THESE 3 Things Can Fix Canada

[@tedcarson2971]

We could use a new Prime Minister. How about you????? Your ideas are simply brilliant!

[@heronimousbrapson863]

I hope you're not thinking of Pierre Poilievre. He's even less suited to being PM than Trudeau.

[@DwayneNegreiff]

I want a job. Don't care about a stupid train!

[@specialiseesi6746]

We need electoral reform, not another PM who´s the same guy with a different name and party.

[@Alchemy_life]

​@@heronimousbrapson863 A Chimpanzee in Toronto Zoo will be a step up from Trudeau

[@StevenNess]

You being in Canada makes it much closer to perfect, thanks for coming to Canada!

[@PnCBio]

This was well reasoned, what a nice change from a lot of videos that just complain. You identified a problem, examined causes, and proposed solutions. I wish we were all as dedicated to actually improving things as yourself. I really appreciated this thoughtful piece:)

[@KamBar2020]

Make CANADA Great Again 😘

[@co-canada-2-canada]

Strongly agree with your point 1. We need more rail networks. People definitely encourage public transport, metros are an example.

[@kubrabozdag3084]

Canada needs people like you who are conscious and seek their rights! i came here from turkey about 2 years ago. I don't have a car and I live close to Pearson airport. Sometimes I have to change 5-6 transits when I go somewhere in the city. i experience the problems you mentioned every day. Besides, when i looked at other cities, i saw that even the situation in Toronto is the best of the worst. There is not even a proper public transit in other cities. I used to walk every day in Istanbul.When I came here in February, I didn't even see a single person walking for about 1 and a half months. this desolation and loneliness forced me a lot and still forces me. walking to the nearest supermarket is at least 30 minutes. spending time there and returning back, it takes 1 and a half hours to go to the supermarket. In Europe, the necessities are not so far away. The city and its residents are not disconnected from each other. To be honest, I would expect Canada, one of the best countries in the world, to have already found a solution to these established problems.

[@eve-marie6751]

Well if you prefer it so much in Istanbul why don't you just go back and stay there and do everyone a big favour? Too many young self-entitled immigrants come here with a get-rich-quick attitude and then they encounter a million others in Toronto with the same attitude and start whining and complaining about the results. The native-born Canadians do much better without your kind here so don't expect any sympathy:- Canada is like a big potluck supper:- you get out only what you put in, if you expect to take out a lot by putting nothing in then eventually Canadians will vote to send you home:- bye, bye, bon voyage! 🤨

[@wesbrown738]

As a Torontonian living near Ottawa, the high speed rail would be amazing. I think 50% of Canada lives on the Windsor-QC City corridor. I would use it, rn I mainly drive bc it's cheaper and faster then the VIA

[@MakeThatChange]

I truly believe the high speed rail will make a drastic change to our productivity and connectivity.

[@KamBar2020]

Montreal, Quebec ❓

[@nicktankard1244]

The problem lies in the political structure of Canada. It’s super hard to convince Ontario and Quebec to cooperate and fund a very expensive project. If only the federal government could just do it. But they legally can’t.

[@nicktankard1244]

@@Outdoorswithmikey that's not entirely true. The downtown core Toronto was build before cars. As were many other Canadian and American cities. A lot of North American cities are old enough so they were build with walking and trams in mind. They were purposefully bulldozed for the cars in the second half of the 20th century. These days ofc the city limits are much bigger than originally planned and many suburbs were build with driving in mind.

[@yassminedabagh8082]

As moroccan girl i felt soo happy when talked about the train's speed in morocco ❤ thank you

[@mrwonderful4616]

My commute is the most environmentally friendliest option that saves everyone’s time - I telecommute. It has infinite scalability even more than rapid transit.

[@georgekobersi4075]

I used to take the TTC and YRT over one and a half year. Buses and trains were accurate almost all the time. I never had issues with public transit. Except that it took me so much time to get to work.

[@carolinacadabra8278]

When I used to commute in Ottawa I used to drive to a big parking lot and take the bus downtown. I always thought that the parking lot should have had a coffee shop, daycare center, convenience store, etc. But 20 years later it’s still the same large empty parking lot

[@michellelui4696]

Thanks for putting the key problems in a simple manner. Good job. I am currently living in Finland south. Finn govt did work hard to address the first three areas (#3 is taken care by prompting bike lanes). #4 is half cook, good habit on walking and exercising, even for senior people, but they eat lot of sugary stuffs to combat the depression of winter weather. And we paid heavy tax...

