Canada, After America || Peter Zeihan

Today, we're looking at the Great White North. While they're near the US, they still have plenty of issues to sort out before seeing a clear path to success in a deglobalized world.
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[@Vincentorix]

As a Canadian, I wouldn’t mind if Canada paid more attention to Canada becoming more self sufficient and independent. More manufacturing, research and development. Not just ship of our resources at a low cost to be manufactured outside the country, then resold to Canadians at a premium cost.

[@iunnox666]

"China would certify on behalf of CSA" Oh, good.

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

Successful companies get bought out when the US dollar is high, bu tUS buyers, then robbed of their assets: Lumber retailers are a good example, which included a 100 million in Federal monies. Canada got played.

[@haroldsmith45302]

@@iunnox666 /s

[@testingthewaters7541]

No money to be made if you can take care of yourself.

[@klnrklnr4433]

that would be a disaster. what would Canada manufacture? how would Canada compete with China, vietnam etc in this regard? Do you think Canadian folks would be willing to pay 10x the cost for made in Canada?

[@BasePuma4007]

As a Canadian with a job related to Canadian politics, I can tell you with confidence that our biggest problems outside of declining labor productivity and housing is a really inefficient federal government bureaucracy that takes forever to do anything, doesn't keep corporations accountable, doesn't have a good understanding of stakeholder issues broadly across the country, and is extremely arrogant and insular. We also need to get our heads out of our asses with defense.

[@seanmellows1348]

Fellow Canadian here, broadly agreeing.

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

Sounds like you could use a libertarian movement in Canada.

[@bsmithhammer]

Having lived in Canada for extended periods and being married to a Canadian/American, I can vouch for this. Many Americans (esp. of the political Left) have a very naive, pollyanna view of Canada that isn't accurate at all.

[@BasePuma4007]

@@VincitOmniaVeritas7 It's not a left vs right thing. It's about the government being better about supporting commerce and economic activity through having a better understanding of stakeholder issues. The Government of Canada does not support a lot of Canadian industry very well and they also don't hold corporations accountable when they deserve huge penalties for incompetence, such as the current financial struggles with the Trans Mountain Pipeline, which is over budget by an order of magnitude. Companies need to start getting slapped with billion dollar fines for stuff like that.

[@VincitOmniaVeritas7]

@@BasePuma4007 your government is bloated and inefficient (as they usually are). You don’t need “better government”, you need less government: less red tape and spending, pure and simple. Canada desperately need free market reforms just like NZ and Sweden did a few decades ago. It worked for them, it will work for you. That Pierre Polievre looks like your best bet right now.

[@stephenkneller6435]

I am still blown away by the fact that the largest trading partner of almost all provinces is the US, not the other provinces. They have more internal trade barriers than they do with the US.

[@AJourneyOfYourSoul]

Canada only has 40 million people vs USA 350+ million, what do you expect. USA imports 80% of Canada’s exports, Canada imports 15% of USA exports. This is why the USA has so much power. Other countries rely on the USA much, much more than the USA relies on them.

[@stephenkneller6435]

@@AJourneyOfYourSoul my point was about the internal Canadian trade barriers that make is far easier for the provinces to do business with America rather than between each other. Economically due to these internal trade barriers, Canadian provinces are far more integrated in the American economy than they are in the Canadian economy as a whole.

[@notsure6182]

@@stephenkneller6435 can you name a trade barrier? I cant think of one.

[@albinorhino6]

@@notsure6182lack of rail and highway infrastructure connecting southern Ontario, across the Canadian Shield, to the prairies, for one. Even the port of Vancouver is connected to Calgary by a single highways, and major sections of that highway are still single lane, with no passing lanes. This highway also crosses some of the most notorious mountain passes in Canada, and faces frequent shut downs because of weather events, or even just accidents. Not two days ago, the Trans Canada east of Revelstoke was completely closed because of an accident, and these things happen on a nearly monthly basis. There is also Highway 3, but it’s much longer, slower, narrower, with even fewer passing lanes. The old KVR rail line from Princeton, through Penticton, to Grand Forks and Castlegar used to be the secondary route through the mountains if the main line was blocked, but that’s all been ripped out and converted to a bicycle trail.

[@williammcguigan7469]

​@@notsure6182 alcohol between provinces. Movement of oil east. Some food items. Truck transport regulations. There are more interprovincial trade barriers than north south. Also consider that for every major city except Edmonton, us markets are closer than inter provincial onem

[@showandtell4265]

Social cohesion is at all time low in canada. Immigration is a stop gap... No one can afford to have kids and therefore chooses not to.

[@cerberus8666]

Immigration is nothing more than a ponzi scheme. That is, the majority, are addicted to the government and are blissfully ignorant and acquiescing of their own destruction. Watch "Net migration Ponzi scheme!" by: Jeff Taylor It is the same scheme throughout the West.

[@johnqpublic9074]

That's not the only reasons for not having kids. More than half of the current generation of men will be life long single. The family law systematic oppression of men, is coming home to roost.

[@dacheese111]

Sexual revolution and its consequences.​@@johnqpublic9074

[@artman12]

I think massive immigration targets is causing the all time low in social cohesion in Canada. Don’t get me wrong- immigration of highly skilled workers who got a bachelor’s or master’s degree from highly reputable universities is a good thing for the country. But what has happened in Canada is that a huge majority of the “students” are enrolling in one or two year diploma programs from “diploma mills” (as even acknowledged by immigration minister Marc Miller himself) while these “students” work 40+ hours a week instead of actually studying. The spouses of these “students” are also allowed to work full time. The government has a yearly target of accepting more than 75k refugees (probably more than any other country) who are entitled to housing and benefits without paying into the system and a huge amount of these “refugees” are not genuine refugees but rather economic migrants who want an easier path to residency. To add to all that, the government has announced a plan for a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. All this is just making the social cohesion worse.

[@LilBlAcK76]

you need to chill with such negative gloomy talk. if you cant get a girl thats on you bro. nobody wants to hear that incel talk@@johnqpublic9074

[@markphilpottultra]

Tried to immigrate to Canada last year. ( New Zealander) Brought a house, moved the family, wanted to start businesses to employ and train young Canadians and then Trudeaus Government refused my immigration application based on my age. Short sited Bureaucrats is not helping Canada move forward. Glad to have left, Canada people were fantastic, those running the show a joke.

[@victoriaman117]

Sorry buddy, you’re right though. This government could f up anything they touch

[@Islandwaterjet]

That is funny as hell because I tried to immigrate to NZ and bring my small manufacturing business there. Your government told me to get lost there is no pathway for my kind into your country they said.

[@marihutten]

They don't want you, they want your kids. What's crazy to me is your housing is figured out meanwhile 500k adults showing up needing housing immediately scrambling to find it and making the renting demand* even larger.

[@YegRon]

We’re not a serious country. The only thing Trudeau takes seriously is identity politics.

[@stlouisix3]

We allowed heaps of people into New Zealand. I like respectful, polite, mannerly immigrant who are love learning about the culture and history of the place, and who embrace its good elements. The government are communists, including the National Party, ACT and NZ First@@Islandwaterjet

[@CrapKerouac]

Canada has a problem keeping its Immigrants. When polled, up to 30% consider leaving for various reasons, low wages and a high cost of living being the most important, so it's not all that it's cracked up to be for some immigrants.

