Why No One Wants To Live In Canada Anymore

[@EluxeM]

Grew up in Toronto in the 70s. It was lush with trees and flowers. Tons of rabbits, foxes, raccoons and squirrels roamed the streets. It was safe, quiet, clean, friendly, and when I went to uni, I lived in a 4 bedroom Georgian house I shared with 4 friends. I left in the 90s, and recently returned. Horrible! Little greenery, tons of ugly condo high rises everywhere. No one talks to anyone anymore. So sad.

[@richardbemelen7287]

Sounds depressingly similar to what's become of my formerly beautiful hometown, Melbourne. All for the benefit of a greedy, corrupt, entitled few - at the expense of the majority.

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Nah. Not “Little greenery, tons of ugly condo high rises everywhere.” Not “No one talks to anyone anymore.” /

[@redman958]

I'd argue Canada's mass immigration has caused people to talk to each other less. There's more and more cultural disconnect. Everyone is a stranger suddenly.

[@michaelmeredith912]

There’s still lots of raccoons 🦝 😂

[@NormalCleanCars]

You should read reports called 'StrongTowns' .. very informative about how cities are designed and how they went to shit, and how to fix it.

[@fluttergrrl]

Healthcare is in ruins. I just spent 11 hours in a downtown emergency department. The nurses were making it clear how burnt out and overworked they are. What a shame.

[@KevinBauman]

You can spend 11 hours in a US ER, and come out bankrupt. That's how awesome it is here.

[@apollosays7225]

I was in and out within hours several times this past week due to a complicated immune disorder issue - top notch individuals and service. Anecdotal issues arise anywhere you go. Oh, no debt here in Canada - the number 1 reason people go bankrupt in the US.

[@KevinBauman]

The nurses and doctors are also burned out here in the US. There's a shortage of healthcare workers, and some areas are in crisis mode. Hospitals and facilities are closing in small towns and rural areas. The US healthcare system is as good as it gets for billionaires. For the rest of us it's a racket. I had to wait 7 months for a colonoscopy. It was 3 months just to get an appointment. I currently owe $7k for procedures that would cost little to nothing in every other first world nation. And for the privilege of going into debt, I pay $1500/month in premiums. If you are keeping track, that's $25,000 out of pocket for me this year.

[@aimxdy8680]

⁠@@KevinBauman Wrong, In Canada you’re still more likely to be bankrupt, and in the US i never waited 11 hours in the ER, Canadians are more likely to be personally financially insolvent than americans, According to data from CanadaCA on insolvency per capita, 2.9 per 1,000 Canadians go personally insolvent, equating to 0.29% of Canadians facing personal financial insolvency. In contrast, only 0.11% of US faces personal insolvency, data from Statista and FinnMasters show’s that 370,685 Americans filed for insolvency. When factoring in the population and dividing, this results in an American personal insolvency rate of 0.11%. Consequently, Canadians are 2.64x more likely to experience personal and financial insolvency than Americans.

[@LakeNipissing]

Canada has a DECREASING EXPECTED LIFESPAN !!

[@themercer4972]

I am Canadian and I like my country, but . . . In the past few years food prices have gone up by 50%, rent also by 50%, and utilities too, my wage on the other hand increased by only about 10%. So yea there is a big economic problem. I am effectively more poor than I was in 2019.

[@Japi506]

My rent only increased by 11 percent while my wages increased by 20. Not everyone is struggling in this country.

[@Lily14578]

@@user-ld6wo4rv8h use your m@le brain to know that in other contries women vote and it’s 100 times better. Just say ur sxist

[@myopicdreams]

My rent went up by 50% utilities went up food went up the same as you but I didn't even get a raise.

[@user-ld6wo4rv8h]

@@myopicdreams lol. Enjoying your feminist utopia yet?

[@myopicdreams]

@@user-ld6wo4rv8h not everyone is a feminist don't assume. I think everyone deserves to be equal and that includes men. Men have been being treated horribly for years in the namesake of women and I personally don't stand for anyone being treated poorly. Your hate has no grounds to attack everyone simply because they are here. I purposely do not vote because the government doesn't give a crap about anyone but big corporations anyway. They just want their sheep to pay taxes so they can steal that money for their sixth vacation home. But don't assume someone is a feminist just because they are a female in 2023. I hate politics in this country it is morally ambiguous on a good day and downright dirty and corrupt every other day of the week. We have bigger fish to fry than pointing fingers at girls and saying she started it. It doesn't matter who broke it, it needs fixing asap.

[@jelenajm1160]

My Serbian family came to Canada as refugees in the Balkan civil war of the 1990's. Canada gave us a new life and new opportunities that we were grateful for. Now my younger brother and myself, both highly educated and with graduate level degrees, are barely making ends meet. We are both in our late 30's, and are still renting over-priced apartments with little prospect of owning our own homes . At times, over the last few years, the idea of moving back to the Balkans has crossed both of our minds.

[@philsidock]

I'm a Canadian, 100% born and raised in Ottawa, and I'm moving to Belgrade this summer for a number of reasons, including the cost of living. Serbia is a beautiful place, and I understand why you may be tempted to go back...

