cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25221878
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25218430
Quick vid summarizing it all for those who do not have time to read through
This doesn’t read as batshit as Project 2025. The 4 memos they’ve posted are:
- Build more transport infrastructure
- Modernize our healthcare info system
- Prioritize high skilled workers in immigration
- Cultural programs to encourage Canadian Pride
IMO only the fourth one is somewhat questionable
Definitely not as batshit, yet. Self-serving - likely.
If you read into them, you see stuff that is not exactly what the titles say and is also self-serving. For example the immigration changes are proposed by the guy behind the infamous app that was bringing in international students in questionable circumstances. His new company also has to do with immigration. I read it as - use my thing to do immigration selection, or hire me to build it.
I skimmed through a few memos. Changes proposed loosely or directly benefit the author of the memo. E.g. Bird guy wants Canada to deregulate transportation not to build more public transit but allow robots (and probably more scooters) and such on the streets.
I’m so disappointed in Wealthsimple.
I think I have a dormant account with them and I should probably get rid of it.
I’m not, I’ve hated them since they bought out SimpleTax and made filing my taxes less fucking simple. Still mad about it years later. Anyway, they’re an investment company with all of the baggage that comes with, so it doesn’t surprise or disappoint me at all that they’re lobbying for deregulation.
tbf, they could be worse than a typical investment company since they also have the techbro change-the-world fantasy baggage in the mix.
Even that’s not really unique in the retail investment space, just look at Robinhood’s marketing from before /r/SuperStonk happened and they pissed people off by limiting trades on GME. A lot of it is like, “even you can hoard wealth like your favourite billionaire”!
