BRIT Reacts To WHY LIVING IN CANADA IS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE!

[@Arbalest_487]

Thanks for sharing this video Kabir! I had no idea this was going on. I also appreciate your insights from knowledge of how all this works. I'm glad that the majority of your "reactions" are often thoughtful responses 😀

[@reneemaciag3084]

You, Kabir, are spot on about the private equity firms. The land grabs by these greedy entities have been unprecedented in the U.S. as well. They make slumlords of old look like saints.

[@duncreg]

They're capitalistic heroes!

[@waywardson1663]

It is not necessarily the sheer numbers of people who have been coming in, but rather the fact that they are almost all moving to a handful of the largest cities where they are overwhelming the capacity of the local community to accommodate them. A lot of the issue comes from international students who planned on getting work permits and permanent residency when they came to study in Canada, but the rules were changed during their stay. Also, a lot of them are studying a fly-by-night 'career colleges' located in strip malls whose diplomas are worthless in the job market. If more of them were qualified in the jobs where we have a need for specific skills, such as health care, STEM and skilled trades, and settled in small to medium-sized communities outside of the major centres, there would not be a problem. A lot of Canadians working in big cities who were able to telework from home moved away during the pandemic to the hinterland because of the affordability and slower pace of life. For example, families were able to sell their homes in Ontario and pay cash for homes in NB and NS without even having visited the places before relocating their families.

[@MsDesiree39]

and the high numbers make traffic levels insane/over bearing

[@duncreg]

When I worked in logistics in 90s the company I worked for had to help an American company begin shipping to Canada. We contacted the shipping company for rate information, but it only included a few destination zip codes. We contacted them and said we needed the info for all zip codes. The trucking company said, "You don't understand... (80 or 90... I forget which he said) of the population of Canada lives within 50 miles of Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal."

[@Billiebeader]

This is why the tiny home communities are booming, especially in the western states. People are tired of their paychecks going to ever increasing rent. The property manager for my apartment changes about 6 years ago and now my rent is more than double what it used to be. I live in a very small 1 bedroom apartment. I’m planning on quitting with renting when I retire in a year and a half, and I hope to put the amount I’ve been paying for rent into savings so that I can eventually buy my own tiny home. In the meantime, I will live out of my vehicle and see the states that I couldn’t afford to see before because there has been no money left over after paying rent.

[@xdoo11ddf255]

Sigh, as a Canadian I can say the problem was not that companies were not able to find the people with the right skills Canadians had worked thoes positions before the pandemic the problem was companies did not want to properly compensate workers, and please understand when I say Canadian I mean people from all backgrounds, I mean Indian Canadians, Muslim Canadians Chinese Canadians,. We do not have a problem with immigrants, remember we were all immigrants once, we have a problem with no housing not enough health care etc.

[@catw6998]

Nothing wrong with legal immigrants

[@mikemejia9153]

As an American I feel the same way bout my country...we all have bk grounds from different areas... we're jus here trying to figure it out but the ppl here 1st made it so we gotta keep them paid n their laws...to a point...

[@wombatwilly1002]

No there's a problem with mass immigration.

[@janetmoreno8909]

This is happening all over the world. "Disruptions in supply chains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, increased demand for consumer goods during lockdowns, labor shortages, rising energy costs due to the war in Ukraine, and shifts in global demand patterns; all of which have created imbalances between supply and demand, pushing prices upwards across various sectors.

[@gwenna1161]

another thing... when you import people who are use to taking pennies on the dollar for wages, taking half of what American or Canadian workers get paid will put those workers on the food lines when the immigrants feel like they are living the dream.

[@revgurley]

American, not Canadian, but I've been hearing my entire life (since the early 1970s) that Social Security (retirement) would be broke by the time I retire. But in the US, the government takes money out of your paycheck, or makes you pay into it on Tax Day (April 15) if you work for yourself. All this money I've paid in is supposed to be there for me when I retire. But it won't be. If not completely gone, then dramatically decreased in the amount paid back. If I was given that money to begin with, to invest as I see fit, I'd have a huge chunk of change, and might be able to retire early. I have been investing little bits at a time, on my own, in several financial sectors (like stocks/bonds, mutual funds, high interest savings accounts, CDs, etc), just in case I get nothing for Social Security. I loathe this system. There are other ways to invest, other ways to make your money work for you than handing it to the government because "they know best." Uh huh. At least my generation, GenX, is pretty small in comparison to Millennials, so we might get our Social Security, but Millennials might start seeing the decrease when they retire, as there are many more of them.

