text: You are the one who has no idea what you are talking about. The initial 2017Q1 growth rate won't be published until May31. It will likely be in the 3.5% to 4.0% range, but even the Bank of Canada, with a higher forecast than most, is only calling for 3.8% growth. A forecast is not an achievement.  In 2016 the growth rate was 1.4%, worse than the UK, the euro area or the US. While Harper's growth record was the best in the G-7 when he was PM, so far Trudeau's is just middle-of-the-pack.