Pierre Poilievre

Yeah.

It's really incredible. Like 10 years ago, the New York Times wrote an article, welcome to Canada, home of the world's most affluent middle-class. And in that article, the Times had calculated that median American and Canadian incomes were tied and that Canadians were slightly better off. And now part of that was because of the 08, 09 financial crisis hit them harder than it hit us, but still.

It's really incredible. Like 10 years ago, the New York Times wrote an article, welcome to Canada, home of the world's most affluent middle-class. And in that article, the Times had calculated that median American and Canadian incomes were tied and that Canadians were slightly better off. And now part of that was because of the 08, 09 financial crisis hit them harder than it hit us, but still.

It's really incredible. Like 10 years ago, the New York Times wrote an article, welcome to Canada, home of the world's most affluent middle-class. And in that article, the Times had calculated that median American and Canadian incomes were tied and that Canadians were slightly better off. And now part of that was because of the 08, 09 financial crisis hit them harder than it hit us, but still.

Now, per capita GDP in the States is $22,000 higher than in Canada, measured in USD. So that's about almost 30,000 measured in- Right, so that's a whole other income, essentially.

Now, per capita GDP in the States is $22,000 higher than in Canada, measured in USD. So that's about almost 30,000 measured in- Right, so that's a whole other income, essentially.

Now, per capita GDP in the States is $22,000 higher than in Canada, measured in USD. So that's about almost 30,000 measured in- Right, so that's a whole other income, essentially.

That's a whole other part-time income. Exactly. Yeah. And then, as you correctly point out, their real estate is significantly cheaper than ours. So their dollars go a lot further, even when you match up the exchange rates. And what's worse than that is that the leading indicators are even more horrific. And leading indicators, for example, are investment dollars. Because...

That's a whole other part-time income. Exactly. Yeah. And then, as you correctly point out, their real estate is significantly cheaper than ours. So their dollars go a lot further, even when you match up the exchange rates. And what's worse than that is that the leading indicators are even more horrific. And leading indicators, for example, are investment dollars. Because...

That's a whole other part-time income. Exactly. Yeah. And then, as you correctly point out, their real estate is significantly cheaper than ours. So their dollars go a lot further, even when you match up the exchange rates. And what's worse than that is that the leading indicators are even more horrific. And leading indicators, for example, are investment dollars. Because...

Your wealth tomorrow is determined by your investment today. So if your employer, for example, is buying lots of new tools and technology, you're going to be able to crank out more widgets. So you crank out those widgets, then you can ultimately make more income down the road.

Your wealth tomorrow is determined by your investment today. So if your employer, for example, is buying lots of new tools and technology, you're going to be able to crank out more widgets. So you crank out those widgets, then you can ultimately make more income down the road.

Your wealth tomorrow is determined by your investment today. So if your employer, for example, is buying lots of new tools and technology, you're going to be able to crank out more widgets. So you crank out those widgets, then you can ultimately make more income down the road.

If you take business investment and divide it by the number of workers, the American worker gets $28,000 of investment measured in U.S. dollars.

If you take business investment and divide it by the number of workers, the American worker gets $28,000 of investment measured in U.S. dollars.

If you take business investment and divide it by the number of workers, the American worker gets $28,000 of investment measured in U.S. dollars.

Per worker. Or per year? Per worker, per member of the labor force.

Per worker. Or per year? Per worker, per member of the labor force.

Per worker. Or per year? Per worker, per member of the labor force.

So you take the total business investment of the United States divided by the total number of workers in America, it's 28 grand. In Canada, it's 15 grand. So the Canadian worker gets about 55 cents for every dollar of his American, and they're both measured in USD.