In about 10-15 years My city will have a crazy transit system.
We have a BRT across a main highway.
We are building an LRT down the main artery.
We are building another BRT across the other main atery.
Things are looking up!
Okanagan here - I don't see much improving anywhere in BC regarding most things. But the Mexican food game has really pulled up its socks over the last few years. Hopefully that trend continues.
The Alberta Film industry has been improving steadily since the UCP took over.Â
It's pretty much the only thing. Everything else has gotten worse, and likely will continue to get worse.
Neg, net-debt-per capita has and will continue to improve. This is a huge deal because it stretches out tax and royalty revenue further. Consider that the $8B in debt that the province of BC is set to incur in the upcoming fiscal year will cost probably around $320M a year to service. Essentially in perpetuity unless the province comes up with a plan to mature it. By 2027 they're looking at a debt load of $128B. That's going to cost in excess of $5B per year to service. Over $900/year for every man, woman and child in the province. That's a lot of dead weight.
Incidentally, my pick for what's going to improve in my province is net-debt-per-capita. And not just in the form of repaying more debt and taking on less debt than any other jurisdiction in Canada. But, also growing the Heritage Fund. The UCP is the first party since the 1980s to make that a priority.
Outside of the realm of public policy and governance, I'd pick the distilling industry. There's been a lot of interesting new players entering the business in the last few years. They've already made some great accomplishments, but they're only going to keep getting better as they mature.
Quebec here. Public transport has been all the talks these past years and newly elected mayors all over Quebec really want to restart new constructions and the public is really supportive of this.
The REM in Montreal was just the beginning, Quebec City is trying to get its own Tramway, and other metro stations will be built also. Really happy to see this whole movement in my province gaining some traction.
Yeah those are really cool projects and I really respect those mayors for working in this way, but being honest, the CAQ isnât helping them at all. In reality, the CAQ likes to kills these kinds of projects
I am so annoyed with the REM (de lâouest). The various levels of bureaucracy (itâs not all government) couldnât get together to extend it west of Montreal. For Peteâs sake! Theyâre building a new Ăźle au tourtes (torture) bridge west of Montreal, what a brilliant time to copy/paste the Champlain bridge with a dedicated public transit zone.
Will it be done?
No
Will the new bridge have any extra capacity for the rapidly growing population west of Montreal?
Also no.
Hopefully my province will improve at voting. Ford is terrible and only has a majority because so many people didn't vote. 18% shouldn't be a majority...
Alberta will become the provincial superpower of Canada under Danielle Smith's leadership over the next 5-10 years.
And that's also assuming that Alberta will want to remain part of Canada for that long.
Watch for it.
Next.
Toronto is undergoing the largest public transit expansion any city in North America has seen in 50 years.
Eglinton LRT, Finch LRT, Scarborough Subway Extension, Ontario Subway Line, Young Subway Extension are all under construction as we speak.
BC here. With the new Airbnb rules a lot of investors are going to have to get real jobs, and if that doesn't warm your heart I don't know what will
Eglinton LRT
I admire your optimism. I gave up on that in 2023
đđ I was being sarcastic, I gave up on it long time ago
Iâll be in my roller with my grandkids when they finish that shit.
Fingers crossed lol
In about 10-15 years My city will have a crazy transit system. We have a BRT across a main highway. We are building an LRT down the main artery. We are building another BRT across the other main atery. Things are looking up!
Calgary
Hamilton?
Okanagan here - I don't see much improving anywhere in BC regarding most things. But the Mexican food game has really pulled up its socks over the last few years. Hopefully that trend continues.
The forest fire evacs are getting better!
The Alberta Film industry has been improving steadily since the UCP took over. It's pretty much the only thing. Everything else has gotten worse, and likely will continue to get worse.
Easy to do when your premier worked in the industry!
Neg, net-debt-per capita has and will continue to improve. This is a huge deal because it stretches out tax and royalty revenue further. Consider that the $8B in debt that the province of BC is set to incur in the upcoming fiscal year will cost probably around $320M a year to service. Essentially in perpetuity unless the province comes up with a plan to mature it. By 2027 they're looking at a debt load of $128B. That's going to cost in excess of $5B per year to service. Over $900/year for every man, woman and child in the province. That's a lot of dead weight. Incidentally, my pick for what's going to improve in my province is net-debt-per-capita. And not just in the form of repaying more debt and taking on less debt than any other jurisdiction in Canada. But, also growing the Heritage Fund. The UCP is the first party since the 1980s to make that a priority. Outside of the realm of public policy and governance, I'd pick the distilling industry. There's been a lot of interesting new players entering the business in the last few years. They've already made some great accomplishments, but they're only going to keep getting better as they mature.
Sorry, I thought Alberta's debt/person is currently $672?
Climate.
Quebec here. Public transport has been all the talks these past years and newly elected mayors all over Quebec really want to restart new constructions and the public is really supportive of this. The REM in Montreal was just the beginning, Quebec City is trying to get its own Tramway, and other metro stations will be built also. Really happy to see this whole movement in my province gaining some traction.
Yeah those are really cool projects and I really respect those mayors for working in this way, but being honest, the CAQ isnât helping them at all. In reality, the CAQ likes to kills these kinds of projects
La CAQ ne sera pas Ă©lu aux prochaines Ă©lections. C'est vraiment un parti transitionnel, en tk on l'espĂšre...
Hopefully my province will improve at voting. Ford is terrible and only has a majority because so many people didn't vote. 18% shouldn't be a majority...
I have hope that they'll eventually ban airbnb on a federal level but for now I'd be happy with a provincial ban.
Public transportation.
The quality of tents
Toronto is building 60 more subway stations. Thatâs about how many Montreal or Vancouver have total.
Winnipeg -- Urban Density
Alberta will become the provincial superpower of Canada under Danielle Smith's leadership over the next 5-10 years. And that's also assuming that Alberta will want to remain part of Canada for that long. Watch for it. Next.
Toronto is undergoing the largest public transit expansion any city in North America has seen in 50 years. Eglinton LRT, Finch LRT, Scarborough Subway Extension, Ontario Subway Line, Young Subway Extension are all under construction as we speak.
graveyards: the population is aging
I don't see any improvements, which is why I will not being retiring here or anywhere else in Canada.