[@mrfrisky6501]

But that's because they arnt educated or first world skills- you can't expect to just turn up and walk into a high paid job. If they work hard and try to progress they will be fine - if they don't, then they probably don't deserve to live in Canada

[@MrCites1]

White people only for Canada! These other people can go build their own nations, not ruin ours.

[@VoiceBootcampInc]

For every 1 person who leaves canada there are 100s to take their place

[@DrRemorse]

Those who leave were only here to get in the state

[@SolaceEasy]

Many of those Rich Canadian citizens who immigrated live on their yachts in tropical climates.

[@bush_wookie_9606]

The UK has the same problem, the government work the indigenous people and tax them so much that we decide that children are to expensive. What do the government then do, replace us with immigrants who block up the housing and healthcare system.

[@Rob_F8F]

Yeah, especially about the immigrants. I know of two American families that have moved to the UK, work in the City, and living in Notting Hill and Belgravia. It's horrible!

[@bush_wookie_9606]

@@Rob_F8F obviously not working class 🙄

[@kokomormon]

The problem.with uk has been since Thatcherism and not immigration. We have under invested in skills training and health and social care systems and decent housing and therefore its not justifiable to blame the symptoms on the root problems in my opinion. Most immigrants are hard working but many get exploited by the gig economy to education and language barriers. If the government addressed these root problems immigration would be better managed. Canada, Australia and and USA are all based upon mass immigration waves and it can be managed !

[@NLJeffEU]

Well you get what you vote on. Whom ever thought that "taking back control of our borders" meant more immigrants 😂😂

[@trippsync5311]

Yeah, same problem here in Australia. Immigrants pushing up the price of housing. If I go to the local shops or pub in my suburb i could almost believe I was somewhere in the UK

[@georgej7077]

For context purposes, the major reason Alberta was, "paying for everything", was because young people from all over the country went there to work, mostly because of the oil patch and I was one of them. The majority of us left Alberta when we retired or neared retirement.

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

my uncle welded in Alberta in the summer, played the stock market in BC in the winter. then paid taxes .

[@ascendant95]

Oh I'm so sorry. I'm a dumb savage American. I didn't notice that you left Alberta. I guess you dodged that potential theoretical bullet. Btw my comment about the worst nation in the world (Ontario) was a projection of what is to come. Not my American ignorance thinking Ontario is currently a nation state.

[@Veritas304]

"The majority" did not leave Alberta. Far less than 1% left. Millions born in Alberta, and have lived there all their lives. And in 2023 Alberta had the largest growth of any province in Canada as the population approaches five million.

[@MrPattyomally]

To see the entire East coast supporting Trudope is a shame.Every second house in The Atlantic Provinces was purchased with Alberta Oil patch money and his hate for Alberta is pathetically obvious.

[@Steadyaim101]

@@MrPattyomally Are we? I track federal election polling in Canada and right now, only Halifax is likely to vote Liberal. The rest is voting conservative with a couple Liberal seats and a green thrown in there. But yeah like 80% of our seats are going Conservative

[@briguylor]

Wow, an American actually taking a bit of time for an analysis of my country! That is exceptional and yes our biggest problem right now is the housing crunch. Our youth do not see much of a future where they can own their own homes.

[@dimaua1830]

He is from Peter is from New Zealand.

[@cpcattin]

@@dimaua1830 Iowa.

[@locotek]

I'm buying out of Country, no way I'm paying off a Mortgage on a little apartment in Toronto over +30 years when I can own around 25-30 properties split between rental/personal use in choice beach & city destinations elsewhere. Canada is nice.. but not nice enough to justify the kind of lifelong grind necessary to own something here.

[@maxbolton5227]

​@@locoteklook outside ontario and BC. Life is affordable anywhere else in Canada

[@TheScottbb1]

@@locotekCanada is more than the big cities. You can get cheap property if you looked.

[@billjones9043]

As a Canadian, this was really interesting to hear from ziehans perspective. Would love to see you talk more about Canada and would love you to elaborate on the decoupling, moving up the watch list point of view!

[@thethree60five]

I'm not totally sure I like this guy. His half truths and slick talk are kinda a lot of smoke and mirrors. If you look at the comments, it is a majority of Canada Haters. Any time I see some rich putz in Vale out walking his pomeranian and thinks he needs to comment on Canada, I will go out of my way to give them a bad day. Worse if it is night.

[@xps1997]

Canadian Immigration Policy: Export the ambitious. Import the refugees.

[@georgeorwell3501]

You are correct. The comment or above me was a a typical communist. You can see it in the username.

[@Inukshuk67]

​@@georgeorwell3501He probably lectures everyone about how great Canada's "free" health care system is.

[@matty86suk]

@@GreedRuinsEverything more homeless canadains than in any other time in history, sunny ways indeed

[@robs1714]

@@GreedRuinsEverythingdumb comment, enjoy living in your tent

[@steveunderhill5935]

@@Inukshuk67 free healthcare is great. Call a telephone number and have professionals rush you to the hospital for free healthcare… it’s the triage people don’t understand.

[@gtrdoc911]

Always great to hear an American that even actually is aware that Canada exists.

[@ascendant95]

We are aware you exist. What 99% of us aren't aware of is your nasty attitude and inferiority driven feelings of superiority. Consider me the 1%. EDIT:) By the way, nothing says "morally superior" like 4% of the death rate being government assisted suicide. That's so liberal that they have departments staffed with people who try to convince Canadians that they "have the right to end it". Those savages down there have guns though so we still win eh!!!!

[@JohnSmith-zu2sy]

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[@tomdiets5079]

As an American I have always liked Canada, I’ve always thought how great a neighbor Canada is and wished America could be more like them in some areas. But over the past 5 years or so with what Trudeau has done, I have been disappointed and concerned for the good people and the good name of Canada.

[@kjmorley]

Even if his analyses are at such a superficial level.

[@gtrdoc911]

@@tomdiets5079 thanks my friend. I think I speak for most Canadians that we are VERY eager for the next national election. Unfortunately it's scheduled for Nov '25!

[@MamaJanella]

WINNIPEG! He said WINNIPEG!

[@brulsmurf]

keep it in your pants lady

[@Leftatalbuquerque]

It exists. I've been there.

[@MamaJanella]

@@Leftatalbuquerque It does. I'm here right now.

[@MikeHughesShooter]

And Saskatchewan is still conspicuously absent…. 😑

[@jordancarlin9687]

My favorite rapper once said a line “ ice like Winnipeg “ . I almost flipped

[@garypowell1540]

One important factor that Peter Zeihan tends to miss is the natural adaptability of mankind in general. This is why his often apocalyptic predictions never quite come off. I have spent my entire life surrounded by prophets of doom and gloom yet here I am still standing. However, hard our respective governments try so desperately hard to screw up our lives and everyone else's we survive. Some prosper and others don't, some die and others live. When has it not been this way? Think about what previous generations have been forced to deal with so you could be here today reading this comment. Yet they all had their good days and their very bad ones. They smiled, sang, and laughed, they mourned, cried, and despaired sometimes all on the same day.

