, the gap is diminished.

" many of the paths (STEM majors at the top schools)" I am not sure what you mean by that. Entrance to the top schools is by marks. You have the marks, you get in. Does not matter what income level you have.

Wrong.Inflation increases the value of their investments. The stock market relies completely on inflation to increase profits. Every inflationary increase directly results in increase profits. That is the purpose of inflation.

In Canada we very much have a middle class. Mostly because of two income households.

In Canad, there is no wealth transfer from the lower class to the middle class through taxes. The wealth transfer all occurs at the retail and rental sectors.

The hell they would. Inflation is what makes them multimillionaires. Once you become that rich, inflation does not affect you. 89%of your income gores to investments, things you WANT to increase in price.

This is a Canadian site. Canadians are SO not interested in the ‘basic rights’ of Americans. You just do not understand democracy. You vote for who is going to be the dictator for the next four years.

In the 1970’s, $1 million and you were rich.Today, it’s $10 million and even that is less than a lottery win. The limit would have to be $100 million.

Better idea - only the middle class can vote.

But my test would still hold. Foreign entity cannot close it, so it is Canadian controlled.

I posit that the definitive test is to ask the question ‘If a foreign entity could order the closure of the plant, is it Canadian owned and controlled?’

And if this is accepted as a test, then the question becomes ‘Could a foreign entity order the closure of P&W?’

Depreciation is a standard deduction in calculating operating expenses. It usually amounts to a dollar figure that could exceed interest, depending on the amortization period.

However, the text of the agreement in principle states that Canada will make payments to the U.S. totalling 50 per cent of “net bridge and crossing related revenues” for 15 years, and doesn’t clearly define what counts as operating costs or make mention of Canada’s debt. https://globalnews.ca/news/11978035/carney-premiers-us-tariff-threat/