[@JB0i]

You should move to somewhere like the Netherlands. Everything about that country is great. There is a KZbinr called “Not Just Bikes” who lives there, and he can show you how great it is.

[@Zoki4444]

Yo, literally same here. My parents fled Yugoslavia a couple years prior to the civil war. My sister and I are in our early 30's but my parents fled back to Serbia during the pandemic. Canada's just not worth it anymore.

[@ClaymanS]

​@JB0i Do not go to any western European country that is in the Ultra liberal EU Union...including Holland and look what kind of government they have. Holland is bad news unless you are OK with drugs, migrants or euthanasia etc.

[@vaska1999]

I'm a Serbian Canadian, here for most of my life (almost 45 years) and now that I'm retired, I'm moving back to Belgrade. Serbia has an excellent health care system, a much more affordable cost of living, nicer quality of life, and is close to everything else in Europe. I'll be moving there as soon as I sell my townhouse here in Ontario.

[@mattt1994]

I was born and raised in Canada and then moved to the US in my mid 20s and it was the best decision of my life. Lower taxes, higher pay, more affordable housing, and more career opportunities. The government continues to neglect the housing crisis which reduces the incentive for educated/ambitious people to stay. Until housing prices return to normal, I think it will continue to experience brain drain.

[@JEEPER7788]

"The government continues to neglect the housing crisis which reduces the incentive for educated/ambitious people to stay. Until housing prices return to normal, I think it will continue to experience brain drain." the irony is astounding.

[@Sam_Pillay]

If you don't mind me asking, how did you immigrate?

[@mattt1994]

@@JEEPER7788 what is ironic?

[@mattt1994]

@@Sam_Pillay there are many different work visa options for Canadians. TN, H1B, L1 etc

[@canadiankewldude]

@@mattt1994 Congratulations. Wish I would have considered that years ago.

[@ICantSplel]

I was interested in leaving my country (Ireland), because of our housing crisis, and a growing disillusion with my government for prioritising housing everyone but the hardworking saps. I was considering Canada, until I researched it. Seems like we're in similar situations.

[@huskavarnapunkband]

ya just stay there and dont be a country ditcher, we dont want country ditchers here. ya gonna just ditch us one day.

[@Kaylor_Ryan]

It's basically everywhere

[@RRaymer]

Every country is like this. UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia heck even the US for many. People will never be satisfied and think the grass is greener in the other side

[@flookaraz]

I'd say we (Canada) have it better than the UK but I was actually thinking about Ireland on my list of places to move to hahaha

[@RRaymer]

⁠​⁠@@flookaraz I wouldn’t choose anywhere in Western Europe. But out of Ireland/UK, the UK is more ideal, just more opportunities than Ireland which is centred around Dublin.

[@mtimothydoyle123]

I’m a software exec and my wife is a cardiologist. We moved to Canada (my former home and new for my wife) a few years ago we lasted 9 months. My wife was like “get me out of here”. Now we are in Atlanta and loving it. We will never be back.

[@maximeparent3004]

I like how you created your own lies and believe yourself. I’d live in Bangladesh before Atlanta, and I travelled to both places.

[@RMatt2016]

​@maximeparent3004 r u from Bangladesh? Are have you resided there before?

[@maximeparent3004]

@@RMatt2016 I traveled there a few years back, it's a beautiful country. At least it feels safe and people are nice compared to Atlanta.

[@Xx-Anwar-xX]

your wife is smart to realize the bullshit that fast . there is no life in this open air slave camp .and definetly no future .

[@Gromitdog1]

You are lucky you have that ability, most of us are trapped here.

[@modero6370]

Everything in construction here in Canada is totally overregulated. Every few years new changes to the building codes make building and renovating more expensive. It's as if the authorities have decided that its now a privilege to have a decent place to live. This government is rotten to the core.

[@whitesquirrel4131]

the corruption is trickle down, many benefit from the rotten core

[@mitchwhite1816]

not just construction but nearly all sectors of business. Really difficult for small businesses to thrive and the megacorps, oligopolies, monolopies thrive as they are already established.

[@sasthebarber]

Not to mention if they give out a grant or some sort of money for construction, we do not know how much money is being skimmed off the top. Look at the Canada arrive app and how much of a mess that is and the amount of money wasted. Now how many other situations like that have happened that went undetected ? Not to mention all the Mis spending and printing money during the lockdowns

[@brookerobitaille745]

Agreed to original comment

[@themodfather9382]

No. It's your population.

[@HauntingSpells]

I'm Canadian and unfortunately everything in this video is accurately portrayed. The province in which I reside doesn't have it as bad as the ones mentionned in this video, and I can confirm that housing is still somewhat very affordable in a lot of areas if you don't mind a long-ish commute to the city when you have business there. Staying in a more rural area is fortunately a very valid option for tons of people as a lot of employers adopted telework permanently following the pandemic, but yeah essentially if you wanna live in an urban centre, good luck!

[@i_am_ergo]

Is Canada's ISP situation at least better than the States'? 'Cause working from home in a rural area with good Internet connection sounds alright in my book - as long as local healthcare isn't horrendous.

