Recently
newspapers have been discussing the Bank of Canada’s concern over the glut of
condo developments in Toronto – the worry is that the current condo building
spree is out-pacing demand. The result
could be a significant drop in property values, and the Bank of Canada has a
healthy stake in urban real estate, so that would never do!
The Bank of
Canada is also bemoaning our country’s slow recovery from “economic crisis” – a
crisis that we know is as contrived as all other financial wheeling and dealing
around the globe. Stop for a moment and
consider who valuates currency – who
decides which country has more economic clout versus another, and who waves the
magic wand to determine what commodities are the top contenders? Really, nothing has changed and the only
crisis is one of ongoing, age-old power struggles. We have unlimited human ingenuity and a finite
but vast storehouse of materials for survival and enjoyment – it’s the same
basic playing field that humankind has wrestled over for eons. However, we must buffet the storms of
contrivance generated by regulatory bodies in our country and across the globe
– the vocal few, the minorities with decisive power; the crisis generators who
enact code red situations. And to what
end? Simply to decide who gets a bigger
piece of pie, and who dies because they go without.
There is
more than enough talent, raw material and food for all to share. No person should be struggling to get by
without water, food or shelter. It’s all
about the leveraging of minority perspectives – how certain self-serving views
are marketed to the masses. No matter
how bad the outlook seems, and no matter what blather is spun by governments
and popular information channels, know this to be true – nothing has changed
except perception, and individuals need to understand their power to oppose
these human mythologies.