[@adudeczka]

I've made similar arguments for years now. Nice to know there are like minded people in Canada. I would add a complete overhaul of the healthcare system is needed asap with the implementation of a parallel private system to complement the public system like in most other Western countries. Great video :-)

[@MakeThatChange]

Great minds think alike ☺️ Great addition for healthcare! Thank you

[@tommyshanks4198]

Imagine the bailout the airlines would demand if there was a high-speed rail line from Windsor to Quebec.

[@MakeThatChange]

🥲

[@Jonny-o3l]

The airlines already bribe, 'lobby', the government to not build it. Remember, Canada allows the open bribery of elected politicians as long as they call it 'lobbying'.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Great video! You summarized perfectly what are the key issues that would drastically make Canadians quality of life go up. So much money gets wasted on just useless policies and doesn't address root causes. Many of those reasons are also why I am moving back to Eastern Europe later this year which certainly has its problems as well, but I think the health benefits will be substantial in my particular case.

[@philipreed387]

Speaking as a 🇨🇦who has lived here for the majority of my life( born in England) came to 🇨🇦age 5 returning to England in my twenties for five years before coming back to 🇨🇦, I would say to you you’re not wrong. All the tings she mentioned will never happen here for decades if ever. These mistakes took decades to occur and will take decades to reverse. Especially with all levels of government hamstrung with bureaucratic red tape. You’re making the right choice. If I wasn’t 73 and having my family here I’d join you.

[@MakeThatChange]

The tides between West & East are indeed changing! We hear Poland is becoming a powerhouse. 🙌

[@francoistchiakpemarketing]

Just joined Patreon. 💯 Thank you for the video.

[@mrMacGoover]

I think it would be nice to have a government that prioritizes small businesses and entrepreneurship, we have a monopoly when it comes to business and commerce, more competition means companies have to try harder to please their customers and are forced to put their best foot forward.

[@zeethedrummer]

I moved here last year after living in China for 12 years & I just wish I could show Canadians how efficient and well connected their cities are. Even a city like Shanghai that seems crazy to manage has an amazing subway network. Every city is walkable and you feel a sense of connection unlike here.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

People are forced to use their cars. Not only is rail travel inadequate, intercity bus service has deteriorated over the last 40 years, especially here in the west.

[@cheekymonkeygirl3378]

I love your channel. Let's create a petition for Canada to develop high-speed trains. 😢😢

[@murraytown4]

I’m a huge fan of train travel and take it whenever I can, but I’m in Ottawa so am able to benefit from the Quebec City-Windsor corridor. But I am not the norm. Until Canadians change their mindset and infrastructure investments are made, I don’t see anything changing. But I do believe that population density does matter. We see that in Europe and Japan.

[@ihor4256]

Firms bidding on the high speed rail project have also included plans that would provide the federal government the option to build the more expensive, but faster, high-speed rail. Those trains can travel at speeds as high as 300 km/hour.

[@mauriciomorales8863]

Great review. Well said!

[@Megarobotsquadron]

I think that part of the issue with trains is that you would end up in that city without a car. I couldn't imagine being in Edmonton without a car

[@Dawnarow]

Amazing vid. I subscribed / first time listening to your vids. Love it! Keep at it :)

[@MakeThatChange]

Welcome aboard!

[@camilocuesta]

Living life with the purpose of the well being of cars was an american invention that Canada copies. That's why it amazes me your admiration for gringo culture. Americans live their lives around their cars, that needs to change.

[@Gibs007]

What a great video, packed full of information.

[@MakeThatChange]

Thank you!

[@sohalvr]

Fantastic video!! I am European and funnily enough these are all the things i miss about Europe. I love how you said people can make or break a country. It is true....we all have free will. If only our governments used it wisely! Investments are never a cost! Also Dan Buettner, the advocate for Blue Zones has an awesome cookbook for meals from all the zones...it is awesome and fully recommended!

[@alvarogallegosochoa4405]

I strongly agree with each one of your points. I currently live in downtown Toronto, so right now, I don't need a car, and I walk almost everywhere (I love walking, if it's less than a 1-hour walk, I'm walking for sure). But I know I live in a bubble. I don't know if I will stay downtown for life; if I ever move to a suburb, I know I would hate depending on a car.

[@nicktankard1244]

There are a few pockets of urbanism in Canada. Downtown Toronto, Vancouver urban core, Victoria and some others.