[@disoriented1]

You are the optimist...I should be Gen X..but was born in 64..so I am Boomer. We've already seen the decrease; those of us born after 1960 can't retire with full SS benefits until age 67. I'm 60..I sincerely don't believe Social Security will be there when I'm 67. It's really not a surprise though..for a system predicated upon a very small percentage of the payers actually collecting benefits. Social Security was a great ideal in 1934..when a much smaller percent of the populace lived to collect benefits at 65. Now, we have a huge amount of retirees depending upon a much smaller percent of workers contributing to the system. This won't end well for anyone.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

In the first place, those settlers were not coming to unclaimed land. That country belonged to indigenous Tribes. The settlers were murdering and stealing their way across the country in both Canada and the USA. Canada might have even been worse at it than the US. They certainly did it longer than the US did.💔😞🐝

[@gotham61]

Remember, the prices quoted are in Canadian dollars. 1 Canadian dollar is about 57 UK pence, or 71 US cents

[@ComancheWarchief]

All thanks to Turdeau! And no I didn't misspelled his name

[@pattaccone]

Proper spelling my friend 👍🏼

[@shelaughs185]

Who is definitely NOT Fidel Castro's son...😂

[@tjo3410]

Hi Russian bot.

[@robert-antoinedenault5901]

The stats shown might represent the truth in several cities but my own (Montreal) the situation is quite different. They show that a home (here) cost near 500k but most people here rent rather than own. 65% vs 35%. And these values are only on single detached homes, which there are only 18% (of all dwellings +810k). Most provinces have little to no legislation on rental units, these deficiencies do cause incredible increases in rents. My jurisdiction (province) not only has these in place but we also have a distinct tribunal to provide protection and a just ruling based on rental laws. While we hear of renters in other cities receiving increases of 10% or even 20% (in some cases). We have protection from our rental board (and tribunal) as they limit the amount of these increases. For 2024, the legal maximum increase was of 4,4% but with a recommended avg of 2.5%. anything higher can be brought forward (contested)!to the tribunal (for judgement) with valid expenses from owner/landlord. The increase rate for 2025 will also be of 2,5%. In may 2024, nearly all provinces were over their capacity of available housing. Ours (🇲🇶) had 0,1% availability and since the federal govt allotments, we presently have an additional 0.5% (of dwellings) and nearly 8000 (1%) nearing completion by February 2025. The province of BC is leading the charge with over 25k completed and nearly the same amount nearing completion. This video doesn't do justice to the real situation at hand as immigration was not the only culprit. International students played a key role with the housing crisis as their numbers counted in the +1.000.000 whereas immigration was less than 500k for 2023/2024. The previous year (2022/2023) immigrants were relatively the same quantity, while international students were only +750k. And the amount of new dwellings (construction) for that period is only of +510k. Just enough to house immigrants and citizens but not international students.😮

[@ClaireRedfieldKennedy-ld2lx]

14:10 Unfortunately building more houses can also be a bad thing as we saw around 2006. Massive amounts of new houses were built but people either couldn't afford to buy them or couldn't afford to continue living in them. This turned some major communities into total slums were one house was being rented out to 20 people. Not a family of 20 but 20 single people each paying a portion of the rent.

[@TKDragon75]

The Cherokee live nowhere near Canada, the Cherokee are a tribe in the south eastern united states. It's not a broad term for all North American indigenous peoples. Also, you must remember Canada was the product of British and French colonialism, so it actually does make sense of the level of racism they had. Canada just as much as the US, drove out, slaughtered, and converted their indigenous peoples, even continuing forced assimilation after the US stopped it.

[@calme-dx2dp]

Inuit...and other indigenous people.

[@dwh58]

As of April 1, 2024, Canada's population was 41,012,563. This was a 0.6% increase from the previous quarter, and was driven almost entirely by international migration. Canada's population has grown rapidly in recent years, with immigration accounting for almost 98% of the growth in 2023. Population of Canada (2024 and historical) Year Population Yearly % Change 2022 38,821,259 0.95 % 2020 38,171,902 1.03 % 2015 35,962,234 1.01 % 2010 34,196,899 1.06 %

[@Michelle-j4k]

I hope Pierre gets in!