[@zibbitybibbitybop]

He's never predicted that everybody is gonna die or anything, he's predicting that globalization will fall apart, which the evidence says it will, and that demographic decline will make things suck worse in various places, which it probably also will. Adaptability only goes so far when people stop having kids.

[@2Phast4Rocket]

I think Peter reports the trends of the geopolitical issues as they stand today, but there is no prediction of how the various governments solve their problems to reach the favorable outcomes.

[@typxxilps]

I am waiting for his prophecy from 2010 that china will collapse in 10 years which means that it is overdue since 2020. Does not look like it is happening anytime soon. And I doubt his sayings about canada unless I have checked the canadians opinion cause we have here for example a lot of canadians who went to germany cause the safety is higher, the ability to study and find the best education for the kids is easier to find in germany for those who at least are willing to learn the language, same for health care system the most adore once accustomed to it.

[@typxxilps]

@@zibbitybibbitybop and he has been proven to be wrong quite often so he is lying or fooling the audience. Remember when he told that the german government would be so crazy to invest in renewables especially in solar power ? Stupid was the term and his example was how stupid they must be in Berlin to put solar power panels on roofs with an output that would be 1/6 of what the same panel would produce in Denver Colorado. So I accepteed the challenge , called my buddies and asked about the magic of solar power production in Denver . The reply was more or less silence and then followed by a long what ? I told them that the glorious Peter Zeihan is telling the public that they are making 6600 kWh per year from 1 kWp installed on their roofs. No way, that is false, that is ridiculous. Where did you get such stupid high figure from ? I said that he tells the public that Denver has 5 times higher output which equals to 6 times in total what Berlin achieves which is about 1100 kWh p.a. Answer from Denver was: NEVER EVER is there any spot in Denver with a prodcution of 6600 kWh p.a. nor 5000 not even 2000 kWh is promised by the solar power companies for houses with roofs facing directly south and a 30° slope. Not even 2000 while Peter Zeihan repeats his 6 times of Berlin lie, even though Denver can not achieve in the best spot more than 2000 kWh per kWp installed. And that is obvious considering that the best spots are far more south and do not achieve even 3000 kWh per year. Japan has a declining population for decades and has not collapsed, same for Bulgaria, but China must collapse why ? Couldnt they achieve the same results like those countries by increasing productivity ?

[@robs1714]

The other factor being that he is constantly WRONG non stop

[@ronwinkles2601]

As America withdraws into isolationism, it will more important than ever to reinforce our ties with our biggest trading partners and nearest neighbors, Canada and Mexico. Together, we form a trade compact to exceed anything BRICS has to offer in agriculture, energy, technology and transportation products. So, if we work together, we stand to have a very bright future. Where else is there an entire continent with everything they need and more.

[@kenharvey8161]

I think that is what is actually happening and it is usually one of Peter's topics.

[@ascendant95]

I"m personally glad that the U.S. has transitioned into a partnership with Mexico and left Canada in the past (this is according to Peter). It just proves that the CBC was right all of those years and that Americans are terrible people.

[@keithpalmer4547]

Correct Sir.

[@inanimatt]

Immigration is changing the country rapidly and it’s become very noticeable to many here. All of the service job are essentially filled by foreigners, are housing prices are becoming sky high, and are major cities like Toronto are becoming as unrecognizable as London or Paris. There’s real cultural tension in a way that I have never seen. Immigration is becoming a major issue and this is a country that actively discourages any discussion of the topic.

[@standard-user-name]

They also use literally any excuse to disarm Canadians. A shooting in another country ? Better take away even hand guns.

[@reekinronald6776]

Happening everywhere. It really is amazing. In the US southern border is completely open, and now it's reaching even the wealthy suburbs of the Northeast. What's really scary is that all my liberal friends see it to. They openly say that a migrant center opening up in a huge hotel in the center of their city will destroy the cities core.....but they then finish up saying it's the Republicans fault! This is a state that's been all Democrat for 50+ years. It's amazing, everyone knows that we are collapsing, but they are blind to the cause. They want to remain "caring and warm" Democrats even if it destroys themselves and the migrants they care about. ....it's utter madness.

[@ascendant95]

"Diversity is our strength" -- Fidel Castro's love child.

[@ronblack7870]

@@reekinronald6776 here in western NY they have stuck alot of the migrants that got sent to ny city. now local school districts are swamped with all the kids of the migrants and need huge funding to keep up. we are not like ny city. we are not in favor of open borders and in favor of 2A. yet we get this problem shoved down our throats.

[@Daculaboy]

You can all thank the Jews for immigration in Europe, Canada, and the US. They are funding it and organizing it purposely.

[@jasonbraun]

Merry Christmas all!

[@PlasmaCake]

Frankly the worst issue Canada faces is housing and therefore political inefficiency from the provincial and city governments.

[@robertsmith4681]

As it turns out central planning thru hyperregulation does not work, who woulda thunk eh ....

[@ScuffTuff]

Yes, planned housing has been a complete disaster in Singapore and Vienna. It totally hasn’t been an enormous success at all. Especially considering all we’re asking is for more housing construction and policies that’ll lower prices, mot necessarily full planned housing schemes like those two cities.

[@cameronbuttigieg9060]

The ones behind this disaster are the current liberal government, who've also given us the highest debt in history. Trudeau's debt is higher than all other PMs combined and everyone's sick of his wokist bullshit. If the election we called tomorrow, the Conservatives would have such a majority that the liberals would damn near cease to exist. They've been in office 8 years and the country's experiencing a slow rolling collapse because he Trudeau and Zeihan's girlfriend, Chrystia Freeland think the budget balances itself.

[@obi-wanshinobi2353]

Yeah no failures at a federal level at all. 8 years of smooth sailing for sure.

[@duncanweller1]

And being much worse by way of young people leaving the country and not having children. Our reliance on immigration isn't going to help us in the long run.

[@Eli-dl2tw]

Canadian here, always love your optimism! Have a good one.

[@MikeS-fg8vf]

Canada has potential to be the richest country in the world unfortunately its plagued by poor management

[@jacksparrow5281]

So very true - all the land, resources you could ever want ruined by short sighed inept politicians who may look good but no substance.

[@mjramirez6008]

@@jacksparrow5281 they didn't elect themselves...

[@docrosko]

One big problem I see, regardless if it is Canada or the US, is that immigrants rarely embraxe their new country or its culture. They fled where they were from, but decidely brought it with them. My immigrant forefathers came to North America and fully adopted and integrated into the new life.

[@robertwarner5963]

Yes and entire neighborhoods near Vancouver are almost exclusively immigrants s. For example, when I visits parts of Richmond (near he The international airport) I am the token white man surrounded by signs written in an alphabet that I cannot read. For full disclosure, I am also an immigrant born and raised in Quebec, but I have worked in Nova Scotia, Germany, France, the USA, etc. and completed my education in Ottawa. I moved to Vancouver for the mild climate.

