Energizing Canada’s Economy: Tackling Debt and Harnessing Energy and Resource Wealth

Oil is no longer driving the loonie, household debt is: currency analyst

 

 

Links: https://youtu.be/tazZJ77n754?feature=shared

 

@skillsgaptrainer “Great story! Maybe Canadians will consider to allow energy systems in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan to thrive; so as to strengthen the exports and currency, and thus help make housing and life more affordable.😊“

@Lilblaisy23 @skillsgaptrainer – “You think the liberals would allow that”

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@eMPaNaH “why would you want to depend even more in one single industry…“

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This economic picture presents an opportunity, a possibility for a strategic reshuffle in Canada’s economic deck. The idea isn’t just about diversification for the sake of it; it’s about activating a ‘free wealth system’ – a concept that suggests tapping into the wealth that’s already present within the nation. It’s like stumbling upon a sale where the demand is unlimited, but the supply remains untapped.

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Now, imagine if we were to dramatically re-calibrate the workforce distribution across various sectors. One bold move could be slashing the number of office jobs in government and banking by a staggering 50%. Surveys have sometimes revealed office workers in administration, half admitting no productivity or benefit to society. There are huge office admin centers i recruiting, i education and in healthcare as well, which could be optimized in the same way. This isn’t just about downsizing; it’s about a strategic shift. By shrinking the oversized share these office admin sectors currently hold in the economy, we could free up labor for more productive ends. This labor could then fuel the creation of products and services, both for local consumption and for export markets. Creation of products and services makes life cheaper in Canada by increasing purchasing power of currency. We have to change from paperwork to product development, from bureaucratic processes to innovative production.

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This transition is particularly pertinent for us, a nation grappling with the specter of demographic decline. Canada’s reliance on immigration to bolster its population numbers, for the purpose of finding workers, has had ripple effects – increasing demands for housing, jobs, medical services and general costs. What if this labour, currently entangled in administrative office chores, could be redirected towards ‘energy-based occupations’ or jobs that use brain calories or physical calories? We’re talking about a shift towards sectors where technology product development, tech services, energy work, and resource work are paramount. These sectors could include energy and resource exports as well, forming a trident of economic strength – technology, energy, and resources.

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It’s a vision of a diversified, robust economy that’s resilient in the face of global market fluctuations and domestic demographic challenges. Its a vision to go back to 1960s standards of “professionals to admin ratio” within the various sectors of the economy, or perhaps even to use blockchain or AI to have more professionals than admins, not the other way around. However, this vision doesn’t come without its set of challenges. A transformation of this magnitude would require a radical overhaul of current education and training programs, a rethinking of economic policies, a rethinking of Canadian philosophy, and a re-evaluation of immigration policies. – SGT Team“

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CENSORED on BNN Bloomberg YouTube Channel

@SGT-Carmen “The disdain for entities like corporate alliances and the World Economic Forum (WEF), along with authoritarian leaders like Putin and the growing trend among European politicians to shift governance towards non-democratic structures, stems from their unchecked power to violate human rights at will. This power is largely enabled by their control over the internet and communications, as well as state-funded and regulated media, effectively silencing dissent. Post-2020 Canada is on a similar path, with the Liberal Party’s embrace of censorship legislation. This trajectory undermines our ability to seek justice through the internet or media, rendering these platforms unreliable in fighting against leadership injustices. It’s crucial to reconsider this approach to censorship and contemplate supporting a party like the Conservative Party, known for championing free speech.“

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@valendorcommunications @skillsgaptrainer @eMPaNaH “Not everyone wants to do a goo job SGT. You got to let them fail.“

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@promodernlivinginc @Lilblaisy23  “Liberals don’t allow much. They don’t negotiate either. Isn’t it crazy to have a government that doesn’t negotiate after you vote them in. Think carbon tax. Think job interview that hire u secret if u believe liberal things. Think guns. Think energy. Think borders. Think biology. Think mandates. Negotiation is sign of culture, progress, 21st century, democracy and Canadian value, but they don’t do that. Maybe public safety people wake up.“

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CENSORED on BNN Bloomberg YouTube Channel

