Talk:Economy of Canada
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What a load of "spin." I can see that here too, I shall have to write the facts with a NPOV....DW
[edit] Broken down into provinces
The economy of each province is very very different. This article should be broken down into provinces eventually. There is already an article on the Economy of Quebec. Are there articles for the other regions? -- Mathieugp 15:22, 12 Sep 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Useful information!
The information herein is of utmost difficulty to procure on any other site. Very accurate and informative! I am very pleased with what I have learned! -----CANADA
Excuse me, same-sex marriage legislation has had an effect on Canada-US trade? What a load of crap.
- No kidding. This article needs some work, there are sentences that go nowhere and sentences that repeat and sentences that are just stupid or are flaky unbased opinions. 128.62.91.81 22:31, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Much of this articles information should be taken carefully, with much of it being misinterpreted and misquoted (many of the G8 references, for example). This article might as well be called 'Canada, my favourite country'.
[edit] Softwood lumber dispute incredibly US-biased
The lumber dispute between the countries is not based on Canadian subsidies. The dispute is about higher quality Canadian lumber being slapped with a 29% tariff by the US government [1] in order to prop up or (yes!) subsidize their own lumber industry. That Canadian lumber is subsidized is also a very well-known myth north of the border [2]. There is also an American group who recognizes that US consumers are the ones getting a raw deal for this [3] and the ones profitting at their expense is the US lumber industry.
I agree Jacknife737 00:58, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Whose values, and how does it relate to the economy?
From the U.S. relations section: "The two countries also seem to be heading in different directions where values are concerned, and this could begin to provide problems with relations in the future."
Where is there evidence for this diverging of values? Is this claim meant to argue that the governments are enacting laws that differ from one another, or the people themselves are beginning to change their minds on social issues? This seems to be a statement meant to emiliorate sentiment spread by mass media rather than reflect data gathered from independent research. Unless someone can back this claim up, I would suggest that the U.S.-Canadian economic relations section be reworked. Perhaps a new title for the section would help, since this is an article on the economy of Canada, not its latest breaks from U.S. political policy campaigning.
And, as an above commentator mentioned, where is the evidence for same-sex marriage having any impact on trade relations with Canada? All of these claims are highly dubious unless backed up with credible, independent research.
[edit] Governmental Debt
I'm planning to add a section under political issues about the Canadian governmental debt, because it really is a major political/economic topic. Any feedback? I'll add it as soon as possible. Theonlyedge 12:16, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
We need to Change the debt figures they are 2 years out of Date. We have data for the last fiscal year end (2005) and at that point in time the debt stood at 481.2 Billion dollars. Thats 20 billion less than the stated figure. Huston we have a problem, all the latest numbers are out (IE to yaer end 2005, and this article is out of date.) so its time to put em up.--134.117.157.189 05:18, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Exports
I have not done it this minute, but I will be changing the level of exports to the figure for 2005 as according to stats Canada and cited to the CBC, of $516.4 Billion Dollars.--24.222.65.32 19:12, 8 June 2006 (UTC) Okay I dont know how to thouch the pannel so Ill leave it for someone else. Here is the link. http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/06/08/emerson.html
[edit] Fact remains: if the Can. economy sneezes, B'dos catches a cold
The new facts appearently have been released on Canadian Investments around the world.
- Barbados: CANADA INVESTING BILLIONS - July 10, 2006: Barbados Advocate daily newspaper
CaribDigita 19:17, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Gov't "intervention" in the Economy
The overview states that "Canada is a free market economy with slightly more government intervention than the United States, but much less than most European nations." Can someone tell me how these assessments have been measured? Absent some supporting material rooted in a set of criteria enjoying wide consensus, this sounds to me like one of those things supposedly "everyone knows" but which might prove more complicated than it first appears.
In addition, I'm not sure the word "intervention" isn't inherently POV, inasmuch as it appears to portray an authority or outside agent inserting itself into a sphere of activity in which it is not a natural participant. I agree that this is a widely-held view of government's role in the economy, but it's hardly a neutral one. The term used to describe such activity ought to be, however, and I'd propose "participation" as a less value-laden alternative to "intervention". --Rrburke 21:01, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
- I agree. The intro reads like a grade 8 research paper. It should contain only hard facts, not vague observations. TastyCakes 22:34, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Why are the numbers out of date
Like why are we using 2003 Debt figures. At the end of the fiscal 2005 the Canadian Government Debt stood at 488 billion. This article is grossly out of date. --Meanie 16:24, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Irony
Isn't it ironic that it's only A-class here but FA on Portuguese Wikipedia? After all, a fair bit of us live in Canada. Zeratul En Taro Adun!So be it. 22:02, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
- Not really. You look at any important article related to Canada, and there's always inter-language link to a great Portuguese equivalent. It suspect it's the work a dedicated handful of Portugese-speaking Canadians who love to show off their adopoted land. I belive even Rush (band) was a FA on Portuguese WP. More power to them I say, whish we had more like them on DE, ES, RU, ZH, etc. Kevlar67 03:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