[@robertwarner5963]

This is a problem on the streets of Vancouver saturated with drivers who learned how to drive in a dozen different countries. While I may have learned to drive near MontreL, I am still frequently surprised by the lack of self-preservation skills among Vancouver pedestrians! We have no “common sense/common knowledge” on the streets of Vancouver. Written by a retired Vancouver city bus driver.

[@qboxer]

@@robertwarner5963that’s because there is no common culture or common values.

[@srileo]

So not true

[@ascendant95]

@@robertwarner5963 Damn the signs are literally in Mandarin???

[@goodrobot1]

Merry Christmas, Peter! Thank you for all the great content you put out!

[@LeighBridger]

Merry Christmas Peter and thanks so much for all the amazing free content you put. We have also read a couple of your books which are super helpful for understanding our changing world. I hope you and your family, friends and pets have a really great Christmas break. From your appreciative neighbour to the north.

[@ascendant95]

I'm afraid that your deference to an American just proved to the world that you aren't a real Canadian. What's that abooot eh?

[@Arkiasis]

As a Canadian the major issues we have. 1) The housing crisis. 2) Healthcare collapse/underfunding 3) General Cost of Living 4) Poor infrastructure 4) Mass immigration Number 4 feeds into every other issue. We how a million people being let in every year by Trudeau putting more strain on a country with literally NO HOUSING available for anyone, using healthcare resources without ever paying taxes for years and putting more strain on supply and demand as supply doesn't change because no country in history has ever had Canada's equivalent of an open borders policy and infrastructure of country is made for a country of 25 million let alone 40 million. For Toronto for example, the entire transit and road network is only made for like half of the population there is now. Highways are full of traffic all day and the subway is clogged at all times.

[@brownshoe72]

Thanks Peter, I received your book today on Christmas (in American). I will take it to work this morning and begin reading it on my lunch break. ありがとうございました、良いクリスマスをお過ごしください。

[@Dtansing1]

Merry Christmas from Australia Peter. Love your videos.

[@bigbadbob357]

Thanks for your insight Peter. I never miss you podcasts and youtube videos. Your books are fantastic my friend. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Keep up the good work! Geoff from BC.

[@tsifty1]

After 2 episode, I just had to subscribe. Love your opinions on such subjects.

[@GlurfMundoo-lv3pf]

Good analysis overall, couple comments. 1. The housing issue is by far the #1 issue here, and it's far from being resolved adequately. 2. The US issue isn't really an issue. The US & Cdn economies are completely integrated, therefore nothing will happen to imperil them. Everything you talked about was side dressing, the fundamental interactions between these countries will not change.

[@stephenmarshall9130]

That and protectionism.

[@avroarchitect1793]

@@stephenmarshall9130 To be fair after that the US banking has done over the last 3 decades, I'd say Canada has that bit right. Canada opens up completelty and the US companies will flood the market with their cash, buy everything up and then when the US screws up we ALL go down. Same with Pharma. Canadian medicine is cheaper for the average person to purchase because of this. Its why they cross the border and buy our drugs in bulk before going home. Some regulation and protectionism is a good thing for Canada. It protects sovereignty and prevents a larger collapse of the economy the next time the US fucks up.

[@MB-xe8bb]

@@avroarchitect1793Yes it is an American tactic to dump underpriced products in Canada to bankrupt the Canadian companies, then the American companies can charge whatever they want because they own the market. The Americans also buy up successful Canadian companies after all the hard work has been done to create the companies.

[@0ddSavant]

Good morning, and Merry Christmas. I’m catching a vid shortly after posting today. Cheers!

[@Mark-jk3cv]

Merry Christmas to you Peter and Family + Happy New Year!

[@rcox54321]

Merry Christmas Peter! Thanks for all you do for us.

[@brienmcnally1960]

I love your sarcastic twist to things. You do bring some humor to this whole mess. Never miss any of your posts. Intelligent and thought provoking and always entertaining. Can't say you're always spot on but certainly logical and well presented. Thanks Peter

[@ascendant95]

He's almost as witty as a Canadian isn't he? Key word being "almost". Canadians are so much better than Americans......................at everything. Especially the moral superiority department. The whole world loves Canadians!!! So friendly!!!

[@klnrklnr4433]

smug is to a Canadian what arrogant is to an american so they say.@@ascendant95

[@URProductions]

This might be good news. Hopefully they'll open the door to more American business up here. Currently, for instance, we only have 2 cell phone companies and they make us pay through the nose. Because American providers aren't allowed across the border.

[@jneuf861]

This! They have these protectionist policies for so many things. That brings prices through the roof and add taxes on top of all of that you need to be really really rich to live comfortable. As a Mexican immigrant to Canada I moved back to Mexico in 2006. I started my own business selling construction equipment and havn’t looked back yet.

[@artman12]

The opposite is happening. American brands like Kleenex and Nordstrom left Canada just recently.

[@daniellarson3068]

This is an unpopular view, but those cell phone providers could be either regulated to lower prices or simply nationalized. Nationalized industries are painted as the children of Satan by true believers of pure capitalism. However, when you look around at things like sewer, water and even electric supply it can work pretty well. You need your phones. There is no need for the service to cost an arm and a leg.

[@robs1714]

Open it all you want, cell towers cost money and it’s capital intensive to spread across the country for 40 mil. People … won’t happen

[@GlurfMundoo-lv3pf]

The Canadian economy is open to American businesses. The only ones that aren't, due to political decisions, are banking & telecommunications. I'd expect those to remain as is, as those two sectors do a lot of lobbying. Grocery/drug is also closed, but I remember reading something recently that this is changing.

[@dh61957]

Thanks for the informative video. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to all.

[@Manx710]

I’m very impressed with your understanding of my country and you clarified for me how our relationship with America actually is, things that aren’t often discussed in the media, for whatever reason. Thanks, looking forward to seeing your follow-up. If there will be one.

[@JeremyRogers.]

Can't wait for your opinion on Australia.

[@davidrockefeller2007]

Probably worse off than Canada

[@filipebacelar766]

No one cares❤

[@JeremyRogers.]

@@filipebacelar766 what about Australia or his opinion?

[@filipebacelar766]

@@JeremyRogers. Both

[@jimgraham6722]

​@@filipebacelar766As an Australian that's the way I like it. Keep below the radar. Whenever I return home from overseas I kiss the soil and thank my lucky stars.

[@guytaylor4737]

I was born in Canada and am now moving to Mexico . Most of my friends that have immigrated from other countries do not like Canada after they have lived here a few years and only stay long enough to get there Canadian residency and passport then they move back home . The reason being the cost of living and government policies

[@erfanjamali5275]

Gold saying

[@HuplesCat]

Why waste our time coming here in the first place then?

[@2024FingersCrossed]

Merry Christmas Peter!

[@depth386]

I cannot even adequately describe the hell that life in Canada has become. A 1 bedroom rent is 100% of the median income on average. It is worse than that in the gateway cities and surrounding areas as far as an hour out. It is unprofitable to be human as you can work full time and be homeless.

[@luddity]

As a worker in a homeless shelter, I can confirm this. Many of the people staying there are among the working poor and most of the rest are disabled in some way.

