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1 hour ago, soupkid said:

And how does one get this list ??

Just bookmark this link:

http://www.sleddersworld.com/departments/ontarioDB/

Added the Town & Country Motel in Pembroke.

7 hours ago, Sksman said:

Fail, just search Cuba average wage.

Multiple sources $20/month.  30/month.  Many very poor Cubans well below poverty.

There living costs are much different.

 

You posted a graph above from 2005 making projections to 2021.  Link?  What year was it produced?  

Cuban middle class represents how much of Cuban population?  In 2013 there were 12 million people in Cuba.  Your graph shows just over 2 million in middle class making $20,000 in their family.  That leaves 10 million outside of middle class.

There are not millions of rich people in Cuba.  So vast majority are very poor.  This is supported by most articles i have read.

Most have very little disposable income.

A co-worker befriended a girl down there. When he used to go down there he'd take extra toiletries & give them to her. Toothpaste, soap & other items that most of us take for granted. He said when he gave her the stuff she lit up like a kid @ Christmas.

16 minutes ago, 02sled said:

Still peanuts in the grand scheme especially when you consider this is for all of Canada. There are single companies that exceed that many times over each year let alone a whole country 

To put this number in perspective:

General Motors will spend US$877 million to build a new body shop and assembly equipment at its Flint Truck Assembly plant. (From the Detroit Free Press. The new paint shop in Oshawa (visible from the 401) was a CDN$500 million investment when it was built in the 2000s.

Just recently Fiat Chrysler announced they will spend CDN$325 million to refurbish the paint shop in Brampton. 

Any trade is good, but I wouldn't say that Cuba's trade is significant to the Canadian economy.

3 minutes ago, Sksman said:

You are such a dope.

Cubas hotels are over 50% owned by the military.  So stay in a hotel gives money to military.

Average wage for cleaner in hotel,is $20/month.

Lucky we help them out eh Fail.

That's the figure Stephen LeDrew gave as the wage. I wasn't sure if that was just a figure he was pulling out of thin air.

W/ an income like that they'll be lining up to buy machinery & cereal from Canada.

7 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

Well here are some figures, i won't bother with too much because you will just phoo phoo it

OTTAWA — Federal spending on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s international trips and related hospitality increased more than 70 per cent last fiscal year to nearly $14 million while his office cut costs in other areas, according to new government figures.

As Harper was flying overseas more often, the Prime Minister’s Office cut its spending on staff, communications and other costs by 15 per cent in the 2011-12 budget year to around $7.6 million, compared to about $9 million the previous year, according to federal public accounts tabled Tuesday in the House of Commons.

 

where was the outrage drug dealer countries

the prime minister’s most expensive trip in 2011-12 was his visit to Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Honduras, which cost taxpayers almost $941,000 in travel expenses for Harper

 

In 2013-2014, eight of the top 10 highest-spending MPs on designated travellers were Conservatives— including three cabinet ministers (Jason Kenney, Alice Wong, James Moore) and the prime minister himself.

 

46% - Percentage of votes missed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, 142 out of 311, between November, 2008, and December, 2010, the 40th and current Parliament.  (Iggy was even worse)

there is more by why bother rvernd will say ya here was present for 54% of the votes - great attendance

 

So if Harper did it, it's OK for Justin? I thought voting for Justin and the Liberals in 2015 was a vote for "change"? Just saw on the CBC that the jetsetter is off to Liberia and Madagascar next week. Is Princess Sophie going to those tourist hotspots too?

Seeing as PET created Petrocanada & JT is so fond of China & Cuba, I wonder if he has plans for nationalizing an industry?

Friends & co-workers have gone there & say that once you get away from the resorts, the place is a shit hole. Talk to people & they are very guarded in what they say.

What is the average salary in Cuba? Is there a Cuban market for consumer goods made in Canada? Maybe someone should start making knock off parts for '55 Chevs?

So he didn't get to see his father's buddy, but got to speak to some (probably) like-minded university students. what a waste of money. I wonder if this was a chance for Sophie to visit Cuba for the 1st time?

Finally, I wonder if there are any stats comparing how much time Harper spent out of the country compared to JT? I seem to recall JT's attendance record while an MP wasn't that great.

If the media didn't scare helicopter parents into thinking there's a child molester behind every tree, maybe kids would get to play outside.

The culture of driving kids to & from to school is ridiculous. The side street across the nearest school to me had cars parked on both sides @ 3 PM w/ parents waiting to pick up the rug rats. I went to the same school & we since most families @ the time, you were lucky if you got the occasional ride.

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/11/16/canadian-kids-among-least-active-in-the-world-participaction-study

Now there's something to be proud of.

8 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Have to add to this.

Liberals changing anal sex laws to please LGBTQ community.

Major accomplishment Justin.

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-names-advisor-on-lgbt-issues-1.3851301

I'm pretty sure the vast majority of Canadian voters are thankful of that. Taking a page out of the deflection handbook written by Premier Dad & Seabiscuit.

http://www.cp24.com/news/serbia-supports-canada-on-un-security-council-says-kosovo-war-is-in-the-past-1.3162841

Boy that's quite an endorsement.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/plan-for-muslim-only-suburb-in-montreal-is-discrimination-quebec-premier-says

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He said non-Muslims would be welcome to move into his project of prefabricated homes, but they would have to share the values of their Muslim neighbours.

“You don’t drive drunk on the street. If you want to drink alcohol, you drink it in your house,” he said. Women could choose whether to wear the headscarf but they could not walk around in a halter-top and shorts.

“There must be some modesty in the way you dress. We don’t want women living there going half-naked down the streets. We don’t like that,” he said. “If they want to do that, let them go and live in downtown Montreal.”