[@lak1294]

GO service is improving but still not adequate, schedule-wise, on certain routes.

[@ronvandereerden4714]

Don't do it. Nothing good will come of moving out of a walkable neighbourhood to car-dependent misery.

[@ThePaas]

Homelessness is a very compex issue and unless poverty is addressed, none of the issues you addressed will get better. Drugs are not handed out left and right, only a small of people actually have access to safe supply. Safe supply does save lives and it does connect those individuals to other community resources (treatment, etc.).Some of these folks get money to help with basic needs. Reintegration is a great idea but if employers know the history of said individual, they will likely not hire them. There is a huge stigma around mental health and substance use disorders and that affects employment too.

[@nicktankard1244]

Car dependency is really annoying. It's one of the biggest reasons I live in Vancouver. It's pretty walkable and has an ok-ish public transport system. A lot of it is also cultural and many people like their cars and suburbs. It's a different lifestyle

[@nicktankard1244]

@@Gloryboyquan BC stands for bring cash. Not sure if I have any advice. It’s just insanely expensive and finding a place to live is super hard. Also since you’re coming from a warm climate be prepared for 5-6 months of cold and rain :) it’s not even October now it’s already kinda chilly and wet

[@nicktankard1244]

@@Gloryboyquan it’s not the same in every city though. Vancouver is top 3 most expensive cities in the world by housing price to income ratio. There are lots of other cities in those developed countries you mentioned that are much much cheaper. Especially in the US where they have lots of decent cities that are not super expensive. Vancouver only makes sense if you’re a high earner or have a good combined income with your partner. Otherwise it’s a struggle.

[@Gloryboyquan]

@@nicktankard1244 Yes But Also It's Very Hard To get immigrant for USA bro . I'm aware of this choosing vancover because of opportunity it has

[@nicktankard1244]

@@Gloryboyquan sure i'm just saying that Vancouver is among the most expensive cities in the world. You really need to want to be here or it's your only option. I also chose Canada just because it's the easiest developed English-speaking country for immigration. And Vancouver is the only city I like in Canada. But I don't see a long-term future here. So I might leave eventually

[@nicktankard1244]

@@Gloryboyquan I moved here from Germany(I’m not from there and was also on a work visa) on a work visa. I’m a software engineer. I just applied for a job remotely and then moved. Became a PR earlier this year. Will be eligible for citizenship in about 1.5 years.

[@faisal-ca]

In Calgary, we have just cancelled a relatively new train project after spending 850 million dollars on it.

[@MakeThatChange]

😳 why did they cancel it?

[@davidwallace8353]

@@MakeThatChange we call it the green line to nowhere

[@Jonny-o3l]

Relatively new (mismanaged for over 30 years). * billion dollars for 5 train stations is lunacy!

[@ElenasMoneyMatters]

Wonderful video. Very informative and full of solutions. Please talk about school education in Canada. Why education is not promoted and so on. That's one of my pet peeves.

[@MakeThatChange]

Great topic to explore deeper. We had a chance to have an interview with an elementary school teacher if you're interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnbOfXWAqbFpptksi=T8iwRxHfB3-bmsnN

[@Denis-hf9fy]

100% agreed

[@User12345fan]

We suffer through this same things in the US. We had hopes of a bullet train being built between Houston-Dallas but the landowners keep taking it through the courts and postponing it. I agree with all your points but Americans and Canadians don’t like to pay taxes so they will vote no, they prefer to pay for those cars because that is an invisible saving to them not having a car.

[@jrcanuck1]

You should run for federal or provincial political office. Great ideas!

[@ThomasMullaly-do9lz]

I would take the train every time.As i gotten older I find cars a hassle cost to much and pollution.

[@jmpht854]

Yeah, transportation in North America generally is embarrassing. Your example was a good one - metro Ottawa has over a million people, Edinburgh has half that. If anything, Toronto-Ottawa should have more train connections! But no...

[@jmpht854]

And I'm not sure education will do much to stem the tide of drug usage and homelessness - my generation had a truly insane amount of drug-oriented education and it seems like it did nothing. Comprehensive care, treatment options, transitional housing, et cetera, really are the way to go as you noted with Dutch and Finnish programs, but in Canada we'd rather pretend it's a non-issue and dump triage care onto the emergency department at the local hospital. That's what happens in my mid-tier city, if the police bother at all to help someone homeless who's obviously in trouble they just dump them at the nearest emergency department to be stabilized, then the hospital sends the person back out onto the street again...