[@Steadyaim101]

I completely agree. I have a PhD and a good job. I moved to the small city of Moncton for a job after I graduated and I couldn't find an apartment to rent. When I did finally get a place, it was a 1 bedroom basement shithole for 1900 a month. Nearly half my take home pay, just in rent. This is fucking-nowhere NB and the rent for a basement is more than my parent's mortgage on a 4 bedroom house... In a disgustingly bittersweet swing of events, my grandfather died and left me enough of an inheritance to put a down payment on a house that HAS A CHEAPER MORTGAGE than my old garbage apartment. That's the state of Canadian millennials today. Overworked, under-capitalized, homeless, and just waiting for their grandparents to die so that they can finally have a shot at life.

[@vladimirofsvalbard9477]

Similar situation in the US. Median rent is $2550 ($30,000k per year), while the median income is $35,000. This is what happens when central banks live out loans like Halloween candy. The US money jar gets inflated and no new cookies get baked. If printing grows without (real-growth); then prices grow and wages stagnate.

[@dixonhill1108]

Americna situation is completely different your houses are still cheap compared to Canadian homes. Our rents skyrocketed because trudeau started flooding the country with immigrants. @@vladimirofsvalbard9477

[@dragoslav3859]

8 years of Trudeau has destroyed this country. He is thankfully on his way out and the Conservatives can undo everything that dummy has done. No legacy for that moron, none whatsoever.

[@lloyd6624]

looking forward to a video on australia!

[@ascendant95]

I've heard his thoughts on Australia several times in the last several years. Here's a loosely paraphrased summary -- "You're going to have to go through a real estate recession...............and it's going to hurt..............but on the other side of that you have a powerful future. Australia will do better than most countries." Something to that effect. I'm no Peter Zeihan, or even close to it, but I'm confident in saying you're gonna do a lot better than Canada!!!

[@thesenofsensfortress528]

Not surprised, but impressed Zeihan has spent this entire series without mentioning the effects of unintegrated third world immigration to Western countries. Canada has a massive 5th column Indian population living there that will be a huge concern should Canada butt heads with India (like they almost did a few months back). Bit of a blind spot but third world immigration ruins Zeihans's rosy predictions, especially for America, so obviously it must be ignored.

[@all4fishingaustralia514]

Great insights, thank you and Merry Christmas Peter. And with all those scenic back drops, you must be doing wonders for Colorado tourism.

[@catherinemackenzie5366]

Thank you for remembering us we need all the help we and get

[@michaelmoore2487]

I'm a Canadian. Your 5 minute KZbin was the most accurate and most succinct analysis of our country I have heard in my life.

[@MrTonemaster]

Then educate yourself. It's not hard.

[@nedcramdon1306]

B-b-b-b-burn!!@@MrTonemaster

[@anchorsaweigh9893]

I see Canada much like a sibling. Sure we can be a pain in each others arse but when push comes to shove we have each others back. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸

[@kaygeebee]

I think that is changing. Canadians are no longer sure that they will have that relationship anymore. We nearly lost it when Trump took a hardline on Canada when in office and it really shook our confidence and trust that the US won’t stomp us into the ground if it suited their interests.

[@anchorsaweigh9893]

@@kaygeebee I disagree. US has had consecutive terms of incompetence in the oval office. Trump was just louder and more annoying. A Canadian can easily walk around the average U.S. neighborhood and feel at welcomed. Most Americans would defend Canada without reservation. (Myself included) Canadians have on so many occasion come to the aid of the U.S. I don’t see that ending. I would like the U.S. and Canada embrace Mexico a bit more but as for us we are good despite the politics.

[@chriskola3822]

A lot of us see the US as that crazy cousin downstairs who we used to have so much fun with but who seems to be going through their "goth phase" where our proximity is getting a bit uncomfortable. Lots of love but could you chill out a bit please?

[@TrendyStone]

@@chriskola3822 During covid the US thought of Canada as the crazy cousin upstairs. Completely insane and over-the-top draconian authoritarianism...(rivaling even California...our worst run state) which ultimately made no difference.

[@MikeyG1134]

​​​@@kaygeebeeI agree with anchor, as an American with no obligated allegiance to Canada I want to see it thrive and our relationship stand firm through the political BS. And if someone came to stomp out Canada even if it was just Canada I'd come all the way up from Florida to stand by your side and hold down the fort not sure why but as it's been said Canada is like a sibling haha. Our politics here and your politics there are wild we all know this. Let's hope we can keep our nation's bond strong well into the future. Side note drinking competitions between the Brits, French, Canadian and our guys while in the Marines was wild. Canadians got thick ass moose blood or something, because they could out drink anybody.

[@bradlevantis913]

It amazes me that the average price for a house in metro Toronto is now 1.1 million dollars. It’s ridiculous

[@bradstokes7061]

Our healthcare system is also severally stretched. Not to mention our procurement laws are a joke.

[@Cre8tive81]

As a Canadian, I'm impressed by your knowledge and analysis. Spot on.

[@LumenMichaelOne]

Thank you Peter. I know you prerecorded this episode ... Merry Christmas nonetheless. 🎄

[@GB-je5tc]

THX Peter, good to know. 🎄🎅MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPIEST OF NEW YEARS young pike.🎉🥂🍾😁👌

[@Braids5719]

Wow I have never looked at my own country like that! Excellent points and I agree💯

[@FYI003]

I'm a 60 yr old Canadian of several generations. You're 100% correct. An additional note: The demographics that Canada has decided upon is problematic for two reasons, 1. Housing crisis - the demand and supply issue means young people cannot afford a very basic home. Canadians talk incessantly about real estate. 2. Multiculturalism (not multi-ethnicity) is a festering social problem. And the likelihood that we will present a security threat to the US is very high.

[@Wolf-Spirit_Alpha-Sigma]

With all due respect, multi-ethnicism is also a problem. While not being against variety of people living in their own country or region, I can very clearly see how when you mix people from different genetic pools, what you get is a total mess. The counter argument I hear all the time is that nature doesn't matter, it's all about nurture. Well, both really matter, in fact. To say that ethnicity doesn't matter would be like saying that it's irrelevant what car you drive, the only important factor is how you drive it. Nothing could be further from the truth. A good, well designed car basically drives itself. A piece of junk car is sometimes too dangerous to even start, yet alone drive safely and comfortably, and for 200k miles.

[@user-nu9zv9bq3n]

As a 60 year old you're aware that the white settler population was dwindling. What are the options? Rely on a few people (who are comfortable):in a house? That recipe would crash and burn.

[@dianatortolini7842]

​@@Wolf-Spirit_Alpha-SigmaThat's what people said about the Irish, Greeks, Italians, Jews, Polish, etc. All of these groups were absorbed into and positively influenced anglo-american and franco-american culture to such an extent that "whiteness" is now a broad-based social concept. Other groups will assimilate and enrich our cultures similarly. The goal is to ensure they integrate properly, rather than condemn them to poor neighborhoods or urban concentration they can never escape from, and to ensure the groups immigrating here are not overwhelmingly from one country for a long period of time.

[@w8stral]

That is what happens when government REFUSES to allow housing to be built... AKA--> Vancouver/Toronto

[@cianog]

Islam is growing in Canada which will have ramifications. Honestly I don't know why european immigration wasn't encouraged??