[@pc2555]

I don't pretend to know the answer for this issue of declining birth rates and an aging population but I wouldn't say 'end stage capitalism' is the problem. Even in a communist country like China (sort of, at least one with unlimited government control) they have the same problem where eventually if you don't get new workers or keep up with birth rates then they have to find a way to pay for and support the seniors who can no longer work. Its a government revenue issue where they no longer can afford to provide health care, education and pensions for dependents and that problem doesn't change if you have a fascist, communist or capitalist system. That issue seems to be why developed countries are trying to import masses of immigrants to fill the gap but it causes all kinds of other problems it clearly creates a housing shortage and high inflation. Another big issue thats not talked about and kind of kept quiet is the abuse of immigrants (especially illegal ones in the USA) where many of them are worked in conditions that are illegal (extremely low wages, bad conditions, or slave labor at worst) and a lot of politicians and corporations are getting their workers from these people. In China, Africa and other southeast asian countries we know slaves and child workers are part of the supply chain for a lot of products our own companies manufacture. The Uyghur muslim labor camps, the children working in cobalt mines, etc. A lot of this happens domestically now under the table using illegal immigrants.

[@williamshanks8959]

The next canadian election is in October of 2025 or earlier if an election is called. Prime ministers have no term limits. Pierre poilievre is set to become the next prime minister of canada as he is expected to win the largest majority government in canadian history. The canadian parliamentary system is practically the same as the British one since Canada was a colony of Britain.

[@lalida6432]

Many people from Ontario drive to the Detroit area to shop.

[@jwb52z9]

Most Americans haven't had pensions from working for a very long time.

[@popcornthemagictalkingcat7996]

Hey Kabir, big fan from Toronto. I'm not political at all so I'll just mention what I have observed happening. Since the cities are so crazy expensive, people are moving to the smaller surrounding cities, but even those areas are over populated. When I was younger I barely saw any homeless. Now there are homeless tents in almost every park and ravine and others sleeping in their cars. A lot of the reported rising crimes are strangely from middle class males who actually have a place to live. I'm an immigrant myself and in the past hugely supported it. But as you've seen in your Canada vs. US differences, since it's not a melting pot like US, more immigrants are fracturing the province and country in my opinion. 500,000 immigrants for 2025?? Where are they going round go, and how many members from the same family are going on social assistance is one of the many continuing reasons we are behind in the housing and sheltering crisis. At the end of 2024, a small single bedroom with shared accommodation are $800-$1500 a month. Social assistance for a single adult rent is $400-$500, nowhere near enough if you also have a phone and want to have regular meals. I WAS once a proud Canadian, now we have much less to be proud about as a developed nation✌️

[@lalida6432]

When Detroit first started industrializing, there was nowhere to live and factory workers ‘hot bunked’ they would work day and night shifts and take turns sleeping in the bed.

[@jwb52z9]

I am surprised that there are so few people in Canada. Texas has over 30 million people by itself.

[@darkside6108]

The problem is crown land

[@lalida6432]

Modular homes are nothing new. Sears used to sell build yourself homes 100 years ago.

[@ProsperingWoman]