[@studiokiselbach]

Trains? Look to Japan. I live 100 km from Tokyo and can be there in an hr by a super clean express bus (hardly any stops, cost under 20 bucks Canadian) or train. In Canada, the automotive industry killed off streetcars with buses and built tons of highways through cities. They ripped up the rail in the early 60s. As far as drugs go... Zero tolerance here, even for weed. The huge pharmaceutical industry, in Canada, its lobbyists and wokester Canadian judicial system. A little too much socialist mindset, easy to get welfare maybe. Japan is way different, not perfect but is a blue zone country, too. Food is way healthier, sugar isn't in cold green tea drinks, old people still do farming and walk lots, hardly any big bellies here, its very unusual. I'd say cost of living is 30 to 40% cheaper and wages are probably 1/2 of what Canadian makes. Yet, rent is a 1/4 of what Canadians pay and homes are 1/5 the cost in Japan though... IT jobs pay way more in North America. Working culture in Japan is quite different and less unicorns or startups.

[@OpenAITutor]

I elect you to run Canada :)

[@curiousobserver6077]

What are advantages of Whitby over Hamilton? It seems that house prices are comparable, but Hamilton has a frequent go-train.

[@MakeThatChange]

Mostly city vibes and less crowds for us. We get direct access to lakeshore, whereas most of lakeshore in Hamilton is taken by manufacturing. East region is generally less crowded than West, so you get less people on the GOtrain and traffic is slightly better than driving on QEW. There’s more outdoors activities in the East too ( we get a bunch of provincial and federal parks just 2-3 hours drive).

[@andresalonsogarcesllosa9042]

I agree a 100% with this. Canada needs urgently to invest in high speed trains.

[@nicktankard1244]

Funny how you compared arguably the worst European country for trains to Canada and it's still night and day. But yes Canada and the US desperately need trains. Unfortunetaly I don't think we will see any real improvements in my lifetime.

[@MakeThatChange]

Oh the irony!

[@KamBar2020]

Both Countries Need Bullet 🚅 with CHEAP Prices 👀🙃💯

[@blazingstar9638]

America and Canada were mostly built with only driving in mind. Good for some ppl,s pockets, but bad foresight for everyone else 😢

[@nicktankard1244]

@@blazingstar9638 they were rebuild in driving in mind. Because most cities were build before cars became a thing. Many cities had excellent tram networks and there were a lot of trains as well. It’s only the last 70 years or so when everything made way for cars. If you start reversing it now you can see good results in a few decades already. It is possible. Look at China they had no high speed rail and no subways in cities just 20 years ago. Now they have lots of them across the country.

[@ilovestrawberries12345]

In your lifetime... I hope you are over 70!

[@cristopher_oenning]

nice video, thank you

[@MakeThatChange]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@nomadvlogger4427]

She should be in the parliament , we need some one from like her to suggest something good to become something similar to what European countries are.

[@julejustjule]

Unless you are Prime Minister in politics if you do not tow the party line you get the boot.

[@yonatanhamilton]

interesting !

[@weirdtemple1217]

Car dependence infrastructure was made in a way to sell cars, from General Motors at first

[@langgs]

u r da best !

[@ilovestrawberries12345]

If you present yourself in politics, you will have my vote! Interesting documentary.

[@remimk]

I work for Via Rail. They had a plan in 2016/17 to have a high speed rail by 2025. that plan got cancelled for some reason. money probably

[@XxxXxx-fm3wo]

Justin Trudeau problems

[@Rising-north-africa]

Hi im from morocco 🇲🇦

[@MakeThatChange]

Hey 😉

[@marel_alemany]

I love your videos! Keep it up!

[@IngJuanPBF]

In resume Canadians must overcome the addiction, the car addiction could have some relationship with homeless. Societies with car and highway addiction generates cities without human connection. There are.some studies about that north american behaviour.

[@cylololo6401]

4th: increase gov efficiency and accuracy.

[@icevoss9917]

Can you be the next Prime Minister or Premier please....or go to their offices and talk to them...❤

[@rbenjamin1429]

Good video but I hate the music in the background. It’s unnecessary and annoying.

[@fatihyildirim4802]

When a subway will be in Winnipeg then Canada will be stronk. Destiny of Canada on Winnipeg's hand. Admit this reality.

[@Go_for_it652]

There are 11 temperature changes every day between Toronto and Ottawa .All the best .

