The problem

Fewer children

For a country to maintain its population it needs 1 child born for every person in other words 2 per woman
Canada only has 1.49 children per woman
By 2020 only 49% of the population will be working as apposed to the 51% working now

A much older population and its economic toll

Senior citizens currently make up 13% of the population
This 13% uses up 50% of the money used for health care
The number of senior citizens will raise to 18% of the population by 2020

Put the two together

$112 billion dollars were spent on health care and social-services in '06
$31 billion alone in pension payments to seniors in 2006
Since 2000 the cost of healthcare has been rising at an average of 7% per year
Between now and 2020, there will be a 14% increase in annual provincial spending in healthcare
By 2031, the number of people aged 65 and over will range between 8.9 million and 9.4 million while the number of children will range between 4.8 million and 6.6 million
Senior citizens may out number children in a decade
Canadians will pay $500 billion in income and other taxes this year
With only 49% of the population working in 2020 our governments will collect $20 billion less in taxes
Basically; fewer working people will have to support more non-working people who will live longer thanks to medical advancements.

What will happen.

1

Senior citizens and all non-workers (51% remember) living on government handouts or savings will not contribute to the economy

They will buy less luxury goods and invest less of their money

Because Senior citizens and non-workers will make up so much of the population businesses will be hit hard and will go belly up

Jobs will be lost setting off a chain reaction of job loss

The recently unemployed will go on welfare and will spend and invest less just as the other non-workers making more businesses close creating more unemployment

The government will be short of money so will raise taxes, most likely on big companies and wealthy investors because they don't want to loose the votes of the majority (i.e. the 51% non-working population) this is also why they wont be sensible and cut programs
Higher taxes and no commercial market will make running a company in Canada too expensive and larger companies, manufacturers etc. will leave for a cheaper country
Yet again more jobs will be lost
By this time Canada is in an economic recession approaching a depression
The Government will have to cut back spending on the military (which provides 100 000 jobs and protects citizens) environment programs and almost everything other than social-services

3

Provinces that have in prosperous times for Canada openly suggested separation will, when it is clear Canada can't provide for its own citizens, leave.
Quebec will most likely be the first to leave because politicians will stop paying them to stay. (In the 2007 budget 10 billion additional dollars were distributed to the provinces. Quebec received 40% of the new money.) Ideological and cultural differences that have long been present will compound with the federal governments incompetence and Quebec will leave.
Alberta paid $139 billion more to Ottawa than it received back from Ottawa between 1961 and 1992. In 2003, the Alberta government estimated it sent $11,100,000,000 to Ottawa and received back a fraction. Much of that money went into Quebec's pocket. Alberta's oil has been funding the country for a long time and separation groups will gain popularity as more and more money is stolen to fund social services in another part of the country.
The Maritimes have suffered unemployment and poor wages for a long time. These problems will only get worse in the future and because of Quebec's separation the Maritimes will feel more isolated causing them to separate

4

America will face some of the problems of Canada but because there birth rate is 2.1 and they provide less social services they will survive
When the economy is dead and everyone is overtaxed there will be an exodus of working, educated men and women bringing along their children (the next generation) to America
Canada will be left with the old people and even fewer workers to support them
The next generation will have left with their parents to America. Canada's fate will be sealed.

5

Canada or what remains of it will be gone, the Canadian government would be unable to control, help or provide for its citizens. Provinces that had not already separated will join those that have or even the US

Solution

It is a rare opportunity that we as Canadians have to rescue our country and thus protect our selves, our families, friends and our livelihoods. It is imperative that we take this opportunity and do what is necessary no matter how unpleasant.

Healthcare

Canada is the only country health care bans private payment methods health care healthcare including those that have universal healthcare
By privatizing or even semi privatizing healthcare competitive wages could be offered to attract better, younger, and more doctors
Better equipment in hospitals and fewer wait times would be immediate effects of the switch
Lives would be saved because of faster diagnosis, treatment and better doctors

Welfare

Give a man a fish feed him for a day, teach a man to fish feed him for life

Welfare is as destructive and costly to the government as it is to the recipient

It removes the motivation behind getting a job. Think of the kid whose parents give him allowance he doesnt want a job. He doesnt need one.
Of course there are some who truly need welfare but unfortunately they are out numbered by those taking advantage of the system
Welfare doesnt need to be scrapped just reduced and the criteria used to determine who receives welfare needs a complete overhaul
Money once used for welfare could be used to encourage growth by reducing taxes and providing incentives for businesses to open in Canada
We need to teach people to fish and stop giving them away

Untill we prove to poloticians we have ended our addiction to social services nothing can be done. No politician has the character to risk their job to save the nation. No politician will end our addiction for us. For too long it has been common practice to buy Canadians votes with the promise of more for less. These promise have been made out of both greed and blind compasion. Rational and logic must take the reigns of this country before sentiment and greed drive it into the ground. Our country can save itself, it does not need to be done with great sacrifice it only demands that we as a nation demand less of the government and take control of our own lives.

Q&A

Q: Wont immigration solve the problem?

A: No. Canadas economy will slow regardless. Simply because it would be almost impossible to bring in enough immigrants to offset the economic damage caused by a large number of senior citizens. In other words it is inevitable that we will enter a recession. I suppose the next question will be "Well then a bunch of new immigrants at least could provide enough tax money to the government to prevent taxes from being raised and services from being neglected" Nope. Right now the healthcare and welfare systems are like poorly designed buildings. If Immigration could fix the problem it would only be delaying the inevitable but this is a moot point because immigrants cant fix the problem. This is an excerpt from a report by Dr. Herbert G. Grubel for the Fraser institute. It points out that even a decade after they arrive many immigrants fail to gain economic prosperity.

"Canadas welfare system relies on a highly progressive personal income structure and provides universally accessible free government benefits. Because of the low incomes of immigrants, this system has resulted in substantial net transfers of taxpayers money from Canadians to the recent immigrants. These costs are estimated to be $1.4 billion in the year 2000 for the cohort of immigrants that arrived in 1990. For all of the immigrants who arrived during the 13 years before 2003, the cost in 2002 alone is estimated to be $18.3 billion".

So the immigrants are actually adding to the problem. But why dont they achieve economic success. Doc, could you field this one.

The findings of these studies point to the large numbers of immigrants who bypass the government screens that are designed to allow entry only to foreigners likely to be economically successful

So according to the government we are only allowing immigrants that have a potential to achieve economic success and we are still in the red. If Canadas economy is poor then will these better immigrants want to come here? Of course not, but Canada will need people and by 2030 immigrants may be our only source of growth. So we will be desperate and lower our already dangerously low immigrant standards. Almost all immigrants will immediately become reliant on welfare and abuse the healthcare system.

Immigration is not the solution because the lack of people is not the problem the structure of social-service programs is. The depleting birth rate will merely reveal the many cracks in the system; because all that has allowed it to last this long is the lack of seniors and a large working class more than able to support them.

Q: What can I do?

A: There are a few simple steps that can go a long way.

1) Get in touch with me and I will help you get in touch with others that have already emailed me (If when you emailed me you didnt specify you want to get in touch with others I wont disclose your email)

2) Education is the key

Get friends and family to at least have a look at this site.

If you meet likeminded people give them the address.
Post this sites address (www.savecanada.741.com) on sites with related topics

Dont be afraid to challenge others with different views (within reason of course)

3) If you are computer savvy (which I unfortunately am not) I could use your help. Maybe we could get a real site without all the annoying pop-ups and have a section to leave comments etc.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat

Sir Winston Churchill

Prime minister of England during WWII

Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country
JFK

President of the US during the Cuban missile crises

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