The CN Calgary to Edmonton Main Line runs about 500 yards from my door so I get to see how many trains are going by and what's on them. I've noticed over the years that the amount of train traffic is a pretty interesting indicator of the Canadian economy.
Sometimes we saw the midway headed north from the Calgary Stampede. Aother time, we saw a lot of tank cars going by, carrying I assume petroleum products. That went on for quite a while but I don't see tank cars much if ever anymore.
Lately, in the past week or two, I'm seeing maybe twice the usual container trains going by, so I have to wonder what that means. We know the economy is not all that great.
My guess is that Canadian retailers stocked up to get ahead of the tariffs, so we'll probably see a bump in the economy reported, BUT it will be followed by a slowdown since future business will have been sucked forward into these few weeks.
I also wondered about the monetary system so I asked my new best friend for an opinion. https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-is-in-the-wind-about-comi-jIgfSrDdRCqTPQUKOP1TzQ
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This could not be said ANY better…..please share & wake up some foolish in Canada….
This whole Lake Ontario issue only identifies and illustrates how incredibly uninformed some people are, and how so many lack critical thinking skills.
What people don't understand is that Donald Trump does this on purpose, just to expose the idiocy and hypocrisy. And those of you reacting are only proving his point.
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