[@MakeThatChange]

How do speed rains operate between the cold Netherlands and warm France then? Canada should stop using climate as an excuse in the 21st century😊

[@Go_for_it652]

@@MakeThatChange The level crossing when graded with snow freeze as hard as rocks and damage the trains both in front and underneath . High speed rail would require 3000 bridges over road ways to operate high speed operation Toronto to Ottawa at the present time there are 1000 culvert bridges on the Toronto to Montreal rail line . There has been at least 50 studies on rail transportation in the last 35 years. .The Island airport in Toronto reduced 60 passengers per train reducing 1 coach per train.

[@MakeThatChange]

What's your point? Is it expensive to build? Yes. Is it possible? Yes. Is it worth it? Also yes. Sounds like a fascinating set of problems to solve, if only we had the right talent, motivation and financing. Even Russia with its horrible financial situation and ice cold winters has a high speed rail line between Moscow and St. Petersburg

[@Go_for_it652]

@@MakeThatChange Montreal travels to New York .Toronto to Niagara Lake and Collingwood . Business class avoids trains . Toronto avoids Ottawa in the winter. Great questions but not worth it .

[@OpeongoLine]

​@@Go_for_it652 It sounds like you're saying, "why should we invest in good train service when people aren't enthusiastic about crappy train service?" For example, the popularity of taking the train from Montreal to New York will be limited so long as trains are infrequent and the trip takes about 12 hours -- including a long (and potentially even longer) wait at the border.

[@inspiringminds46664]

Thank u very much only challenge this is North America and by the way Canada is doing extremely better when it comes to public transportation when compared to USA…remember the challenge is capitalism over dependence on capitalism leads to the mess you just mentioned…but I prefer North America it is the best continent on the planet

[@Nonya6380]

I would love to be able to afford to live in a more walkable neighborhood.

[@edl4381]

Who pays the fast train? What loss or profit it will make?

[@MakeThatChange]

The example of profit based on high speed implementation in England is shown at 5:15. Alternatively, you can research and read through any of the studies to learn about costs vs. profits (for example 2011 study by the Van Horne Institute regarding Calgary-Edmonton corridor)

[@wesbrown738]

How to solve #2 Make every teen watch Requiem for a dream

[@MakeThatChange]

🤌🤌🤌

[@0matters]

Canada is more similar to Australia/US than Europe. Large geography and low population density. Intensive public transit is only good for inner cities. Economies of scale don't work for mass transit between cities in Canada like in Europe/Japan/China. Flying is faster and cheaper for long distance in North America.

[@MakeThatChange]

Economies of scale in relation to low population density is an interesting argument. It works when talking about Canada, but looking at southern Ontario and Quebec density, it would beat a good part of Europe.

[@meme_land_365]

New primer ministre

[@KevinLaswisis]

I lived in Toronto was very walkable bike if you can live downtown area or waterfront every is close by I have wondered what it be like if all the cars trucks buses where Electric vehicles how quiet it be Ontario is spending huge amounts of cash on new public transport projects new subway lines stations your are right on the lost opportunity on the park & ride they could have put the parking underground have grass & trees with cafes few shops possibly a mini mall well you wait for the train VIA is going go private as it’s the only way it can be made better

[@rishi505]

Best thing is Justin T resignation 30% problem solve Jagmeet resignation 30% And rest need time 30% 10% problems will be there

[@langgs]

in russia we have trains that travel at a speed of 60 km per hour )

[@MakeThatChange]

What about a high-speed train between Moscow & St. Petersburg?

[@sean367]

Top of my list is a Conservative Prime Minister

[@nevakos24]

😂😂

[@ahmedsaleh7142]

You should try to live in cairo Egypt to feel how canada give the people luxury 🤣

[@philipreed387]

