Satan's Evil Twin Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 The land can't support too many people up north. Why can't they just breed at replacement levels, just like the rest of the country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Luckily they live in one of the richest nations of the first world! Rest of the country does not breed very well either. Except in the opposite direction, In 2005/2006, only three provinces and one territory experienced higher population growth than the 10.0 people per 1,000 inhabitants recorded in Canada as a whole: Alberta (29.5 per 1,000), British Columbia (12.3 per 1,000), Ontario (10.2 per 1,000) and Nunavut (24.4 per 1,000). For the fourteenth consecutive year, Newfoundland and Labrador saw its population fall in 2005/2006, resulting in a negative growth rate (-8.4 per 1,000). The growth rates of the other provinces ranged from -4.6 people per 1,000 inhabitants in Saskatchewan to 7.1 per 1,000 in Quebec. http://www41.statcan...867_000-eng.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Luckily they live in one of the richest nations of the first world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Evil Twin Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 pretty sure those numbers include migration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Very good. /golfclap Any other inspiring quotes that will help pay for 15 dollar milk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Evil Twin Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Stealing, you'll go far in life. Actually, there is something funny about getting away with it. Mike Judge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 http://www41.statcan...7_000_1-eng.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostViking Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Some very strange numbers from Northwest on this issue. They claim to have an earnings of 5.6% of revenue, meaning their expenses account for 94.4% of their prices. They go on to say that Costs of Goods Sold is half of their expenses, and freight is a further 13.5%. Lets take a look at what they are saying, given the example of a $100 pack of bottled water: $47.20 - cost of acquiring or producing the bottled water $12.74 - freight cost to deliver the bottled water $34.46 - other costs (my guess, higher inventory and warehousing costs given lack of infrastructure up north, higher wages, etc) $5.60 - profit They do say that it depends on the product itself, the percentages will change depending on what item you are looking at, but their numbers appear to be highly suspect. I find it hard to believe that the cost of goods sold is 50% of their expenses, there is no way it costs them $47.20 to acquire a pack of bottled water down south, for some other products this breakdown would make sense. I think further inquiry into their COGS is necessary, as sometimes it is difficult to determine what is included. For example: Farm operation grows some food, it costs $200 for them to produce. Farm operation ships food up north, costing $800 in freight. Farm sells food to Northwest for $1000, Northwest refers to this price as the cost to acquire the food. Northwest ships the food the rest of the way north, costing $100 freight. Northwest then analyzes their costs as $1000 for the food itself, and $100 for freight. In reality, it cost $900 for freight in this example, and only $200 for the food itself, but it is reasonable that Northwest may record the transaction as a $1000 cost for the food itself, and $100 to deliver it. This may account for their unreasonably high COGS, but if this is the case, they should be 100% willing to share this information, time will tell if this is the case, or if something else is causing COGS to be so high. However, I would say that if Northwest is only making 5.6% profit, and they can readily prove this, then this is going to be a very difficult problem to solve. Perhaps it really is just far too expensive to support a population in the far north. Given that relocation is generally undesirable, there may be little that can be done other than continually fork over a boatload of money to pay for an unsustainable situation. Usually when a corporation acts in an unsustainable manner, the people will jump all over them and call for their heads, but I don`t see that happening here - given we are talking about people, who are generally allowed to be as unsustainable as they want. Fun times. Link, posted earlier in the thread, that discusses expenses/revenues. http://www.huffingto..._n_1588144.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 http://www41.statcan...7_000_1-eng.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 my cousin lives up there, she orders most of her food online I think and gets it shipped. It means who need lots of freezer space though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 my cousin lives up there, she orders most of her food online I think and gets it shipped. It means who need lots of freezer space though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Anderson Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Isn't that a place where you DON'T need a freezer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Yeah store it outside. I am sure no one will try and steal it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Evil Twin Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I don't know what this is referring to in the post I quoted but I was referring to the numbers by province. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Anderson Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 No locked storage areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Wetcoaster has a way of holding people guilty by association of race. And he says we lack education and knowledge of the Constitution and law. He seems to be lacking some serious early childhood common sense education of not holding people guilty by association. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I don't really know either. If the numbers include migration, they only further support my claim that Canadians don't populate very well. I thought you were questioning the population growth so I linked the graph showing decline in natural growth. Sorry, I'm kinda lost now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 No crowbars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 No crowbars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostViking Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Upon a few minutes of reflection, I would say compromise is in order. I think that if people in Nunavut want the rest of Canada to look for ways we can change our lives or make sacrifices in order to help them, then they must also be willing to look for ways they can change their lives or make sacrifices in order to improve the situation. We can make things much easier on them in the form of subsidy, but they can also make sacrifices that will make subsidizing far less painful. I think that unless both sides are willing to give something up, this problem will never be solved. This may mean more subsidy going up north than some people are comfortable with, but it may also mean more natives relocating or reforming their lives than some are comfortable with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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