I have a fantasy

Stephen Goral
Aug 28, 2017 · 2 min read

I have a fantasy I would like to share with you today.

I am a Canadian and I love my country.

However, I am greatly upset with Canada’s economic performance. Mexico has a larger GDP than Canada! We’re not even in the Top 10, by all rights we shouldn’t even be in the G7. As other nations grow at a rate far faster than us, we might soon be too small for the G20.

Why? Why are we not the richest nation on Earth? Why is our economy not competing with the likes of the US, EU, China and Japan?

Why is it California has a larger agriculture income than Canada?

Why is it China makes more from agriculture then the entire GDP of Canada?

Do we have a lack of farm land? A lack of fresh water?

I will not accept that it can not be done. I believe Canada can be Number 1.

We have smart people. We have raw resources. We have ample land.

From this day forward, I will not vote for any politician or political party that does not believe Canada can have the largest GDP.

I demand a plan and a time frame for how and when Canada will be the wealthiest nation on Earth.

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Stephen Goral

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I’m a young man interested in US politics and ancient philosophy.

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