Mr.Canada

1.it is nearly impossible to drill for oil in Saskatchewan (there is just as much oil there as there is in Alberta) due to the regulations that the Saskatchewan government has placed on the industry. Canada could have two provinces with red hot economies instead of just Alberta and we could be the biggest exporters of petroleum products instead of being 2nd behind SA. i hope during the next election the people of Saskatchewan can elect a government that knows what its doing.

2. copy French system of life-work relations so that we can increase the birth rate or else in 20-30 years we could be looking at a labor shortage of at least 1.5 million.

3. decrease regulations for inter provincial trading. many companies choose to
trade with us because there is way less paperwork to get through. the federal
government needs to give an overhaul of the inter provincial economic system of canada so we can keep more money in canada.

4. industrialization of hemp b.c would particularly benefit from this because the climate there is excellent for growing hemp. hemp can be used to make thousands of different products including plastics oil and paper. if hemp and oil
companies worked side by side then we could see a major drop in oil and gas prices. the only thing that would stand in the way of the industrialization of hemp is the greedy oil companies and all the other companies that would have to compete with all the new hemp companies.

5. the increased cost for construction materials has resulted in a overall increase for construction. in canada this should not be happening and it wouldn't if our government would stop exporting all our resources and start
keeping them within our country. i say we stop trading with china who besides being communist are blatant betrayers of many human rights. So we take all the resources that we trade to china and we invest them into
our own economy to lower cost for building projects. this would benefit Canada in all areas of industry, housing and would make canada a place of much forgein investment and because of low housing costs many rich Americans and Europeans would move here which is another plus.

if canada were to do all or at least some of these things we could keep our selves out of the next recession and if we did that and let anyone wishing to escape the recession in their country immigrate to canada then we could
have a major increase in population (larger pop = larger economy) which would give canada alot more status on the world stage.

Serrick

I'm not sure I would agree that Saskatchewan has an equivalent amount of oil in Alberta but I do agree with the sentiment. Canada has always been a country who's economy thrives on the selling of raw resources. Saskatchewan is not the only area underdeveloped in Canada; the three northern territories contain many unused stores of natural resources, mainly minerals. Although the government is spending upwards of $100 million on northern exploration the North's resources are generally unused.

I don't know enough about the French system of life-work relations to comment but I will say that we are facing a labour shortage (nor is it the only country that will in the next 10-20 years). One way to address the problem is through immigration but I will come back to that.

I don't know enough about the issue to comment.

Again, don't know enough about the issue to comment.

I agree Canada needs to focus on keeping money in Canada. While we are leading exporters of many natural resources there is not as much inter-provincial/territorial trading as there should be. In addition, Canada needs to develop its ability to manufacture essential products. While we export many natural resources around the World to many different countries we often find ourself turning around and purchasing the items back after they have been processed. If Canada focused on developing the manufacturing side of its economy it would go a long way in keeping the money within local communities and the country.

However, to stop all trading with China would be overly foolish. China is one of our leading destinations for Canadian resource exports and to cut off trade with them because they are communist would be rather irrational.

Lack of immigrants is not Canada's problem. Year after year we exceed the governments allotment for the number of immigrants allowed into the country. The more pressing problem is recognizing foreign credentials. While it is important to check the performance levels of skilled workers immigrating to Canada is important the process needs to be reworked, sped up, and made efficient. The regulations currently in place are overly excessive and prevent many well educated skilled labourers from acquiring appropriate job positions in Canada.

Mr.Canada

put it this way the reason that theres going to be a labor shortage is because people aren't having enough kids and thats because lots of people cant balance both work and a family. France has developed the best system not for making people have children but by helping parents balance both life and work.

and it would lower prices on many manufactured goods. the only downside is that it would only worsen the labor crunch which is why canada needs to work hard to increase its population.

not when you think long term because in the long run china will probably be on the other side in the next major world war. so by helping them build a large economy is not worth the little money we gain by exporting more resources that could be used in canada or even exporting less at a worse deal and keeping some in canada.

i was hoping that if what i said happened then someone in government would be smart enough to "streamline" the immigration system.