Well madam it didn’t take you long to figure out what’s wrong with Canada. The problem is it took us decades to get ourselves into this situation and the way our government works it will take decades to reverse this obvious social nightmare. Example; you’re living in Whitby. You have four levels of government,four levels of red tape and bureaucracy. City,Regional Municipality of Durham, Provincial and Federal. All pulling in different directions and draining your pocket book. All Canadian towns and cities started out as walkable communities. That’s why inner cities in Canada are more desirable. But are now hugely more expensive. With the advent of the automobile becoming more accessible in the 1940’s and beyond social planners “ in their wisdom” 😂 decided suburbs were a great idea throwing the concept of walkability out the window. Massive immigration after WW2 also exacerbated this push into suburban expansion. To reverse this trend is now almost entirely impossible on so many levels. European ( and Russian) cities had the advantage of time and history to slowly develop without mass immigration as opposed to Canada and America who experienced mass immigration within a few decades. Hence sprawling car oriented soulless suburbs. I live in Peterborough and plans for the Toronto to Quebec City corridor through Peterborough have been stuck on the consultation board for over 20 years. Absolutely insane. Because there is too much vested financial interests (corruption) tied up in the current automobile oriented social structure. That’s the real problem. The same applies to our healthcare system. Too much top heavy bureaucracy and corruption between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical bureaucracy which strangely is run provincially and not uniformly across the entire country creating disparities from province to province. Homelessness? Yes there are examples in other countries as to how to alleviate this problem. Why our four levels of government haven’t adopted these ideas remains a mystery to me. It seems to me the only way to get these governments to act is to be a proactive citizenry. I’m 73 and was a policeman for 32 years in Durham and Toronto so I’m sorry but I’ve done my bit for society . Sounds selfish I know but It’s time for younger folks than me to carry the torch towards a better society.

[@MakeThatChange]

You are right, it is very important to be a proactive citizen to be heard and shift the situation in the right direction. And thank you for your service!

[@eve-marie6751]

take the train between Toronto and Ottawa?!:- get serious, it's quicker and cheaper to fly Porter from Toronto Island Airport.

[@MakeThatChange]

Actually no, if you account for getting to the airport, going through check-in and security check and waiting at the gate and then collecting your luggage (if you have check-in luggage). High speed train would get you there faster

[@eve-marie6751]

​@@MakeThatChange Noooo!:- you just take the streetcar to Toronto Island Airport and check-in, etc and wait a bit and then board your aircraft and 30+ minutes you are there. Btw, there is no "high-speed train" between Toronto and Ottawa, I prefer flying in a very real aircraft than on an imaginary "high-speed train" and I would much rather the government spent a little more money on training more physicians than much more money so Anna and Anastasia could ride in regal splendour on their very own high-speed train every time they go to Ottawa to address Parliament to tell the politicians what to do:- hopefully eventually you'll grow up and escape your state of extended childhood but just the same stay away from Justin Trudeau, he's never going to grow up! 😉

[@MakeThatChange]

I see you completely missed the point of the video, including all financial, social and health benefits that an efficient public transit system and high speed rail lines will bring to communities. Not everybody lives in Toronto, even within Toronto not everybody lives just a streetcar ride away from the airport. The frequency of flights can be taken into consideration too. Moreover, if you're flying everywhere, then it's you who has regal slendour type of travel, as there are no proper frequent low costers in Canada too, but that's a different topic.

[@flavioivanmorenoovalle6537]

So we move to Europe instead?

[@MakeThatChange]

Or make the country we love more livable instead of running away from issues and overcrowding tiny Europe😊

[@hansdupuis8263]

All of what you say and stop sending money to Ottawa and become our own country of Quebec. Better control of immigration, better control over spending. Better stand up for French in North America

[@DELONBACCHUS]

WHEN WILL PEOPLE REALIZE GOVERMENT IS NOT THE ANSWER EXCEPT TO ENSLAVE US

[@Nugromant]

I know the only and best feature that could make Canada Perfect even by missing those 3 really good points: Migrants properly adapting to the country that opened up it's doors to get a new chance of a better life.

[@MakeThatChange]

👏👏👏

[@marvenleftick]

Change the liberal government

[@MakeThatChange]

Let’s make sure that more than 40% of voters show up in the next elections 😉

[@PnCBio]

I would argue the federal government has been relatively decent. When I look at who has responsibility for what, the amount of $ transferred from federal to provincial governments,, and the way that money unaccountably flows into the pockets of premieres friends across the country - I'd humbly suggest you're looking at the wrong government. The TSX composite and every other macro economic indicator is pretty good. The feds DO run interprovincial rail though, and that should have been high speed for decades.

[@Mik-rs3xv]

Oil lobby doesn’t want high speed trains, government always agrees with lobbies

[@Kelvin-b3j]

Canadian have to change Trudeau out

[@ronvandereerden4714]

You are equating responsible use of recreational drugs and drug dependence or addiction. That's nonsense. Drugs themselves are not the problem. Abuse is. Just like any dependency. Like cars, for that matter. The correlation between your first two subjects is profound. But people addicted to driving, which is also destructive, won't see themselves that way. Cars are fine when used wisely. Drugs are fine when used wisely. Both are destructive when one is dependent on them.