The truth is that there is no easy answer to the housing situation in Canada or the US and for many of the same reasons. Hedge funds buying homes, while it is a part of the problem, is a small part of the problem. In the 1970s ecoterrorists began hammering large spikes into trees in the forests to stop logging in both countries and a number of loggers were killed and many others injured. This resulted in massive changes to environmental laws regarding forest management. Prior to the changes in these regulations forests were kept clean of dead trees, diseased trees, fallen trees, and slag as well as having rules for harvesting timber based on size, age, and "X Number" of trees per hectare. Well conservationists convinced both governments and regional/state legislators that leaving the fallen trees, diseased trees, slag, etc was part of the natural ecosystem and that these things should be left alone. What has resulted since then are massive wildfires each year because of all the dead & diseased trees left in the forests and that has reduced the amount of trees that can be harvested for lumber significantly. As many studies have shown over the last 20 years - usually about 18 months after the fact of a "wildfire" buried in the back pages of news papers and on websites we see that most of the so-called "wildfires" have been arson. Either way it is resulted in far less building materials at a much higher prices and both the US and Canada have to compete with Japan and China to buy the lumber harvested in America & Canada. Pre-fab homes are not an economical solution either; in most places once you price the lot they will be assembled on, the labor to ready the lot with plumbing, electricity, a foundation etc. and all the fees paid for that and then building the home they generally come in around $300K also. Add to that the fact that the biggest deterrent to affordable and/or low cost housing is "Not in My Backyard." Homeowners don't want affordable starter homes or low-income housing within 20 blocks of their property because they lower the home values by as much as 40%. In America, the few low-income public housing projects that have existed in large cities have eventually (within 5-10 years) turned into crime and drug ridden hell holes, and most people over 50 years old remember these disasters and won't support trying them again, especially now that most major cities have defunded the police and criminals are not arrested or prosecuted. The migrant crisis in both countries is out of control. In both countries legal immigrants are vetted via application to make sure they don't have criminal records; to make sure they have assets that allow them to be self-supporting while seeking employment; and that they have education and job skills that the country needs. Unfortunately, both countries now have a huge majority of economic migrants with no education to speak of, don't speak the local language, and are generally low-skilled or unskilled labor and both countries have a large surplus of unskilled labor before the influx of economic migrants. And now we get to the real crux of the problem - Western Governments - USA, Canada, UK, and EU - have punishing sanctions on dozens of countries that keep the countries from developing and providing for their citizens through economic growth. Canada has punishing sanctions on 24 countries. The US has punishing sanctions on 27 countries, UK 26 countries, EU 29 countries. Over 90% of the migrants flooding our southern border in the US come from sanctioned countries, Canada has thousands entering through their southern border with the US as well because the US has become a pass-through country as more migrants realize that there are no jobs here for them and the crime in Sanctuary Cities and states is sky high. Until "the west" abandon's its impulse to run regime change operations, endless wars, and punitive sanctions when a country doesn't want to "obey" the US - This will be an ongoing problem. Western citizens need to encourage their governments to practice real diplomacy and assist with economic development in these countries to the benefit of us all. The west needs to stop demonizing these countries, fearing their prosperity and come to an understanding that world peace actually hinges on global prosperity not on 1000 NATO bases around the world.

[@mickyo7171]

Rent and housing is happening in the US as well. Homes have gone up a ridiculous amount.

[@lalida6432]

So, you have to be already rich now to move to Canada.

[@Out-Of-Service]

The issue he didn't mention with the housing problem is the over regulation. California has the same issue. It makes it so hard and expensive that it slows down the builders. They have done nothing to address this issue.

[@pc2555]

Thats why people are electing conservatives because its leftists that overregulate, conservatives typically cut them. So leftists being 'for big government' and not wanting to let builders be more free really hurts when you have housing and building shortages in general.

[@Out-Of-Service]

@pc2555 Even here in SW Florida, there are empty lots that the owners can't build houses on because there are burrowing owls that made a home on their lot. They have to wait for the owls to abandon the burrow before they can begin construction. I'm not for harming the owls, but you can't even relocate them. The parents of one of my daughter's friend waited 15 months before they were able to start building on their lot. They are pretty well off, but it cost them a lot of money. Between the owls and hurricanes, it took them 3 years to get into their home.

[@pc2555]

@@Out-Of-Service Yeah I've heard about many such instances like that living in BC, Canada for 19 years (as left as san francisco at least). There is a huge amount of land in BC and housing is in short supply and extremely overpriced just like San Francisco go figure. Go look at vancouver island on google maps off the shore of mainland british columbia and look at how empty it is. Almost all of the population is squeezed into the southern tip of the island and occasional settlements along the east coast. The island is huge and has the best weather in all of Canada its temperate like washington state and none of that land is allowed to be built on due to it being on 'native land' or 'its protecting endangered species' theres a dozen reasons they have for not allowing buildings to go up. Thats the utopia right there of the environmentalists. The green party has more support in vancouver and vancouver island than all of Canada. Obviously I'm not for wiping out species or ecosystems either but at a certain point its ridiculous, theres so much land especially in Canada and so many ecosystems preserving every single little thing is insanity. Even at the university I went to there they had a massive overpopulation of rabbits that were everywhere for years. They became too much of a problem and one night they quietly rounded them all up and they were gone forever. That had no impact on the rabbit population overall. At the very least allow one area per 3 months to relocate or cull wildlife blocking the way to let SOMETHING be built. From living there I legitimately think a large chunk of the population would be happy riding bicycles and buses their entire lives and living in tiny apartments with 95% of their surroundings untouched nature and of course hating and shaming anyone who dares think otherwise.

