Old Man

The difference in the US and Canadian gas prices is mainly due to tax. Mr. Trudeau's national energy policy was also responsible for massive lay offs in the Alberta oil fields and the ceasation of oil and gas exploration and development in Canada.

I agree. Demand for commodities will increase at a accelerated pace in the years to come, and Canada's position in this area is strong. It's funny, being a nation of farmer, miners, and lumberjacks was considered to be a weakness in the 20th century but it will be our strength is this century.

The supply situation is a little more complicated than just "turning on and off wells". The price of crude at $50/barrel would basically slow up or stop production in areas such as the tar sands due to the fact that extraction of oil from that source would become uneconomical. So supply would shrink as well, thus again driving up prices. A large portion of the crude used by both Canada and the US comes from this source (35% of US crude has Canadian origins) While OPEC quotas have influenced oil price in the past and still do to some extent, the main reason for soaring prices is the worldwide increase in demand for oil driven mainly by emerging economies in India and China. Political instability in some major oil producing regions also tends to drive the future prices for crude up. The cost of locating and extracting new sources of crude have also increased and again at $50/barrel, activity in this area would be curtailed. What this all comes down to is the fact that crude oil is becoming a scarcer commodity while demand is still increasing. As a commodity, it also lacks any economical or practical substitute at this time that can take it's place. As prices go higher, it will have the effect of driving the search for alternatives. The fact of life is that $30 or $50 or even $75 / barrel crude is a thing of the past and not likely to be seen again anytime soon or ever.

Crude Oil is an openly traded commodity just as many other things we use daily. ie. sugar, wheat, coffee, gold, etc. etc. The price it trades for is determined my the principle's of Supply and Demand. No government in a free market economy can change this. The only control they have over the pump price of gas is through the level of taxation they levy against it.

NGK plug BPZ8H-N-10. Gaped at 0.040 " If you can't find a NGK, most parts stores can cross reference the number to another brand.

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Sorry. I'm just assuming that everyone one on this forum isn't old like myself.

Some rules of investing: 1) Start early, time is your friend. Compounding is wonderful. 2) Invest on a regular basis. 3) Spread it around. Get a nice mix of equity based and debt based investments. 4) Understand what you are investing in and the risks. Understand yourself and the risk level you're comfortable with. 5) Educate yourself. Don't rely on a "investment advisor" (basically they are salesmen) 6) Invest for the long term. Don't jerk your money from here to there trying to catch the next big wave. Review and tweak your portfolio once or twice a year. 7) Know and understand the tax implications of each investment and plan for them.

Good advice. I've been an investor since the day I started working at 16. Sometimes small amounts during tight times and larger amounts during good times. Always had a budget and stuck to it. May have not had all the toys my buddies had through the years but I retired at 50, they are still working.

More and more electrics are showing up out in our area, and trust me, we're always cold and usually have more than 24" ice. The ones I've seen work great.

Had my 8" Eskimo Z51 Shark for 4 seasons now, and it still starts, runs and cuts great. That said, next time I'm going to consider going electric instead.

It never ceases to amaze me at how little sense of self preservation some people have. The federal government advises Canadians to avoid all travel to Afghanistan, calling the situation in the Middle Eastern country “volatile and unpredictable” and adding that the threat to Canadians from terrorist violence is very high. “Canadians undertaking travel despite this warning take serious risks,” Foreign Affairs’ travel report warns.

The company has been around since 1922 and has been making outboards since 1956.

Jack will be out fishing you soon Simon. Great video.

The governments are all saying that Canadians are getting too fat, then come up with the idea to make them pay $50 to register the canoe's and kayaks. What a bunch of idiots.Obviously, some senior bureaucrat in Transport Canada is missing the point and needs to have a good A$$ kicking.

No truer words have been spoken.

As father to three girls and grandfather to three grand daughters, I have very mixed feelings about this. I'd like to think my daughters and grand daughters should and will have all the opportunities to pursue anything they what to try or achieve, but there is an old world value that I still have that thinks that females should be protected from violence and held in higher place then men in that concern. At what point does our society decide that there should be no differences between the sexes? Where's the line? This should be interesting to see the different responses.

Spent the morning doing this with a few friends.

A person should have the right to defend their home, property, loved ones and life. That said, I agree with Two Coda and FishLogic, there's more to this story than we all know.

Welcome Jacob. Smallies are one of my favorites as well.

To start bow hunting for turkey besides broadheads for your arrows, equipment wise would want to purchase the appropriate camo for the area and season, a selection of calls (these you will need to practice with to get good), a ground blind could be of use as well as some decoys. The biggest thing you need though is patience. Also I'd recommend a lot of practice and to remember to sight in your broadheads before you go. They will fly different than your field points. For hunting I prefer a good carbon fiber arrow to aluminum. For deer a tree stand would be a good addition to your equipment but not essential. You should also insure that your bow is in good order, (I'm assuming a compound) and that you are at least pulling 40lbs or more. Don't get too carried away with cranking the weight way up as accuracy is more important than energy. I personally have my bow set at 58lbs for hunting. A weight I'm comfortable with that's about 6lbs heavier than my regular target bow. It is a good idea to learn how to set up, adjust and tune your own bow. Understanding this will improve your accuracy and consistency. Also keep in practice year round. At the start of every hunting season at the archery lanes I use to practice at daily, guys would start showing up a week before season, having not touched their bows all year and start trying to sight them in. Most didn't even know how to do this and they would have the weight maxed out and could hardly draw their bows little lone hold them steady. As an archer and hunter it use to make me cringe.

The fridge in our unheated porch does the same thing in the fall and winter. I'm interested in finding out why.

Is this what you want Simon? In Winnipeg, shouldn't take too long to get here. http://www.thefishin...&PRODUCTSEARCH=

As it's written in Part 10 Section 142 of the Highway Traffic Act, there is no mention of dedicated/mandatory turns lanes, so as written Section 142 (1) would apply to all turns.