[@curtbarz7871]

I’m always impressed when people know about winnipeg.

[@gmore70]

As a Canadian... Bang on video. Thanks

[@mikemorgan5394]

Merry Christmas Peter.

[@chrislarsen1033]

Alberta not Ontario, BC and especially Quebec is driving both population and job growth. Alberta created 60% of all the new jobs in Canada in October and saw its population grow by 4% compared to Quebec’s 2.2% population growth in 2023. Montreal had a population growth of .78% in 2022 while Calgary had a population growth of 1.8%.

[@standard-user-name]

Holy smokes, so even with the literal millions of people taken in, there was no growth. I can tell you why, being from Eastern Canada. It's too old and too foreign. There's no energy and nothing to unite anyone, but a weak dollar. All the money instead goes into real estate, obviously, but this is why: You buy a home and convert it into 8 bedrooms to rent out to foreigners, especially international students. With the massive profits you make, you buy another house and repeat. Add on all the midwits that have seen their "assets" inflate just because it exists, and there's Eastern Canada is a neo-feudal craphole. It's being going on and known for at least 10 years.

[@Veritas304]

Peter has exposed his lack of understanding of Canada and it's economic importance to the US (and China) in this vid. Calls into question much of his content I have consumed over the last couple of years.

[@joanndeck4315]

I know….and I pray we leave….or split….other countries have had east and west versions!!!

[@quebecforce111]

yes but Quebec province have a way better diverse economy than Alberta .

[@joanndeck4315]

@@quebecforce111 so stop asking for hand outs then!! I used to be a proud Canadian…our French history part of that….not any more when I’ve been repeatedly shown how easily and GLEEFULLY the east screws us westerners over….so take your super diverse economy you stated and support your own citizens……and we will do the same….I mean without the hegemony of the east we could make our own decisions and diversity too….although I’m not sure I even believe your point on that….our economy here is pretty diverse already…. If you guys are always stating soooo much better…..let us leave and most of all STOP TAKING OUR MONEY!!!

[@tedebayer1]

In my area of Ontario, despite a 20% drop in housing prices since interest rates raised 5% in the last year, our houses are still 30% higher than in 2020... I bought 10 years ago and my house is market valued at 250% what i bought it for. I can't sell though, as I honestly couldn't afford to rent anything...1 bedroom shacks currently going for $1800 per month or more on average if you can find one...while inflation is a part of the issue, mostly its runaway immigration... we have tent cities cropping up everywhere, health care gone to complete crap, and communication issues daily. This government needs to go, and immigration needs to slooooow way down until housing catches up. Be nice to check some backgrounds out as well before inviting anyone with a pulse in.

[@ascendant95]

You should sell your property and do the Canadian thing and move ANYWHERE but the U.S. Then you can come back like Kevin O'Leary in a few years and buy something new for 50 cents on the Canadian dollar. Oh wait...............he moved to the U.S. Nevermind I'll find a better example for you.

[@harbirgrewal4372]

I don’t agree that Canada suffers post Trump. The NAFTA negotiations went Canadas way. Plus when asked about the border, Trump literally said he is not worried about Canada. Canada is America’s closest ally and poses literally no threat to America. Is America has an economic boom, Canada does benefits as well.

[@frank9649]

water and minerals is the next carrot for the US, which Canada has plenty of both ! So, in other words, don't count your chickens before they hatch !!! The US is lucky to have a friendly neighbour like Canada...and vise versa.

[@apc9714]

Merry Christmas Peter, let's take a 1 day break from thinking about the end of the world. Can't wait for your new book

[@beautanner8409]

Watching all through this video - I think it exposes that Canada is a country lost in statistics. On paper, we may look like wealth inequality is at least stalled.... but in a fundamental, meaningful way to those living on the ground, it has never been worse. People with property (housing) are rolling in it, people without have been cut out of the middle class story. That's a big chunk of Canadians.

[@ascendant95]

At some point in the near future, people with property will get a 50% haircut and many will be drowning in underwater mortgages. The senior citizens living in their properties for decades will be solvent and a lot less rich. Other people will face catastrophy. They will probably get phone calls from Liberal Canadian government employees reminding them that they "have the right to end it". That's so liberal.

[@dixonhill1108]

I think a lot of people just don't have any appreciation for how insane it is. Your income and home ownership status are not in any way related anymore. My peak economic situation would be living back home working as a grocery clerk. As I could have bought a home for 100 k. Now I need to pay that much every 4 years for rent.

[@markadler8968]

Where I live in Vancouver a 1 bdrm condo is $700K and up. If you were to buy one with lets say a $100,000 down payment your mortgage, taxes, maintenance and insurance you would have to come up with over $6000 a month just to cover your housing costs for a basic 1 bdrm condo. And top top this off even in this market downturn you can't even buy one if you wanted to because there are none for sale. People won't sell because they have a low interest rate and if they want to upgrade there are no units to buy.

[@stevendaniel8126]

You ARE the best !!!

[@gyorgyor7765]

I think after what companies like Loblaws and Bell did to Canadians I think you'll find Canada a lot less protectionist in many areas, especially Grocery stores, food production, Telecommunications, we realuzed we gave way to much power to certain Canadian companies, and when inflation hit they screwed us with it.

[@pamelagamblin981]

Always interesting to hear your thoughts .

[@dbenincasa77]

Australia has similar issues, being a resource export nation playing economies with China and following the USA into any conflict they can think of, whilst being the most distant in the world from but having the heaviest influence… low general declining demographics always relying on heavy immigration, making locals always edgy given in the hypocritical framework of their First Nations ignorance policies, a crazy tightrope walk

[@jamesburke3803]

Australia needs the US, because it's resource rich and very low population, it could easily be "acquired" by someone like China...

[@nfuryboss]

CCP is fomenting big time with infiltrations and election interference in those 2 countries.

[@BasePuma4007]

Australia really is a Southern Hemisphere version of Canada. They are of course an anglo settler state, they have a relatively small population spread out over a continental land mass with vast amounts of uninhabited wilderness, they have issues with regional economic despairities that makes federalism tricky, they are geographically isolated from much of the world, and they are a resource rich nation.

[@julesbrunton1728]

​@@BasePuma4007every country is geographically isolated from the rest of the world 😂

[@BasePuma4007]

@@julesbrunton1728 Use your brain and rethink that statement.

[@loneranger8293]

As a Canadian, that was interesting. Merry Christmas, Cheers!!

[@rickwightman2366]

Thanks Peter. Your report sounds fairly positive. I enjoy the enthusiasm of our new folks in the community, and at church, and in the community.

[@darrenmarney8577]

This is also the Australian story 😶

[@roberthoward9500]

In many ways yes, though the US needs Australia since we have a lot of minerals US needs and are in a region that the US needs close allies in.

[@TonyBongo869]

Peter, you need to talk about Canada, after Canada.

[@ascendant95]

The one where Alberta is a successful nation state, and Ontario is one of the worst countries in the world with sky high cost of living and piss poor living conditions? The nation of Quebec will be insufferable, but compared to its neighbor to the west it will look alright. I don't know if the Quebecoix will go to war with the Ontarians. I'm a dumb American so I don't have an intimate intimate knowledge of your culture like I should.