[@jazzcatjohn]

Long-ish commutes aren't cheap and should be added to one's cost of living.

[@coolioso808]

Can anybody explain to me how monetary-market economics is supposed to be a sustainable way to meet all people's needs? What is the profit motive to create abundance and prosperity for all? But war? Yep, there's profit for some big weapons companies to go bomb and kill people in other lands! The incentives are messed up! How profitable is peace? What if everybody only had to work 6 - 12 hours a week to ensure they all had access to an abundance of basic goods and services, locally grown and produced, such as food, water, housing, transit, healthcare and education? Because that's more than technically possible. But not within the capitalist system. When people talk about a "good economy" are they talking about a high GDP where everybody is buying a lot of stuff over and over again to fuel more jobs, while wasting more resources to infinity and beyond? Because that doesn't sound like a healthy economy, that sounds like cancer. And cancer spreading kills the host if it isn't cut out. What do we want, really? A healthy, sustainable society for all to live in or a enslavement, death spiral monetary-market economy that is from over 6,000 years ago?

[@tarazieminek1947]

​@@i_am_ergo You can get Starlink in many areas, so the rural Internet is far better than it was even a few years ago.

[@proudcanadian1837]

Depending on the province, the rural part isn't always as advertised. In BC where the province holds 94% of all lands and artificially keeps even rural lands that are 30 to 60+ mins from a tier two city still 5 to 10+ times more than comparable in the US. Not to mention the taxes on all factors that only go up or get added tk each year, if not more. There are a lot of factors to this but something that would help bring more affordable places and land is of all province's freed up lands from the 54th parallel down thr the 49th from coast to coast around villages, towns, and cities for ownership and development. Also for new rural regions are to be developed and expanded upon by Canadians, new and old. I bet it would help with pricing, overall taxes, and even land management. Maybe one day we will find out.

[@miriamzajfman4305]

It is very sad , but it's true I came to Canada 50 years ago at that time " it was Heaven on earth . We made it ! those days are gone I feel sorry for the Young Generation .

[@cscs9192]

Thanks to those who voted left.

[@miriamzajfman4305]

What is the Left in Canada ?@@cscs9192

[@materockk1579]

You came from Africa or India ?

[@miriamzajfman4305]

@@materockk1579 Do I look like ???Lol

[@i.e.d786]

@@materockk1579 you came from europe? or where?

[@sb4874]

Something that many people fail to realize is that a huge majority of money laundering in Canada is done through real estate. There are tons and tons of empty homes, some that have been that way for over a decade, due to organized crime.

[@joelc9439]

My friend this is not just in Canada but in other parts of the world as well..

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

What is going on with that? Why do I keep getting random panhandler calls from "investors" wanting to buy up every off-market home possible? Is the dollar now worthless, and so people are trying to hoard tangible assets? Do they aim to make us all homeless? Why can't all those investors actually build more housing, do something useful for a change?

[@maxsordi]

how about u..kraine... billions laundered, same as immigration... it costs taxpayers $20 bln per year, wonder how much of that is in pockets of corrupt politicians.... then there's another $5 bln sent out of country each year and nearly $18 bln consulting spending each year... those are billions of taxpayer money sto.len and what Canadians get when they're disabled or old, euthanasia.... .and then tehir organs are probably sold on black market somewhere...

[@willyupshaw]

But it's worse in Canada than it is anywhere else. @@joelc9439

[@ElizabethMcDermott-cy4cv]

In the UK those gangsters work for our government 😂

[@van111111111]

I live in Canada. I’m 29, and even in my short existence here, I’ve noticed the deterioration of many public services. The decisions made during the pandemic will cause repercussions for decades. Big changes need to happen to allow my future grandkids to live in a great country. Might be too far gone for me and even my kids.

[@Meleena2218]

same. I'm 28 and live north of Toronto and our taxes are higher here than in Toronto. Gas prices are ridiculous, its almost not worth me going to my part time job because they cut hours and my drive to work is long. trying to find an apartment to rent is a joke, my buddies pay 1600 a month for a very small 2 bedroom apartment. and those that do have a house have been scared about their mortgage payments. its getting to the point where moving out of Canada is almost the only option, that or finding half a dozen roommates to afford rent.

[@stevestruthers6180]

I was born and raised in Canada and my parents and grandparents were born in Canada. I have lived in Canada all my life. And now, at age 61, I'm seriously considering leaving. Canada is going to hell in a handbasket and is probably on the verge of economic collapse. Yet our government - whether federal, provincial or federal do not seem interested in doing anything substantive to halt the slide. Their attitude seems to be, "As long as we come out on top financially, who cares if everyone else suffers?"

[@ironhell813]

It’s an evil outlook and it’s been the cornerstone of most Canadian governments for decades. It’s heavily rooted in colonial English and French attitudes.

[@thndr_5468]

Where would you even go?

[@ASMR_Lighting]

USA is looking better everyday with their 1st and 2nd amendments

[@LakeNipissing]

Imagine one person's pension, Jagmeet Singh, can hold the country hostage !!!