So do Muslim values override Canadian values? Buddy, drunk driving is covered by the Criminal Code, no law that I can think of saying a woman or man (hey it's 2016) can't go around wearing a halter top & shorts. Besides toplessness isn't illegal either.

In 24 hours the 3 main political parties in Quebec denounced it. I wonder what the Muslim apologists (read our beloved PM & the CBC) think of this idea?

13 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

of course we are, we are a great country not that we would know it by the posts here

The place runs itself despite the asshats at the top. 

Before the last municipal election everyone wondered about the unknown challenger to the incumbent. Talking to a fellow sledder in another township about the upcoming elections. I wondered if the challenger had an ulterior motive or why else would he be running. The other sledder gave an example of a candidate in his township. That person was only running because he had landlocked property adjacent to an unopened road allowance.

Fast forward to the challenger's visit to the house. He introduced himself and gave us his spiel. I asked him point blank what was his angle. He said he had no angle, he was running as a concerned taxpayer and was concerned how money was being pissed away (not his words). 

Since his election 2 high placed employees have been terminated & a new CAO has been hired. I'm not sure what happened to the previous CAO.

Some people seem to think Justine has some unknown ability never before possessed to solve the country's problems. I remember when the Liberals picked him to be their leader. He had been an MP for 5 years. "  While Trudeau was seen as a frontrunner for the leadership of the Liberal Party, he was criticized for his perceived lack of substance " Pundits said @ the time that the Liberals were throwing a hail mary & hoping his last name would help.

For someone to say, "budgets will balance themselves" just shows how out of touch he is w/ reality. Anyone who believed that is as dumb as he is. 

4 minutes ago, 02sled said:

Canada admittedly tends to rank well in comparison to the rest of the world but don't hang your hat on one brand new assessment 

I think we've ranked in the top 10 as a good place to live over the years regardless of who is in office. Mind you some people freak out if we drop a spot & Finland is better than us.

http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/6967607-manitoba-reserve-needs-pm-to-intervene-chief/

I wonder what the First Nations of Canada think of him jetting off on a weekly basis?

12 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

 

JT's real test will be with Trump if he wants to open NAFTA up - I think USA fared better in the first deal let see if that continues.  Either way it will be interesting to see the outcome and then judge JT on his abilities

I can't see us faring any better w/ the current crop. Just keep Freeland land away from the table. Coming up are the softwood lumber talks. We get screwed on that front every time.

31 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

no that is why I said I don't put anything into this  

but you guys and your doom and gloom over Trudeau is funny so I poke the bear

Well after a year of his & his flunkies' bullshit I can't see how anyone could see it any other way.

Their deficit projections have been a joke, food bank usage has continued to increase even after bad old Stevie left, yet he continues to jet around w/o a care in the world hoping for a seat on the UN's Security Council. Plus a carbon tax and his climate change plan which he is imposing on the provinces.

How will any of this help the average Canuck?

I checked the site, looks like a legitimate news source SMH.

"Rihanna spotted in Vancouver filming for Bates Motel (PHOTOS)"

"First flakes fly at Cypress Mountain Resort (PHOTO)"

"Bruno Mars 2017 world tour stops in Montreal"

"Ivanka Trump shoes dropped from Shoes.com"

List was released back in Jan'. I'm surprised we didn't hear about it back then.

What's the criteria, you just posted a list.

I don't think I've ever seen a list of countries w/ Germany @ the #1 spot.

1 hour ago, ArcticCrusher said:

We know why he took a beating.  It was his stupid statements that he did not need the child tax credit cause he is rich and then gets not just one, but two tax payer nannies.  He only paid the second one after one quit and did not want to get a public backlash again.  Why doesn't he follow in Trump's footsteps and forgo his PM salary?  Blew through his inheritance did he.

As for Sophie, she tips the scale for being useless and I do not know what women looks up to her, certainly not my wife or any career woman who has worked and raised their kids themselves.

She got ripped over singing @ an event commemorating MLK, now this torture. Channeling Linda McCartney perhaps? 

Seeing as everyone always defends the Trudumbs' bad behaviour by deflecting to what Harper did, I'll post this:

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/laureen-harper-missed-by-charities

Sophie says she gets ALL of these invitations for public speaking, but does she actually get her hands dirty & do anything?

Mrs Trudeau is getting coverage today on her butchering of Leaving on a Jet Plane. I'll let you guys Google it, since it was bad enough seeing it on TV.

PM Snowflake is in Toronto today to try to convince institutional invest to put their money into proposed infrastructure projects. I wonder if a Q & A will follow? 

21 minutes ago, 02sled said:

God we are in trouble with people like this idiot leading our country. He relates that 1 out of 5 Muslims in a moderate Muslim country support honour killings and she can't understand that is not right. We should accept that in Canada is the message she is saying.

You think she's an idiot? Read this from Wiki':

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Freeland attended the United World College of the Adriatic.^[15] She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian history and literature from Harvard University and a Master of Studies degree in Slavonic Studies from St Antony's College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1993.

Mind you she probably typifies the smug "elites" that Kelly Leitch rails about. The elites that figured Hillary had the US election in the bag & are completely shocked that Trump won. Just another person completely out of touch w/ the average person on the street. 

Again from Wiki':

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Her father, Donald Freeland, was a farmer and lawyer and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada,^[9] and her mother, Halyna (Chomiak) Freeland (1946–2007), was also a lawyer who once ran for election in Edmonton-Strathcona, representing the New Democratic Party

Is Chrystia Freeland going to be involved in the talks if The Donald tears up NAFTA? The Walloons had her in tears, I can't see her faring well w/ the Americans.