Part 1 - Can We Revive The Canadian Economy?

In view of the dismal state of this country's affairs, compounded by Canada's recently revealed involvement in carrying an additional, over $600 billion debt-load, -- brought about by being integrated into the international banking system -- one might infer that, in spite of all its best efforts to revive the economy, the establishment must realize that it is in a catch-22 situation, in so far as:

• On the one hand, the Canadian marketplace is severely handicapped by the extremely limited purchasing power meted out, to near or below poverty-line wage recipients, and doled out to the unemployed masses.
• On the other hand, governments cannot balance their respective budgets, due to this country's rapidly shrinking tax base, and the simultaneously increasing need for all types of welfare services. One might also add that, Controllers and Treasurers -- looking for solutions to deal with the problem -- appear to favour cutting vital services, as opposed to finding ways and means to increase their respective revenues.

And, since the socio-econo-political establishment has demonstrated that it is no longer willing to listen to the sound judgments and proposals of the few and far between, out-of-the-box thinkers and problem solvers, -- clearly the only remaining potential source of realistic remedies, -- now it's up to the public to decide what future will hold. Shall it be the acceptance of the status quo, that represents belt tightening and increased sacrifices; or shall it be an honest effort made through a series of non-dogmatic programs, to rescue this country from the current impasse?

Our Mission Statement

Our mission is to set up a "no-axe to grind" channel of communication, in a series of “Straight Talk About ..." articles, with the intent to document this country's true socio-econo-fiscal state of affairs, and demonstrate to the public that there are a series of mathematically proven, practical methods to effectively deal with the economic stagnation, poverty, unemployment and a host of other problems that have grown to crisis proportions.

Background

Some years ago, concerned about the stagnant economy and other social issues, several board members of an engineering association, decided to set up an experimental research and problem-solving discussion group, to monitor the social-economic developments in this country. Participants in this non-partisan discussion group have had a rare combination of much needed Euro-North American background in applied economics, engineering, industrial planning, political science, systems analysis. combined with a host of other studies.

A few years later, drawing on their extensive personal professional experience as employees, consultants, employers, managers and executives, having worked within the North American private and public sectors,  the group became aware of its collective forte and decided to form The Buerger Alliance,  an informal organization focussed on socio-econo-enviro-fiscal research and problem-solving.

As a result of their multidisciplinary background and problem-solving capacity, members of this alliance have succeeded in formulating a series of comprehensive position papers on how to deal with the country's unresolved problems. Problems occuring in the economy, education, energy, health care, housing, pollution, poverty, transit, unemployment and underemployment crises. The group's research papers were offered to the news media, and without exception were published as op-ed page articles by various mainstream newspapers, and monthlies. This public exposure eventually led to several meetings with high ranking government officials, and in a few instances these discussions ended up with the acceptance of the group's recommendations.

However, at about by the beginning of the 21st century, the entire establishment began to adopt an exclusionary "keep-out" protocol. This strict protocol prohibits "outsiders" to engage in any form of meaningful communication with members of the hierarchy regarding comprehensive proposals and programs for alleviating this country's critical socio-econo~enviro-fiscal problems.

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• Part 2 -  Some Indicators on Canada's Socio-Economic Health