[@exercicesinmetal666]

Agenda 21 (2030) you will own nothing and be happy.....scary shit.

[@ilanay]

Spot on. Moving to Canada was the worst mistake of my life. I wish that I could go back in time and get all the years and resources that I have invested into settling here... Canada has had a great PR internationally, and Canadians are too polite to complain, so I had to learn it on my own after moving. Good that the truth is finally coming out. Everything here is deteriorating FAST.

[@rustyscrapper]

It was fine here even 3 years ago not too bad, in fact in 2019 Canada was becoming more affordable. Trudeau and the globalists have absolutely destroyed the country. The carbon tax is causing more unaffordability then people think.

[@freespeech824]

What happened to you?

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

Too polite to complain? No. Too environmentalist? Yes.

[@Gengingen]

You are free to leave.

[@javierguerrero9910]

​@@Gengingenfree to leave, not leave for free.

[@timor64]

You could apply this to Australia. The reason is the same. They are using high immigration to drive increased GDP, so property demand outstrips supply. Also governement services stay the same, therefore there is less per capita. You see this most if you need emergency healthcare. It's a bit like shrinkflation.

[@AusKipper1]

Also in Australia a very large part of the governments coffers (about 20%) are filled by mining royalties and taxes, and they stay similar regardless of population, thus more people = less "excess" taxes per person. Our per capita GDP has not really risen that much in the last 10 years compared to what it used to prior even though our overall GDP continues marching on higher.

[@richardramfire3971]

But gdp per capita is shrinking though.

[@stoneneils]

We're stopping that immigration now but god help us had we not allowed it to happen the past twenty years Canada's population would literally be down to 5-10 million and already quickly SWALLOWED by the USA.

[@jonmello6951]

In 2002 I met a couple from Canada, both were medical Doctors. They said they were taxed 54% of their income. 54%, they said to me, " what's the point of working?"

[@victorcretu7741]

54% is the marginal tax rate if you earn 400k per year. The paid tax for this salary is 43%. Many KZbin content creators make more than that -much more - and they aren't as necessary as doctors. They are just chatterboxes. We need more people working and less people talking. That's the only way our lives will improve.

[@tedebayer1]

July 1 is "Canada day", it is also (roughly) the day that all you've earned in the current year goes to taxation in one form or other.

[@andrijapfc]

Did they tell you how much they make in Canada as medical doctors? No? It's the one group in Canada no one should feel sorry for (they now also have various ways of reducing the taxes they pay to way less, btw).

[@corneydasilva5831]

Double price year over year is a practice on scammers. "Investors", realtors and other scums. Politicians not interested because they have interest on the real estate business. Jail to all NOW.

[@ChristineLagacee]

@@victorcretu7741 There are more taxes than income tax... Employment insurance, Retirement fund (that will be taxed to death when/if you get it), Parental program, insurance, union..... I pay 53% and i earn 60k a year

[@luwiz4168]

As a canadian born here and raised by first gen immigrants this is true. Parents came from poorer countries and came to Canada for peace and to be better off financially. They worked hard and made sure I would live a better life then them by focusing on school and getting a good paying job. Fast forward, I graduate university landed a good job and am still struggling in this country. Feels like deja vu now Im considering moving countries for the same reason my parents did.

[@taliajournee212]

This is exactly my situation. The government hates it's own citizens and does nothing on their behalf. They don't make decisions that will make your life easier (especially as you age). Socially, the people are all miserable, even those who are earning a lot of money, they don't know how to be happy. They barely want to give vacation time, everyone works round the clock and has depression but nobody cares. I'm born here and in my late 30s, this is the worst I've ever seen it - cannot wait to leave for somewhere better.

[@tappajaav]

@@wish-56 That's subjective.

[@webrbio3153]

Same. That's about the jist of it.

[@mdchibrahim5699]

This commonly happens to people who buy into their sophisticated marketing uncritically

[@sorrywrongplanet8873]

Good luck with finding somewhere better.

[@qualityman1965]

I came to Canada as a teen back in the early 80s, and can say the the problem with Canada is it's a small country pretending to be large. Small population, large land mass. So we bring in more immigrants, most of which are low value. Most companies don't manufacture or do R&D here. They just cell into a small market. Large land, small population will not support efficient supply chain based business. Telecom, insurance, and many businesses charge high fees, due to small market. We stick our nose in world affairs that have little to do with us. China, Europe, and the middle east. Our economy can support some amount of population effectively, so why grow beyond what we can support. We should be like Norway. Healthy rich economy, small population, no issues. No we have to pretend we are the US, or Germany or China. That's what's wrong

[@paulie-g]

I do find it interesting that Trudeau can find the money to fund a proxy war but apparently not to fix healthcare.

[@dougmartin9000]

WOW! It's like you have read my mind on how I feel these days. Our useless PM is a small man in a small country with a big mouth and an even bigger ego! Well said, you should run for office... if you stay around long enough!

[@qualityman1965]

@@dougmartin9000 No. I would be the first Canadian PM to get shot. I speak my mind, no filters, don't force anyone to agree. Remember John Crosby.

