Five Things Wrong with Canada (That Don’t Involve Politicians.)

A lament - voting can’t bring us back from this. Introduction. A five part series - First part, "It's those squeaky wheels" released in three days,

If you think all is well in Canada, please skip this essay. However, the consensus of experts, as well as those in food lines, those struggling to pay a mortgage or those who see a mortgage as a distant dream, all disagree, so the view from your cottage might not be accurate. 

When you have an economy where our projected growth is the worst in the OECD and our per capita GDP is declining, you can safely say that all is not well.  

But take heart. We are not the only ones declining—Egypt is facing a significant decline of 6.2%, Ethiopia has a slight contraction of 0.1%, Gabon is at --0.5 %, and Iceland is seeing a drop of 2.7%. Additionally, countries like Haiti (-0.3%), Guinea (-1.5%), and Liberia (-0.4%) are also experiencing negative growth in per capita GDP. Canada is at -0.4%. 

But our problems go beyond politicians.  

Let me get politicians out of the way first. They do matter, but often, the truth and the root of the problems is the culture that thinks it prudent to elect them.  

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