@SGT-Carmen “The disdain for entities like corporate alliances and the World Economic Forum (WEF), along with authoritarian leaders like Putin and the growing trend among European politicians to shift governance towards non-democratic structures (non voting governance), stems from their unchecked power to violate human rights at will. This power is largely enabled by their control over the internet and communications, as well as state-funded and regulated media, effectively silencing dissent. Post-2020 Canada is on a similar path, with the Liberal Party’s embrace of censorship legislation. This trajectory undermines our ability to seek justice through the internet or media, rendering these platforms unreliable in fighting against leadership injustices. It’s crucial to reconsider this approach to censorship and contemplate supporting a party like the Conservative Party, known for championing free speech.”

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@Hyperpandas @skillsgaptrainer “Strengthen it how, exactly?”

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@skillsgaptrainer @Hyperpandas “Hi. We ran into a problem on this channel. Three of the comments dissappeared. Not sure if it’s because someone has an affinity for protecting the banks or if it’s a social media algorithm thing. The details are on our site at an article titled “ Energizing Canada’s Economy: Tackling Debt and Harnessing Energy and Resource Wealth” There are also a dozen or so energy related articles connected to this. It’s really hard to be transparent online nowadays.”

 

@Hyperpandas @skillsgaptrainer I searched for that phrase and didn’t come up with anything relevant. Who wrote the article/report? That might help me find it. Also, FYI, if you were trying to post links, that’s why your posts disappeared. It’s not allowed anymore.

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@Hyperpandas @skillsgaptrainer OK, so I can see one of the posts you wrote that disappeared. You spoke about the importance of foreign direct investment, but didn’t actually say how you wanted the government to strengthen oil and gas. Do you have anything specific on that?

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@skillsgaptrainer @Hyperpandas “We’ve just completed the submission for that article, for indexing, about two hours ago. The report was written by one of our team members. Valentin, one of the two Directors at SGT. His bio is on the site. The article is not a digital course products level professional report as our courses are. It’s in a more flexible category of our site, both formal and informal comments are in our article database. The article database is a sandbox, where courses that are professional can later be designed with those elements. You can find the article by going to the link in our about page. It would be wise to be turned by someone one day into a full professional report.
The situation in Canada is indeed perplexing. The country is actively working to tackle its labour shortage by significantly increasing immigration levels, but this seems to exceed what can be realistically supported in terms of housing and services. Yet, rather than re-balancing the workforce among various industrial sectors to ensure an productive distribution of labour, there’s an extreme and observable skew. A notable example is the excessive number of individuals in administrative roles — estimates suggest millions are employed in offices, including a substantial portion, perhaps 20% to 40%, in financial institutions alone, and over 4 million in government or related sectors like education. This is in stark contrast to the glaring shortages in professional fields, such as only about 6,500 to 8,500 border officers and possibly fewer than 20,000 infantry personnel, 1400 resource companies mostly dormant, manufacturing probably very low digits percentage of the economy. (The data is foggy as we havent checked recently.)
This age of consequences has materialized since Liberal Party supporters have been advocating against these issues from being resolved and addressed for at least, to our knowledge, 10 years. Most people that we talked to followed the media, to take pride in the finantialization of western economies, but we are curious if they will one day admit that perhaps it was overzealous to not be allied with real professional work, but to make office work into the professional activity of the nation. Perhaps one day they will admit to the consequences of this action.

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Historically, North America in the 1960s had a balanced ratio of administrators to professionals, but the current trend shows a dramatic increase in administrative roles, particularly noticeable in sectors like healthcare, banking and government. There is a website called ‘What The F*ck Happened in 1971’ that has a good and official chart on ‘healthcare administrators vs medical specialist ratios’ over time, for an easy understanding of what is going on with the decline of ‘applied professionals’ in North America over time.

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This ‘administrator to applied professionals’ imbalance appears to be impacting society significantly. However, the proposed solution to current crisis and future predicted demographic decline, mainly focuses on immigration, who may also wish to be administrators themselves rather than applied professionals – a solution such as this does not adequately addressing the need to increase applied professional workers and reduce administrative worker levels (via a shift, not a firing).