[@GoldenSpike300]

Yeah, we are also big on land mass but it is small in usable land. Without the Canadian Shield’s land mass we would be the 11th biggest country in the world. A large part would still suffer severe weather. The government hopes that by increasing the population we have a higher chance of increasing innovation to make the harsher areas habitable, but realistically, people with the brains to bring that kind of innovation are getting snatched up by our biggest competitor down south (although we don’t treat it as our biggest competitor, instead treat the us as if we’re its henchmen). US has both the good land, the power, the population, and the strong economy. A large part of our brains and skill end up moving to the us and living there. We do not have the land or the technology to make Canada bigger than the cities in the south, and have a normal life in harsh weather conditions that are found upper north.

[@lesleydujeu1166]

@@GoldenSpike300 You are so right!

[@yellowtabletales4128]

I’m canadian. Everything that you find wrong with Canada is also happening in the EU in the United States anywhere in the entire world. This is not a country division. This is a class division of the rich and poor on the global stage.

[@natec9420]

It’s government attacks on businesses. All money comes from businesses, and it’s getting harder and harder to run a business. Higher taxes and more regulations crush the everyday worker. If you made government smaller, and less intrusive, and allowed the private sector and peoples’ collective efforts to thrive, Canada’s economy would boom and work would be plenty. All money the government has, is taken out of the private sector, and mostly wasted.

[@jonytodorov8552]

That's not completely true. I left Canada for the EU, and although they have some similar problems it's not even close to the garbage that Canada has become. Being both an EU and Canadian citizen, Canada is in a much worse position than the EU. Its a warning to the EU to show what happens when you have an incompetent leader who mismanages a wealthy nation

[@RobertCox-sh4lp]

Yes the big picture is not just Canada, but Changing this Federl Goverment should help.

[@MM-fy8yx]

@@RobertCox-sh4lp it won't do much

[@gulammohiddin5747]

@@MM-fy8yx You haven't tried for so long and look where it got you now.. Try changing the stupid govt you have and evaluate for a term.

[@thistime1483]

I'm Canadian and recently got back from spending time in Phoenix. I'm still shocked at how much better everything is down there. From the prices, the weather, the housing, the jobs, the people. I miss it and want to live there someday.

[@richardrogers7479]

Things are always greener on the other side, just make sure to buy a gun and health insurance

[@donnajupe7196]

Yes you can stay in the USA if you like.

[@GrannieAnnieMB2024]

It is even cheaper living in Mexico - ask Thomas Markle Sr. (Meghan Markle's Dad).

[@richardrogers7479]

I stay in Mexico for 3 months each winter food prices and essentials are sky high, only cheap thing is beer@@GrannieAnnieMB2024

[@TT-fq7pl]

I'm an American living in Phoenix and it's absolute hell. I'd love to move to Canada!

[@PTS2024]

Im Canadian and this video is 100% accurate. To anyone who is debating moving to Canada - think twice and consider the US instead. My family and I are looking to move down south in the near future.

[@adamcohen69]

Tell that to the thousands of Indians overcrowding Canada.

[@GoodGuyDream]

@@adamcohen69 They won't understand since many of them barely speak any English

[@aluisious]

Sure, move to a country that has a 50% chance of becoming the world's most dangerous dictatorship next year, what a good plan.

[@eddie-xi6ls]

I made the move to California years ago neber regretted it.

[@coolioso808]

Oh yes, USA will love the millions more immigrating there to be wage slaves for their Mega Capitalist Machine. Canada will still have plenty of wage slaves for our Capitalist Machine. Isn't that great? No matter where you move, you are one lost job, one missed paycheck, one costly emergency away from crippling debt, bankruptcy or poverty! The aliens watching this dark comedy known as the Human Experiment on Earth is a source of great entertainment for them, I'm sure. They are sitting around watching and asking each other: "Are humans really this dense? Do they not understand Economics 101? Do they not realize they are enslaved by a monetary-market system that humans created themselves over 6,000 years ago? Don't they know they have more than enough resources and technology to meet all human needs in harmony with nature and only have to work a few hours each week to maintain such as system? But they choose to keep 'fixing' the monetary-market economy and getting more stressed, angry, in debt and depressed as a result? Silly humans." Well, if anybody is tired of this speeding train headed towards a cliff and want to build a new, viable path away from this, they can check out "A Viable Society" by Peter Joseph and/or Michael Tellinger's channel along with the One Small Town Contributionism initiative. If not that, then what else do you propose?

[@philippebarillecavalier9275]

I'm currently in Turkey. Here for healthcare that is just not available in Canada. When we walk in a hospital in Turkey, it feels like entering a fine hotel. In Canada, hospitals look and feel like UN refugee processing centers. In the news recently: federal government mandated that menstrual products will be distributed in men's bathrooms. These are the priorities of the day! It's time to reduce the federal public administration to ashes and start from scratch with a minimalist approach. The purge is long overdue.

[@blobtv7444]

Canadian hospitals looks very run down, dirty and dark..not what one would expect

[@dennisdragomir7572]

refugee center at hospital would be correct. Migrants need help and don't pay. But they are in front of you...