[@Champzification]

Très interessant! Thanks

[@allanb9360]

As a Canadian . YUP to this one 👍✌️🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@kevinferris3007]

Adelaide Stephenson said in the 1960's that Saskatchewan is just like Texas, but friendlier to the United States. We North American tend to focus on our differences and take for granted that we are on the same spectuim, different parts, but the same geo political spectuim

[@SignalCorps1]

I understand what you’re saying, but really Alberta is the ‘Texas of Canada’, right?

[@fumble_brewski5410]

If you're referring to the American politician and 2-time Democratic nominee (1952 & 1956) for President, then his name is Adlai Stevenson. "Adelaide" is the name of the capital city of South Australia. And "Stephenson" is the name of a city in Wisconsin USA. 👎

[@hectorcardenas2171]

Interesting, thanks

[@matthewkeating-od6rl]

Great vid

[@lovealien43]

Have nice day Peter, thanks for this episode!

[@tylerdurden8378]

The Canada of most people's imaginations (polite, hockey loving, white) hasn't existed in the big metro areas for nearly 2 decades. The GTA is minority white now and cities like Brampton might as well be in the Punjab.

[@klnrklnr4433]

the GTA is not minority white. not even remotely close to that.

[@dansullivan6481]

Merry Christmas 🎄😎

[@TheeRomantic]

All well said sir

[@jzakary1]

I really don't understand your logic behind America bowing out of Globalism. I would understand if the economy collapsed, but your videos always give a positive outlook for America's future. Given this, why would we decide overnight to adopt a level of isolationism never seen in America's history??

[@taylor_drift1]

Lots of reasons. 1. It's becoming more of a burden to secure global maritime security. 2. As covid has shown, it's incredibly fragile. 3. The American population is becoming increasingly more isolationist and wanting to focus more on domestic issues rather than international affairs. 4. Countries that have benefited the most from globalization are becoming more hostile toward the global order, hence China. 5. There's less benefit for the USA since it now trades largely with Canada & Mexico than any other country.

[@AndersL]

@@taylor_drift1 problem with that is that US has the world reserve & trade currency, which is what the US needs to protect... so if you want to give that up, go ahead..

[@here_for_the]

Americans are not choosing isolationism. Only fools would think that. Americans don't want PZ or Brandon politics. Anyone who thinks Jake Sullivan is a genius (like ManBunn) see the country and globe thru the Neocon mentality. _More war, more weapons, more gender confusion, more illegal immigration. Destroy what the founders built, so that it can all be remade in their own, God Like, image._

[@zill0678]

that's not true we where for many decades prior to the world wars a isolationist country and have had other bouts of it too. as to why do it now well our strategic interest/boogie man is shifting as the generation that is in power in Washington changes. the boomers it was the USSR and Russia who was the threat so to counter communism, we used globalism to export and guarantee trade for bases and political commitments. the problem and the next bogyman china was let in to this deal in the 70s and they have been wildly successful at coopting this strategy to their benefit and you guessed it they are the ones the next generation is looking at and concerned about. so to contain china globalism is the wrong tool but their system is without globalism is primed for collapse and civil war. the problem with history is its either glacially slow or lighting fast so peters predictions could take decades or a year and 1 week who knows.

[@here_for_the]

​@zill0678 or.... like many _amazing lies_ told here, on this channel, by the Neocon Champion himself - ................ _Never_ ...............

[@TheProphet49]

And no mention at all of the drawbacks of fully committing to the "multinational multiethnic" immigration that will guarantee the descendants of the pioneers never come first.

[@benjaminhughes4628]

So what are some of the things Canada can do to come out ahead or well off in this post globalization world?

[@solvablesea4093]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[@DecoyUnit120]

Great! Now that you are at the American Continent can you tell what will happen from now on in Latin America? Especially in the Southern Cone of South America, the richest part of the area for various reasons!

[@rig4365]

He's talked about the big potential of Argentina in his larger speeches

[@DecoyUnit120]

@@rig4365 I thought they were all AI mashups in YT.

[@oleyullah]

​@@DecoyUnit120what do you mean? All Peter's videos are AI mash-ups including this one. Peter doesn't exist, it's a bot operated by the Man from beyond the veil.

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@DecoyUnit120 lots of reposts exist. This is his real power.

[@rig4365]

@@DecoyUnit120 you would have to do some searching, but there are whole presentations and some have pointed out which countries are primed to be successful Argentina waa one but I believe it came with the caveat of good political leadership

[@john_doe_not_found]

When your government has 20+ years to see something coming and prepare, and doesn't. Canada. Population problem? Boomers aging out? Solution: Immigration. Good. Fine. But, if you know 20 years ago that you're going to need 5 million odd people in the future, start building a place for them to live. Demographics aren't a surprise. Looking at births today, a government can figure out exactly what is going to happen in 20 years and plan accordingly a bit of extra supply every year for 20 years to meet the needs of the future. Electricity is another fun one. The government just mandated all cars sold by 2035 to be electric. Good. Fine. But, where are the new power plants? If electrical consumption is going to increase 20-30% in the next 20 years, start building more power plants today. By doing a little bit of extra construction every year over 20 years, you won't be crushed by brown outs and a trillion dollar infrastructure deficit in 20 years.

[@lecaprice2572]

Same in California. Electric cars mandated but not enough charging stations or electricity. A guess that’s a “minor detail “ ?

[@thedukeofchutney468]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[@andygag]

I was expecting this to be factually off because so many Americans and europeans don't really know Canada. I was pleasantly surprises that Peter was spot on!!

[@someuser828]

lol. I didn't realise Canada was actively encouraging immigration. As a Brit, I would have fled there years ago but now I'm probably too old 😞

[@tbl268]

1 million per year. It's obscene

[@thedyingfetus9493]

450 000 new arrivals in the last trimester only. Under Trudeau right now its uncontrolable, you probably would not have found an affordable home and gone back to the UK

[@howardmonro937]

I'm also too old ! Partied in British Columbia in the '80s . ( worked in Alaska ) Take cash ... it was better than gold wafers. Vancouver was an adult Disneyland . Wish I was 40 years younger ...

[@asdasdasddgdgdfgdg]

​@@tbl268Century Initiative in action.

[@richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969]

Peter -- obviously you have neither my superior academics or Fortune 10 credentials in Engineering Management or Management Consulting -- it's more likely the USA will annex Mexico, Canada & Greenland as the World's only Superpower.

[@nlabanok]

One finer point I feel PZ misses here in regards to Canada's immigration strategy. It's not an open door free for all type policy, it's a points based policy emphasizing one's ability to contribute to and grow in the country economically, academically, and socially....so, in a way, you have to earn your right to get entry.... it's sort of an H1B program that is tailored to the national need rather than a specific company and industry sponsored program like the H1B program in the US is.

[@julesroy]

A points-based system in name only. Immigration is destroying the social fabric of the "nation".