[@gotham61]

As in the UK, the Canadian Prime Minister is not elected directly. The leader of the party with the most seats becomes the Prime Minister. There are no term limits. The next Federal Election is next October.

[@valwhelan3533]

Yes we really need American-style term limits

[@MsDesiree39]

la ds throughout history have been overtaken the same way and now China is thyhreatening to do the same to Taiwan. Note that the increasing numbers of ethnic immigrants also leads to increased racism/hostility. i'm an immigrant and the problem with high immigration is the numbers tht are too high, Canadian students couldnt find summer jobs to pay fr school and 58% of Canadians are poor. Canada and other western countries need to do more to have their own pple. Japan has a lowering birth rate issue but they dont want their country to be changed by immigration/foreigners. Another issue is that alot of these immigrants are more prone to support their own. Fr example, say the hiring mgrs of companies is an ethnic person many of them are so racist tht they ignore names tht differ from their ethnic group. It is too much.

[@MacTX]

9:45 The problem comes from decades of people having fewer kids that will not and can not offset the massive retired baby boomer generation and their retiring children. If the people already here are having fewer kids, trying to import people isn't going to solve the problem. You might get a temporary boost, but you haven't solved the problem. You're having to support both the growing retired population and the new incoming population for decades to come. What we're finding out over the past 2 decades is immigration doesn't solve the problem, it makes it even worse, as the imported people also slow down having kids, as they're struggling as well to make a living.

[@sundager8735]

500 people applying for one job too much immigration, drains resources, and availability of products and services

[@NikolasWoodcock]

There is no limit of how you can run for office in Canada

[@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg]

DAMN! And I thought California had high rents.

[@jwb52z9]

Canadian dollars, remember.

[@Aprilsonabudget]

The minimum wage in Canada is $15-$17 / hr. And unlike the U.S., our minimum wage actually means minimum wage. The average rent in our largest Cdn cities is $1500. For a 1 bedroom apt. The average rent for a 1 bedroom in L.A. is $ 2761.00, where the minimum wage is $14.50. Lol believe me, Canada is in far better financial shape than California. Yes, we are in a financial crisis right now. But it's not due to Trudeau ( before you jump on me, I hate Trudeau), but the problem is not Trudeau. It's the big business taking advantage of everyone post covid. Just like everywhere else in the world.

[@revgurley]

Buying a home is one of the best ways to build wealth. Renting is throwing your money away for temporary shelter. If people can't afford even a "starter" home, I don't know what their retirement or inheritance will look like. When my husband & I married in the 1990s, one of the first things we did was buy a small home. The mortgage was half the monthly rent for the apartment we got for the first year. We held onto it for 5 years, and it doubled in value. We then sold that to get a bigger home. That home is now more than quadrupled (4x) in value, so we could rip the house down and build exactly what we want here, for less than a new home elsewhere. And we can pass it onto our kids (or whoever we want, frankly) which can be sold if they need money, or they can move in mortgage-free (just pay yearly property taxes and homeowners insurance) when we're gone. When you keep people out of that process of investing for wealth, by buying a home, what will they leave for their kids? Isn't the goal to make the next generations' lives better than your own, or at least living your golden years in comfort?

[@duncreg]

No, no, no, it's the opposite. You don't build wealth by buying a home. Since the mid 1800's to now, there have been only two periods during which home prices have increased higher than the average inflation rate (2%)... after WWII thanks to the GI Bill and when the government was backing first time mortgages with the Fannie Mae/ Freddy Mac programs in the 90s. Those times are gone and not likely to come back again any time soon. Renting is not "throwing your money away". You're SAVING money, and the rest can be invested in the stock market to make you wealthy. If a person doesn't get a "starter home" but invests their money instead, they'll be much better off in retirement. You bought a home during a boom when banks were giving mortgages to cows if they asked for one. There were mortgages available where you didn't have to provide ANY PROOF OF INCOME. They were even colloquially called "liar loans"! Many people bought homes they couldn't afford and got foreclosed on. Since anyone and everyone could get a loan and buy a home, this is why your home price doubled. Again, liar loans are now consigned to the dustbin of history. Banks were bundling good loans with those bad loans and trying to get other people to buy those loans from them and... it did not end well. Won't happen again.