[@vladtheimpalerofd1rtypajee316]

@@blobtv7444 Better than India.

[@stevendaniel8126]

Scream, curse and criticize all you want, the fact is the US is, overall, still the best place in the world to live......

[@MegaLegz]

@@vladtheimpalerofd1rtypajee316 For now. If trends continue perhaps not in 30 years.

[@AlmostEthical]

We are just starting to make this same mistake in Australia. The government raised immigration to half a million people at a time when rental vacancies were very low. Homelessness is increasing. All around the west, high immigration in recent times has caused a significant hit to the quality of life. There was a time when high immigration was a means to grow a nation. That time is over.

[@cazpk6840]

cos they bring in people from certain countries that have conflict and crime - so the immigrants bring this to Australia. I am sad to see Australia in such a mess.

[@worldstar907]

in germany we had a saying before it got cancelled: if you import half of calcutta you will become calcutta

[@k.vn.k]

I pray Australia won’t follow Canada to the darkside… yet. We don’t need to earn $268k a year to be able to apply for mortgage neither do we spend over 100% salary to afford a rent. Canada, you guys are crazy.

[@AlmostEthical]

@@k.vn.k I think we need to work harder to develop people from within rather than relying on migrants for our expertise. At least as much as is possible anyway.

[@k.vn.k]

@@AlmostEthical I don’t mind selective immigrants as long as they can contribute to the economy and assimilate to the society. Not until labour can be done with AI, we still need low wage employee (cleaners, construction workers, miners). Those illegal, uneducated refugees, fake asylum seekers and religious extremism are the biggest problem.

[@MarthaDeTa358]

This administration is putting many families in difficult situations. A lot of people are financially struggling to live, put a roof over their head and put food on the table. Things are getting worse these days, if you don't find means of multiplying your money you might wake up a day to realise you didn't plan well for yourself and family.

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[@Hannahpine]

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[@2GringosOnTheGulf]

We are 2 Canadians 🇨🇦 living in Mexico 🇲🇽✌🏼 We left Canada Oct 2021. The wife went to university in Guadalajara many years ago and it was our dream for 12 years to retire here in Mexico. 🇲🇽🥰✌🏼

[@iamzuckerburger]

Yeah I left, too. Fuck Canada.

[@ASMR_Lighting]

Happy for you both. Many Canadians feel as you but may have ties that bind etc. Good to hear about safe landings in Mexico.

[@2GringosOnTheGulf]

Thanks brother, we wish you and your family all the best. 🥰🥰 Life is not perfect here but we are much happier. It was our dream for over 12 years to retire in Mexico, we have been holidaying here for that long and the wife went to university here. She lived here for 6 months taking Spanish and Mexico stole her heart back then. 💖🙏🏽 @@ASMR_Lighting

[@alwayslearning7672]

Yeah, but you are retired and can go anywhere.Young people need to keep working and there's no work in Mexico for working age folk.

[@2GringosOnTheGulf]

@@alwayslearning7672 My wife works online. If you can work remotely you can live anywhere. ✌🏼

[@haowu1337]

This video is spot on. I am Canadian and moved to the US 15 years ago. Best financial decision I have made. I don’t know how middle class Canadians can afford a mortgage or rent. Canadian health care system sounds great until you really need to use it.

[@rachenna7763]

I'm Canadian & my boyfriend is American, I'm moving to the states to be with him instead of the other way around for a big reason...the cost of living. You're lucky to be out of this place, as much as I love my home I do not enjoy living in a shithole apartment that is falling apart just because it's the cheapest rent my family & I could find plus is a 2 bedroom apartment for only 900$ compared to basement apartments that are going for 2k to 3k. Most houses cost millions of dollars and even if you're working fulltime and have a roommate you still cannot afford your other bills ontop of rent, then you add groceries which is always over 200$ every 2 weeks. Forget having any extra money for yourself to save and buy things you want or need. Trust me when I say Canada has gotten a lot worse since you've left here.

[@archimedes2261]

For those of us who can't move anywhere cheap, we can stop overpaying for homes altogether be it a mortgage or rent and watch the whole corrupt market come tumbling. No money, no honey 😆

[@annetoronto5474]

You know Canada usually has a slump or full blown recession every 10 years or so. I heard it’s much easier to find a professional job in the US and the pay is higher.

[@fitfatty211]

@@rachenna7763 I don't know where you can find a 2 bedroom apartment for $900 in the US - certainly not in a major city, which have the most job opportunities. I live just *OUTSIDE* of NYC - not even IN the City - and 2 bedroom apartments are usually $3,500 - $4,000+ ! In NYC? Depends where, but easily $6,000 - $9,000 per month. The further from Manhattan you go, the cheaper it gets. There are still (2 bedroom) apartments in and around Staten Island for around $2,000 - $2,500 a month, but the commute to Manhattan (again, depends where in Manhattan) can be long and difficult.

[@Lovelysoulgirl1984]

@@fitfatty211many many states near major cities have rent for 900-1500, and homes for 150-300k in safe suburban sprawl. I think the OP knows there are 48 other states besides NY and CA. We ALL know not to move to those places 😂. Even if she moved only to MN, average home is 250k in the best areas.