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Canada’s approach fails to tackle the fundamental mismatch in labour distribution across sectors, leading to a continued over-representation of workers in administrative positions (non export), and a chronic deficit in the exporting industries required for real wealth production, housing development, medical services, and prosperity for Canadians, to realize their visions into the physical world. It is not wise to borrow a trillion to fund non export work in an office environment. When government uses ‘nominal’ wealth or fake wealth, to increase dollars by borrowing money from banks, no new wealth is added for citizens, only lower economic growth over the future.

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Pierre Poilievre’s approach appears moderate and safe to us, a stance that seems to resonate well with Canadian expectations of Conservative Party. He has proposed tangible measures for this real problem of Canada, such as reducing federal buildings by 15%, which, while not entirely addressing the required changes to the depth required, at least represents a step in the right direction, a step which no other politician has dared to step up to accomplish. We suspect or approximate based on some preliminary surveys, half (50%) of the workers in office admins do not provide benefit to society – and so millions of people could theoretically shift to applied professional work, energy based, mental calorie (surgeons) or physical calorie (trades, technicians,technologists, engineers), professional specialty work such as export occupations.

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We noticed Pierre’s increasing courage after he learns more and more about Trudeau. Pierre Poilievre is very principled, and as such, if there are heavy administrative office work, or bloated sectors like Banking, we are concerned he might follow documents placed before his time to a tea, and not nudge the banks in a good direction for Canadian sector re-balance opportunities. However, his willingness to initiate such a process of worker re-balance, is commendable, to shrink government administration, demonstrating a level of courage that sets him apart. Poilievre has shown a keen awareness of several critical issues that are increasingly important in our current era, marked by significant consequences and changes.

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His ability to identify and address underlying problems in various systems is particularly noteworthy. Poilievre possesses a skill akin to that of a skilled detective who uncovers hidden faults that cause systemic errors. If likened to the world of programming, he would be comparable to a meticulous tester who excels in identifying the most bugs – a role that should not be underestimated. His aptitude for pinpointing and tackling these ‘bugs’ in the system reflects a deep understanding of the complexities and nuances of effective governance.”

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@skillsgaptrainer @Hyperpandas“We recently encountered some videos suggesting that Canada’s oil and gas sector is economically positioned to extract natural gas, particularly in light of the anticipated rise in commodity prices from their historical 48-year lows. This prospect becomes even more compelling if Canada indeed possesses vast oil and gas reserves, potentially rivaling the world’s leading fuel producers in wealth. Given this scenario, it seems strategic for Canada to export its oil and gas resources, so as to maintain and grow an export based economy, as per our earlier discussion. Utilizing small modular reactors to meet domestic energy needs could be a more efficient approach, therefore allowing every ounce of of energy to earn capital for Canadians. The aim would be for Canadians to use advanced energy systems, while exporting primarily natural gas to countries using oil or coal, and exporting oil to countries which do not have oil and gas. Canada could generate crucial capital, channeling the revenues of increasingly clean natural gas back into the nation’s economy, rather than consuming these valuable commodities domestically. Perhaps for a while it can be we consume the oil and gas, but the long term goal should be to allocate all of that energy for export while sustaining ourselves with renewable small modular reactors, hydro and a market of de-centralized private installed solar panels. This approach not only capitalizes on global market demands, helps the world to replace higher emissions energy sources, but also supports Canada’s economic growth through strategic resource management.

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While we don’t know how oil and gas sectors should be “enhanced” within the context of climate change, it’s important to note Canada’s relatively small impact on this global issue. With a population of 40 million in a world of approaching 8000 million to 10 000 million in this exponential increase in population, Canada’s role in climate change becomes increasingly marginal as global energy consumption rises. Therefore, it seems more pertinent to focus climate change discussions on those segments of the global population that have a significant and growing impact on the environment. That wouldn’t be us. This is not for the sake of convenience, but on first impression the numbers calculation should tell this story.