[@iku-v3b]

the high speed rail may　difficult because of a lot of snow and long winter

[@MakeThatChange]

That was not an excuse for Finland, Sweden and Norway.

[@carolinacadabra8278]

I took high speed rail from the airport into downtown Stockholm. News flash: Sweden has cold and snow.

[@eve-marie6751]

three things that would make Canada a better place:- (1) Anna leaves Canada to go elsewhere and permanently stays there; (2) Anastasia leaves Canada to go elsewhere and permanently stays there; (3) Anna and Anastasia stop making videos about Canada. 😛

[@MakeThatChange]

you have strong feelings about us. Means we’re doing something right 🙌

[@eve-marie6751]

​@@MakeThatChange Wow, you are becoming more and more like Justin Trudeau every day:- either that or you've been associating too much with fake refugees from Poland. It's becoming harder to make a quick buck monetizing nonsense to unsuspecting foreign viewers on KZbin! 😉

[@MakeThatChange]

whatever it is you're smoking, please stop. They say it decreases your cognitive ability over time.😉

[@eve-marie6751]

@@MakeThatChange After you, my silly little twits! 😛

[@MakeThatChange]

@eve-marie6751 so you’re a follower?

[@robb2959]

Revenue from development fees and taxes got wasted by all levels of government . Look at Eglinton lrt boondoggle , lack of train hubs and trains in and out of GTA .proportionally low infrastructure investment from all the growth . The money was there but it got wasted. All that immigration and growth over last 30 years didn’t get reinvested. Corruption and greed

[@MakeThatChange]

Elgington LRT is a joke at this point (not a funny one)

[@IrinaTiavina]

I hope you will be in government one day

[@JamLak-i8w]

First: Get ride of Truedumb

[@StephenRoss-po1rp]

Lots of us prefer not to live like rats .We prefer the suburbs, Having our own green space , back yard front yard . You can transform it into a beautiful space Have your own private park . When I stepped into a downtown core of any major city, it just feels like a concrete jungle, cold and empty

[@MakeThatChange]

Singapore could be a great example of green downtown. The Netherlands, Finland could be a great example of suburb development with walkability and efficient public transport.

[@mstt3530]

That’s the problem, you’ve been conditioned to think this way. Canadians wonder why they’re depressed and lonely. No third places, constantly driving and not seeing anyone for days. One of the reasons why birth rates are down! Canadians don’t have enough time for any thing other than working and being stuck in traffic.

[@Veronica_In]

"...Make Canada Great Again???" Are you a MAGA supporter?

[@MakeThatChange]

What’s maga?

[@Veronica_In]

@@MakeThatChange MAGA stands for "Make America Great Again," which was/is the campaign slogan used by dumbass Trump.

[@MakeThatChange]

Gotcha, if you watch the video, you'll have an answer to this question. No politician has monopoly on a random combination of words they happen to use.

[@Kaisersozze]

Get rid of the 7month long winters. Oh wait you cant...

[@MakeThatChange]

Winter is Canada's favorite excuse for inaction. There's a lot to learn from Scandinavia, with arguably harsher winters than in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Even Russia has a high speed line between Moscow and St. Petersburg

[@Kaisersozze]

@@MakeThatChange My back would be broke with so much liquid. But seriously that would need to be checked baggage so an automatic no go for me. Typically if I'm gone for longer then a week then I'll buy what I need on site as far as toiletries are concerned.

[@ElectroSharpGambler]

Canada would be close to being perfect if it has a true private health care system along with the public one here. 😊

[@nicktankard1244]

I agree but they are afraid that the private sector would steal all the medical personnel so the public service will get even worse. Which is a valid concern. It needs to be done in conjunction with attracting/training more doctors

[@sexygeek8996]

We already have the private sector and they are stealing the medical personnel because they pay much more. You just have to go to another country to use this option.

[@31416]

Leave please. Thank you.

[@MakeThatChange]

Not a chance

[@createone100]

Yep the right-wing Saskatchewan Party scrapped our only public bus system. We are a province of many, many small towns and remote areas, whose people often depended on bus service for medical appointments, family visits, and other important occasions. Hoping this Fall’s Provincial election will give the Saskatchewan Party a well-deserved thrashing.

[@ivangracia151]

make private bus companies, stop spending other peoples money.