[@moreanimals6889]

The first thing to do is ban and purge private equity.

[@lauriegunn9636]

uninhabited land???? no

[@amycarcaterra8177]

Canada next election next year around september i think

[@user-wc8fp4cx6c]

9:39 Pensions and social security will be slashed, replaced by 401Ks. Workers will be forced to gamble their retirement savings in the stock market, benefiting the rich.

[@Lakeshore14]

Although Canada is the second largest country, by land mass, a large percentage of our land is barely habitable, with extremely harsh conditions in the far north. Our government has brought far too many immigrants.

[@pattaccone]

It’s not legal to raise the rent that much ! My landlord tries every year and I tell her to learn the law. Maximum is like 3%. If you Let them do it it’s your problem

[@RedRose-id4sd]

The "opportunity" to claim free uninhabited land is a fallacy. It's indigenous land. Those pioneers had to steal it.

[@TKDragon75]

Exactly, there's also this false perception that the US were the manifest destiny imperialists and the Canadians were all friendly tree huggers. Even though Canada fought many wars with its indigenous people and pracited forced assimilation, even longer than the united states.

[@MsDesiree39]

the natives were fighting each other and killing each other yrs before the Euros arrived, only difference was that the new comers won. the govt has given millions to the indigenous money they would not have made on their own and is not spending appropriately

[@reneehomen2226]

Ive been to Canada as a child so I don't remember much . But my grandparents on my mom's side was French Canadian. There are frightening things going on in Canada. You can be arrested for just telling someone on the street that Jesus loves them. How messed up is that? You can talk about r***e and murder but you cant say something very positive as God loves them???

[@MacTX]

2:00 to be fair, he did tell them what he was going to do. There has been a real change in Canada (for the worse). They were just naive enough to think what he had planned and what they were thinking are the same thing. He kind of reminds me of the fake hope and change Obama ran on. Instead of improving things from the Bush era, he just made it worst. For the past 3 decades of the US, the only good times had been the 90's under Clinton and the first Trump administration. 9/11 happen the first year of Bush and that tainted his entire 8 yr run. Obama was supposed to fix all that, but just ended up doubled down and made race relations even worse. Trump was a surprising reprieve up until Covid happen. Biden was supposed to fix Covid, but just made things worse with the green and woke agenda BS.

[@ESUSAMEX]

Instead of immigrants, the west must cut taxes and allow their citizens to have more children. This will provide the workforce needed to care for the retired population. Let people keep more of their own money and then they will have larger families. Immigration is not as necessary as everyone believes.

[@Lakeshore14]

Trudeau will go down in history as the worst Canadian Prime Minister EVER. 😢

[@colinvannurden3090]

Trudeau is terrible.

[@craigmorris4083]

Well, I am a Canadian and I do not think that we have an immigration crisis. Not do I think that is is "basically impossible" to live here in Canada.

[@raamjames1]

Kamala Harris would've brought us this.

[@lydiaedwards8100]

Those people marching should probably be working ❤. Where are the housing developers and skilled workers? Sounds like there is plenty of work to be done.

[@lynnegulbrand2298]

It's greedy people wanting more. The people that own the rental property are just greedy for money.

[@SamIamIam]

Taxes taxes taxes and wait we have more taxes

[@zeromega4541]

It's not capitalism it's socialism. The reason why Canada needs immigration is to fund social programs. If they would let capitalism cook wages would naturally go up to get more workers in areas that were in desperate need because they're would be a look of money for people to make. Which would have naturally brought people who have the expertise and I bet some American companies would try to get in on the action solving the issue.

[@DrFeelgood1127]

It honestly doesn’t make sense that Canada isn’t the 51st US state

[@tjo3410]

I dunno, I'm Canadian. Why are you playing Russian propaganda???? None of this is true.