[@timphiey]

What happened to Canada is like a nightmare. We are Canadians and we left because we foresaw everything that is happening right now. Twas the saddest but probably the best decision we've ever made for our family.

[@trails3597]

Can I borrow your crystal ball?

[@iamzuckerburger]

LandBack.

[@Frank-oz8be]

Where did you go?

[@shalbec3232]

Lol canada got everything the problem is housing which is everywhere😂. I don't think you guys know what a nightmare country looks like it far worse than canada💀

[@timphiey]

@@Frank-oz8be Asia

[@GayFrogsTho]

I used to work for a Canadian guy. He was a wealthy, successful man and had very few good things to say about the current state of things, and he was a success story. He's got 3 well educated, entrepreneurial sons and they're all going to the US.

[@teamhop]

Hey I’ve got some really great news to share with you, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died on a cross and resurrected on the third day so you may all have eternal life. If you believe and repent of your sins and put your faith and trust in Him as you would a parachute jumping off a plane at 25000 feet up in the air, He will give you eternal life in heaven as a free gift and I promise you, He will change your life forever as He did mine. He is the ONLY way to heaven and He loves you all. Please think deeply about this with urgency because this is your eternal life and soul, you don’t know when you could die, meaning you could die at any moment, so please consider this with all your heart. If anyone tells you that Jesus isn’t the only way, they are lying to you and they don’t care about your future.

[@maryamzokaie7450]

We immigrated to Canada to create a life we would not have been able to have back home. However, not only did we not obtain a better life, we lost the opportunities that we would have had back home if we had stayed there. We came here to be able to buy property, to have secure employment in the fields that we were trained for. We came here to have better medical care. At this point, to see a doctor, we prefer to fly back home and to get diagnosed and treated there because of the long wait times and doctors who are reluctant to prescribe tests and are just passive. They just care about the paperwork they need to complete instead of diagnosing and treating patient. We immigrated to lower our stress levels but they doubled and tripled due to debts, the risk of being laid off or fired so easily . I work 10 hours a day, but I live in conditions that a jobless person is living. The salary I earn does not help me improve my life and to buy a house and to generally improve. The issue is that Canada is being dangerously overrated and is being marketed for what is not true. Hopefully with social media the realities will get out and reach people.

[@chucksurgeonertribute2113]

Trudea is desperate for whatever money he can get.

[@abnerloblaw3453]

Exercise your options.

[@petermartell568]

conservative politicians are attacking national health care

[@GoldGollum]

Canada is a joke now... they really did well with their PR to promote how sweet and wonderful the country is... and not to sound too biased, that's no surprise when we see in different people's circle of friends many Canadians opting out for countries with better opportunities and warmer climate... this country is becoming a white and cold hell if it has never been... it's time to move out of here.

[@richardramfire3971]

I agree with everything you say. I’m born and raised in Canada so I don’t live the reality that many immigrants face.but even native born Canadians are also feeling the pain. I would encourage people to do more research. Canada is not what it once was. We’ve had incompetent government for too long

[@mariembuenaventura1278]

I have a friend with 2 jobs that could have a net pay of 6digits but unable to buy a house in Canada. And is now gonna migrate to the US.

[@jasonknight5863]

That’s because Canadian money is similar to Mexican pesos. Need lots of it but can’t get much for your money anymore.

[@nickieshadowfaxbrooklyn5192]

6 figures won’t let you buy gas and food. What housing are you talking about?

[@Deadmansworld14]

So lucky I bought in 2019 impossible housing market now

[@ertsixbarf]

@@jasonknight5863 in 1978 we paid 1 euro for 1 $ Cdn, (FL 2.20)

[@mukkah]

Sounds about right u.u

[@richardloach610]

This is very true. Living in Canada means paying more for pretty much everything except healthcare than Americans. Just groceries are close to double US costs, as well as gasoline and telecommunications services

[@Keyer-bn3dp]

Communist sympathizers love Canada.

[@smoynihan981]

What healthcare ?

[@GrannieAnnieMB2024]

Yes, it is more expensive to live in Canada, especially as we get a great deal of fresh fruits and vegetables from south of the border and have to pay the difference in the CAD vs USD, which normally is more than 25%. For sure these things will be more expensive if they have to be trucked in. What the US companies do is come north of the border and buy out any business that is viable and drag it south of the border, then sell our commodities back to us at inflated prices. That goes for oil and gas, they bought out the refineries years ago and pipe oil and gas down there, then sell it back to us refined. There go the jobs, south of the border. Private US companies own a good chunk of personal care homes here, these care homes make them a whole lot more money than the ones in the USA. Telecommunications: I have a magic Jack internet phone that I pay $25 USD a year + $10 USD a year for the phone number. My Virgin cell phone costs me $44.25 month, but most of my friends pay a whole lot more for cell service. In short, if our Canadian businesses weren't raped and pillaged by our neighbours to the south, maybe job prospects would be better here.