[@createone100]

@@ivangracia151 Transportation is a basic infrastructure need in any advanced economy. Clearly, the private sector does not adequately meet this need in Saskatchewan. The vehicles, terminals, and other assets were sold cheaply, leaving time-sensitive medical and goods delivery high and dry, and many rural people scrambling for rides with neighbours and friends. Not good enough! Nowhere near good enough for the people of this province.

[@ivangracia151]

@@createone100 sorry but that's not the free market fault, the government puts a lot of pression into businesses with taxes and bureaucracy, the public services are always not good enough. Open the market and remove the bureaucracy and you will have several private companies fighting for this trips. but in any case you should use other peoples money to cover this type of situations, that money belongs to the people who work for it.

[@createone100]

@@ivangracia151 No. Sorry. Taxes are collected for the public good. Transportation and movement of materials is a public good. Like the post office. Not only is the network too important to be left up to a piecemeal, for-profit private sector, in the case of Saskatchewan, no private entity has stepped up to create a functioning, seamless system. Public utilities and public infrastructure need to be in public hands.

[@ivangracia151]

@@createone100 i guess be agree to disagree

[@Ian-c4m]

Only one thing needed..1 less trudeau

[@beauericlieu]

You seriously think conservatives, fully supported by oil industry lobby, would be more likely than the liberals to put forth any of the ideas expressed in this video?

[@Peter-jl3qk]

Calling an early election

[@MakeThatChange]

If only it was a true a fix..

[@XxxXxx-fm3wo]

You have to remember Quebecers don't care at all about Canada. In fact they want to seek out harm for our country and that's what the Bloc party is currently doing.

[@LibertyEtiquette]

Cars are great... The gays and drugs are the only problem

[@ivangracia151]

change the goverment would be a good idea. Pierre 2025

[@createone100]

Poilievre is just a whiny power-hungry manipulator. He will never get my vote.

[@ivangracia151]

@@createone100 but he will get mine and a high enough percentage of the population... enough to get majority in congress

[@MartinAngers-j5n]

Easy: get rid of Trudeau.

[@MakeThatChange]

Which politician would positively change things discussed in the video?

[@MartinAngers-j5n]

@@MakeThatChange Hello. Not sure solving the things you identified would help in any way, so no matter who you put to do the things you suggest, we will put ourselves in a deeper hole. Pandemic aside, Trudeau is brankrupting Canada on many levels by spending money we don’t have. He created problems himself, than spend more money to (try to) correct them. I am wary of Poilievre, but if he can balance the budget, reduce immigration (illegals and refugees), reduce the size of government and taxes, this might give us a chance to take a breather and jumpstart the economy. While we were a model in the G7 on many levels back in 2014, we are now one of the industrialized country that is in the worse shape 10 years later, thanks to Trudeau. I don’t know when you arrived here, but Trudeau sold you a chimera.

[@MakeThatChange]

Such an attitude like yours “it won’t work so why bother” is what brought Canada where we are today. Let’s do better than that in the next decade 🚀

[@MartinAngers-j5n]

@@MakeThatChange your suggestions won’t change anything 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@MakeThatChange]

Why should we take this assessment seriously?

[@jakearsenta2144]

1. Get rid of Trudeau 2. Become part of the USA 3. Give us the right to bear arms. What kind of country (Canada) punishes innocent citizens for self defence?

[@Nonya6380]

😮

[@jakearsenta2144]

@@Nonya6380 It’s the only way to a stable, free country! Canada is in huge trouble if it stays a monarchy.

[@Nonya6380]

@@jakearsenta2144 we are not a monarchy lol

[@jakearsenta2144]

@@Nonya6380 Right. Pardon me, we’re a dictatorship.

[@AgeCobra]

It is all to impersonal to take and they are not clean .Not good ideas.We like being like out southern cousins .cars make you freee .

[@Rexonamax]

Speed train ? What about new metro lines in Toronto and Vancouver? They can't even solve local problems.

[@nicktankard1244]

Local problems are local. High speed rail should be a federal project because it runs across the country. A train from Vancouver to Kelowna and Calgary/Edmonton would be nice as well. But it has to be the federal government who funds this because it’s beneficial to the whole country and economy not just individual provinces or cities. And those projects are insanely expensive there is no way a single province can fund it.

[@sexygeek8996]

@@nicktankard1244 The examples you gave are both within one province. The problem is that people will object to paying for projects in other parts of the country. The federal government will prioritize Quebec City to Windsor and the other eight provinces will complain about favoritism toward Quebec and Ontario.