Canada’s Pending Decisions
by admin on Feb.21, 2011, under ECONOMY, RANDOM THOUGHTS
As the baby boomer’s fade into the sunset – there are a number of issues that Canada will have to finally decide upon. Many of theses items have been left on the back-burner because they represent change – something stability craving, conservative boomers try to avoid. So what are the issues – here are just a few:
- Getting rid of the Monarchy – when Charles becomes the King of Canada look for this issue to come up
- North American Perimeter – this issue is just starting to gain traction – but wait till the issue of a common currency is first addressed for the real debate to begin
- Election Reform – the “past the post” system has survived challenges in the past – but with changing demographics reforms might actually take place
- Widespread use of Biometrics – starting to take hold – look for more uses as our population skews younger and less adverse to these security measures
- Native Issues – anyone who has studied or just seen the state of too many native reserves in this country knows the deplorable living conditions present in such a rich country like Canada. Having a comprehensive review of this file has been necessary for awhile but it will take political will – a younger generation more concerned with injustice or compassion could make it a priority.
- Two-tiered healthcare – with boomers soon to be using our universal healthcare system at an alarming rate – reforms will be necessary to avoid every dollar collected in tax going into healthcare spending
- Agricultural Subsidies – the developed world including Canada use these to prop of our Farmers and keep them profitable so that are domestic food sources are protected. Of course this goes against free trade and severely hurts the economies of poorer countries around the world. A younger generation – may feel less threatened on this issue and may move to a more level playing field for countries that can produce food in greater abundance and at a lower cost.
These are just a few off the top of my head – feel free to add your own or make a comment. I will add more later as well.