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Interestingly, Canada’s energy sector is notably clean, possibly ranking higher in cleanliness compared to many other countries, in terms of 82% of the energy coming from clean sources (this stat needs to be double checked). This leads to the perspective that oil and gas industries should not be the primary focus, especially when used as a distraction from larger issues. The oil and gas industries should be left to function on their own without a use of them as distraction for our key priority areas of great need, to solve today’s problems, and the future challenges, out of which there are many due and forecast-ed by a wide body of intellectuals of North America and Europe. Instead, attention should be directed towards ‘The Great Filter Problem,’ a series of about thirty challenges, each comparable in scale to climate change, expected to emerge between 2035 and 2050.

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A holistic approach to these problems, including climate change, involves focusing on energy creation, which is a key driver of economic wealth and GDP growth. For Canada, under the leadership of Pierre Poilievre, it would be beneficial to adhere to his platform and proposed cuts while doubling down on investments in three crucial areas: blockchain technology artificial intelligence small modular reactors

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This short term and long term strategy contrasts with the approach of larger nations like the United States, which invests trillions but allocates relatively small amounts to key areas of advantage. We just saw a valuetainment video where USA spent only 3.5 billion, out of trillions, on its electrical grid.

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For Canada, a smaller power, the strategy should be opposites of USA thinking. We should invest significantly in transformative technologies. Blockchain and AI, in particular, would be more suitable to this thread as a solution to the problems. These two technologies are already capable to facilitate the transition of Canadian workers into appropriate sectors while maintaining efficiency in the sectors they leave. It’s simply a matter of software engineering workers at this task. The optimal scenario would be for the blockchain sector to remain independent, not dominated by banks, the World Economic Forum, or the United States, but rather nurtured as a third-party, open-source public utility within Canada’s technological ecosystem. If the Conservative Party could follow the “Netcoins” model, and nudge banks towards accepting this model for compliance purposes, with adequate safety checks of capital flows in and out of such systems, a blockchain ecosystem could be developed for bank and financial industry modernization “in the public interest” and for the benefit of public.

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This approach could be pivotal in addressing the worker rebalancing issue and other significant challenges Canada may face in the next 35 years. Further, AI is able to do hundreds of tasks, that are performed in government today. A delay should not be accepted, but radical implementation instantly should be done, and a worker rebalance should begin right away, by pairing administrative staff with professionals in Canada via job shadowing. Third, Alberta and neighbouring provinces should move forward the targets for small modular reactors, and focus on achieving those earlier, just as much as they focus on meeting the emissions targets of 2050. This is our approximation of what we think will work, and we invite anyone that knows how to make such a plan better, or to elaborate for example, to do so, or to encourage something like this, or along these lines.”

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@skillsgaptrainer @Hyperpandas Thanks for the definitive answer on the links issue.

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Government slowing down skilled trades certification

 

 

Link: https://youtu.be/pyk_QlgG4Jg?si=28Uc7cm6XMLkFClj

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Description: “60 students are about to graduate from Conestoga College in Kitchener, ready to become licensed electricians. But they can’t start working because of long delays writing their C of Q exams through the Ministry of Labour. In London, I heard from a carpenter who has an employer but is facing up to seven years to get Red Seal certification because he can’t get into the classroom. Ontario needs skilled trade workers if we are to get desperately needed housing built in this province. Why did this government do such little preparation to make sure that skilled trades workers in Kitchener and London and across this province can get certified?”

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Answer:  “For MPP Peggy Sattler, Ontario NDP Critic for Colleges and Universities, reading the censored comments above might reveal which sectors of the economy and which public branches of the government are pushing for growth in administrative office work, instead of critical sectors that have no workers (ex – 6500 border agents, 20 000 infantry in CAF, no doctors, no trades, no IT, no engineers, etc…)”

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Young People Can Send The Establishment Parties A Message

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Link: https://youtu.be/K9tYles03OQ?si=9ZCb_eC7uKLeX8ha

 

@skillsgaptrainer “Title: ‘Aligning for Canada’s Future: An SGT Team Perspective for NDP Party’

Dear Mr. Jagmeet Singh,

We are writing to share our perspective on the current political landscape in Canada, particularly in relation to the New Democratic Party (NDP). Our team at SGT, while not trained or experienced experts in politics, has over 20 years of experience in running various online corporations, which has inadvertently led us to become somewhat familiar with the priorities of the Conservative and Liberal parties.