[@BenWeeks-ca]

The constraints around it before have been loosened considerably since. To the point where one party who tripled the incoming numbers was demonizing the other as racist for wanting to be able to be good hosts by allowing our infrastructure time to scale and so increasing still, but to a lesser degree. Now it's at the point where some might argue it should be almost entirely stopped as hospitals, police and roads have not kept up with the crushing demands placed on them.

[@jbc22112]

You don't have to be skilled worker to be able to immigrate to Canada. You can be cleaning hotel rooms and get PR. That's what I know.

[@lecaprice2572]

Like in the US one “skilled” worker can bring in an exponential number of unskilled family members. The consequences of this reality way outweigh the original disingenuous public relations “policy intent” that was accepted by a naive populace.

[@nlabanok]

@@lecaprice2572 (Phony) Claim made by someone who likely doesn't even understand what the term "exponentially" means from a mathematical perspective. That's simply not true... trailing relatives not tied to the H1B immigrant thru marriage to the H1B holder who decide they'd also like to immigrate to the US get in line like everyone else. Go cultivate your hate elsewhere sweetie.

[@travissmith-wz5nc]

Merry Christmas.

[@jeffburrell7338]

Well said Sir

[@quebecforce111]

Canada was ranked second best country in the world in 2023 after Switzerland. I think in this ranking USA are ranked 9 th place

[@user-kt5gd2yu7l]

Don't believe everything you read. I'm a canadian and the USA is much better. More freedom, more options (food, entertainment, travel, etc), better wages, better hospitals, better hospitality, better opportunity, etc. Why would someone choose canada? They like poverty?

[@Hummmminify]

@@user-kt5gd2yu7l Are you kidding? Every time I go to the US I feel like I am holding my breath….I only breath freely again when I cross back to Canada and head to the first Tim’s and have coffee and a muffin…my close American relatives have died so I will probably never go back there where Mexicans with as fair a complexion as myself are call “People of Color” and I am called “White”…..where people die on the streets because they have no Health Insurance….and on and on……

[@donna6592]

So what if Canada was ranked second best country in the world?! Why believe everything you read?

[@quebecforce111]

@@donna6592 when all ranking maybe 10 rankings place Canada in the top 3 its because its true. we are maybe the most beautiful country for nature, its very safe, we have place etc... yes people who said Canada was not one of the top three just dont know the thruth

[@tommcguire6472]

All of these surveys are garbage

[@edytatehrani3934]

I don't know about that Peter. The young immigrants coming to Canada are coming mainly from India and bring their elderly with them, plus they don't have as many kids, so immigration really doesn't make a dent in Canadian demographic crisis. As of 2021 according to Statistics Canada, the number of Canadians aged 85+ is growing six times faster than the number of kids aged 0 to 14. We are in deep trouble in Canada.

[@justicetrufaux6722]

Good summary. You forgot about Klaus and Chrystia’s plan for Canada… I’m in Calgary, and I’d say the pop has doubled in 20 years and immigrants are half that growth. Rentals aren’t available almost anywhere and crappy townhouses are 1/2M$. However, lots of them are going home it seems too. It’s too expensive to live in the land of paper straws. Fascism isn’t all its cracked up to be ya know… (cue the 12 min standing ovation for an ex-waffen soldier)

[@therepful]

Merry Christmas from Ottawa yal1

[@johnmulhall-kf9fz]

Hi Peter, love your work. Question, every video I’ve seen you post seems to paint a rosy picture for your United States of America. Given the huge poverty problem in your nation and the chronic and growing crisis of economic inequality do you ever worry you might have a blind spot regarding the US’s weak social security net? (I’m an Aussie living in Europe, so I’ve seen how half a dozen nations operate.)

[@hamchannell]

Actually the rosy picture he paints isn't about the homeless. It has to do with where will countries be when it comes to sourcing the things it needs. 2 totally different things. As deglobalization continues it's decline, where will different countries get their inputs for things. Food and Energy are the 2 biggies. And America has easy access to all 3 fertilizer imputs, and we are really energy indepenndent at this point in time. A lot of other places are not. We will be able to grow the most food, and our gas tanks won't be empty. Homlessness and drug adics on streets and that sort of thing isn't what he is talking about.

[@rameshpudhucode6862]

Inequality is relevant. The higher income of Americans are higher than Aussies and the lower income of Americans are higher than lower income of Aussies. Plus America creates technology. What does your nation create? Coal and iron ore?

[@jimgraham6722]

​@@rameshpudhucode6862I am sure the 15,000 or so families camped besides the tracks between LA and Riverside would be happy to know inequality is irrelevant. It is true the US generates a lot of technology but how much of this is relevant to a decent lifestyle is questionable. Much of the world gets on without Apple, Google, X or even Microsoft. Australia does generate a lot of technology but it is mainly industrial rather than consumer focused. That said much of the consumer technology used in Australia these days comes from China, why, because it is better and cheaper.

[@kenharvey8161]

Actually the US has a pretty strong social security net, if what you mean by that is what Americans define as social security: pensions and benefits for retired and disabled people.

[@kenharvey8161]

@@jimgraham6722 I thought that Ramesh was being a bit rude about Oz, where I was once a PR, but your response was also a bit rude...in any case, I am unaware of any consumer technology coming from China. I'd be delighted if you would enlighten me. Just because an iPhone, for example, is assembled in China doesn't make it Chinese. China is basically a global assembly hub - and it is rapidly losing that position.

[@Aaronwilliam]

Australia please and not just the minerals stuff but the pacific, Aukus etc

[@ascendant95]

He's talked about Australia numerous times. Here's a loose paraphrase -- "You're gonna have to go through a real estate recession. It's gonna be tough. You come out on the other side very strong though unlike most nations. A very bright future." Something along those lines.

[@richmorrow4886]

Actually the real problem in Canada isn't the aging demographic, or the misguided view that it can be solved by air-freighting in massive numbers of low wage workers. It is the death wish abandonment of the ready sources of wealth in this country - all of extractive industries, everything that comes out of the ground or grows on the ground. We roadblock all new energy projects (other than net-loss intermittents) and throw 25 years (literally) of hurdles in front of any proposed new mine,

[@kellychuba]

Happy Christmas, sane people

[@robertshockley9380]

If there is one theme throughout all of Peter's content its this, Demographics. I wonder if anyone will ever connect the dots from Social Security and it's variants worldwide with the tanking of birthrates. If people had to rely on their children in their old age, they would plan for that by having enough offspring. Now that's a topic for Peter. But i doubt anyone has the courage to cover it honestly.

[@karunama3771]

The Chinese do have to do this... and they're out of children anyway due to government intervention that lasted too long and urbanization working hand in hand. They were told that the government would take care of them in their old age, but it's not going to. It can't possibly afford to do so.

[@karunama3771]

@@momartyr And to be fair, in China it is having the opposite effect; because these single children are suddenly finding that they are required to take care of their parents, they won't risk having children because they can't afford the added expense.

[@jeanlamb5026]

@@momartyr Most of them already do. How nice that this is only a woman's job. /s

[@farzana6676]

French philosopher Auguste Comte said "Demography is Destiny"

[@marcob.7801]

Costs waaaayyy toooo much to have a lot of offspring!