We understand you have sought messages from young people, and as young STEM professionals, we would like to offer our thoughts. While we recognize and heard from colleagues that the NDP may have similarities with the Liberal Party, we believe that the existence of both Liberal and NDP parties may limit the potential optimization of strength of NDP party. Furthermore, our observation is that the Conservative Party demonstrates a strong aptitude for addressing industrial, technological, housing, economic, rural, resource, energy, resilience, moral, security priorities and other priorities. We believe a global awakening has occurred and is continuing to unfold, despite censorship, meaning that Conservative Party will be credited for being in the right alignment for a long time to come.

Supporting a party similar to the NDP, such as the Liberal Party, seems to present a conflict of interest for the NDP party and a conflict of opportunity. It potentially divides the voter base that might otherwise support the NDP, while also contradicting the Conservative Party, which has shown strong alignment and recognition in key areas important to Canadians. Any benefits returned to the NDP from the Liberal Party would need to be extremely rewarding to justify an NDP-Liberal coalition strategy, as it seems to be “an extremely high cost low return strategy”, the opposite of what is logical in strategic leadership, economic leadership and military leadership practices.

Alternatively, if the NDP were to support the Conservative Party, which aligns with key metrics that could elevate Canada’s productivity and address the chaos in cultural, industrial, technological, medical, social, resource, and energy sectors, this could be a strategic move. Such a partnership could potentially establish a long-term trend of incorporating liberal voters into the NDP, while strategically complimenting any areas of weakness the NDP might have or be unable to address. This could lead to a supreme level of productivity in Canada, a productivity which has ground to a halt under Liberal Party. The principles of the Conservative Party could complement and fill in the gaps that the NDP might have, making this an optimal strategy. As in war, and in love, and in life, there is beauty when opposites attract. 🙂

Though we are not fully aligned with your policy priorities, or even not really familiar with them, we have observed a significant distinction between the Liberal and NDP parties, particularly in their approach to public engagement. Our observation is that the Liberal Party lacks the ability to effectively negotiate with the public or to understand public desires or to address public desires. In contrast, we are counting on the NDP party to have retained the capacity to communicate and negotiate with public needs, and to possess the learning abilities that we have noted in the Conservative Party. We hope this perspective will be useful in shaping your future plans, priorities and aspirations. – SGT Team”

 

 

Related books and resources:

“The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World” by Jeremy Rifkin – Rifkin explores the potential for new energy systems to revitalize global economies and transform the way we live. This book is highly relevant to discussions about harnessing energy wealth in Canada.

“This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate” by Naomi Klein – Klein addresses the intersection of environmental challenges and economic policies, relevant for discussions on economic diversification and the role of natural resources in Canada.

“Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty” by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson – This book provides insights into how political and economic institutions shape economic success, relevant for understanding the broader economic challenges faced by Canada.

“The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World” by Daniel Yergin – Yergin’s comprehensive account of the global energy sector offers context for Canada’s position within the global energy economy.

“Debt: The First 5,000 Years” by David Graeber – This book explores the history and implications of debt, providing a deep dive into economic systems, which is relevant to discussions on managing national debt and economic growth strategies.

“Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed” by Jared Diamond – Diamond’s analysis of historical societies facing collapse can offer lessons on managing resources and economic policies to avoid similar fates, applicable to current economic strategies in Canada.

“Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World” by Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott – Given the article’s mention of blockchain, this book provides a comprehensive look at how this technology could impact economies and sectors, including Canada’s.

“Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels” by Jerry McNerney and Martin Cheek – While focused on America, the principles and discussions in this book are applicable to Canada, especially concerning the shift towards cleaner energy sources.

“The Big Shift: The Seismic Change in Canadian Politics, Business, and Culture and What It Means for Our Future” by Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson – This book focuses on changes within Canada itself, including demographic shifts and economic changes, relevant to the article’s focus on economic diversification and labour.

“The Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith – A foundational text in economics, providing insight into the principles of wealth generation and economic management, which can serve as a backdrop to modern economic strategies discussed in this article.

 

 

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