[@georgek3398]

Unchecked immigration without appropriate planning for housing, jobs and services is creating major issues in Canada It’s taking me months to get MRI

[@Wary_Of_Extremes]

There's a certain hospital, well community funded besides by taxes, in a well-known large city in Canada that I went to work at as a student...school wasn't going well. Where I was from, I was used to doctors just repeating your symptoms back as if that were a diagnosis. 'Yes, you have bad headaches/a bad back/a bad knee...' as if that helped. In that hospital, a doctor asked me 'Who's taking care of you for this?' uh, nobody... 'Want to get an mri?' I don't know if I'll be in this city for 6 months or a year...school's not going great. I don't know if it's worth booking...' 'How about tomorrow night?' I was floored at the speed. I had had friends d1e while their parents were begging for simple things, saying things like 'It's not ASTHMA! Give her a chest x ray! Something's really wrong!'..and being denied that and the girl went out with massive cancer in her lungs and elsewhere.

[@easterntechartists]

In Europe I got MRI same day or same week, almost everywhere. and either free or very cheap.

[@MsEagle20]

I have a good friend who is hell-bent on moving to Vancouver when he retires. I have told him that Canada is not what it used to be, but he will hear none of it. God bless him. I will miss him, but he may be back eventually after he moves there.

[@annetoronto5474]

You can have a great time in Vancouver if you have a good amount of money 💰 I lived there in one of the trendy areas, Kits beach for 5 years, 2005 to 2010. It was fantastic, but got too expensive to stay. One of the things a lot of people complain about besides the rain, is how unfriendly people are. Very polite, but difficult to make close friends, so many people complain about being lonely. Vancouver is very liberal, they have legalized all hard drugs, you will run into drug addicts almost everywhere you go…. It’s very difficult to see people that are so out of it, like a zombie. That said, Canada has changed a lot over the last 20 years, it’s more multicultural and those communities have their own culture. When my family moved here in 1980 we were expecting English, French, and Native Canadiens to make up most of the culture and people…. but it’s rare to see that demographic in major cities. It’s very common to see South Asian, Chinese, and Caribbean people, with a lot of new immigrants from South America. It’s also very apparent that the Chinese and South Asian people have money, but other immigrants are struggling a lot!

[@manfredlaub1776]

Well you got to keep in mind everything changes over time Myself I immigrated to Canada 67 years ago and i wouldn't want to live anywhere else Canada was a very good country to me and my family .

[@gessnermatt]

Is he expecting some dread wearing successfull stoner to offer him a career in video game development? Maybe run a coffee shop? Because what he’ll be offered either a crack pipe and street corner, or a job at Timmy’s where the bare necessities is what is supposed to incentivize him and when the work day is done he has his 5 roommates of multiple nations(some unfriendly) to occupy his time with. The life nobody dreams of.

[@ice9594]

My advice to him would be to spend some time there before he moves permanently. My parents moved there for work about 25 years ago. My stepdad made a decent salary, but It was so expensive they moved back to the US within 9 months. And prices are only going up.

[@mukkah]

@@manfredlaub1776 It's not the worst country, it's just one of the most expensive.

[@TomWis-747]

OMG this is like a mirror of Australia at the moment. Few large companies and four banks ripping off ordinary Aussies.

[@rockyroad7345]

I find it very confusing why so many Canadians move to Australia, unless it's strictly for the weather. Their politics are as bad or worse than Canada.

[@4799balaji]

​@@rockyroad7345I saw that, too. Probably the weather.

[@FuryfistX]

Weather and better pay and much easier to move compared to U.S

[@johncam8420]

We are basically a worse Australia actually. The only reason we might be slightly better is because we can shop from the US a bit more easily.

[@ChrisJohannsen]

Australia is in much much better shape. I moved from Vancouver to Melbourne and live like a king.

[@Phantom-ZER0]

I came to Canada as a toddler in 2001 and it was like a dream come true for someone from a poor 3rd world country. But as of 10 years ago, the quality of life as well as the quality of services has just been getting worse and worse. As an immigrant myself, i know i shouldn't be saying this, but we seriously need to put immigration at a halt so that the current inhabitants can pick themselves up. -The job market is in a crisis, you can have a Masters Degree and still make less than 50K a year -We're facing an economic crisis where the cost of living is higher than what you're making (Low-class & Middle-class) -Free Healthcare is no longer worth paying for but we have no choice because majority can't afford to pay for Private. -Education level is a joke in comparison to Asia and Europe. -Most people are too old to even realize that they're voting for the wrong parties to run the country. -Depression rate is higher than ever. Satisfaction of life is plummeting, Suicide rate slowly increasing every year. -Public services are becoming more expensive, which once used to be Canada's greatest selling point. -No one wants to work the jobs that are available and in demand because immigrants are getting to pick and choose. -Properties are being bought out by foreigners thus raising the price for citizens who can't afford to buy anymore. -Birth rate and relationship satisfaction is slowly declining giving immigrant families access to Citizen status facilities.

[@coalitionofcommoncanadians5651]

I AM HERE IN CANADA RIGHT NOW< I HAVE THE SOLUTION for how we can save Canada and TBH< save the entire human race.. unfortunately for this to happen, we either need a BLOODY revolution, or we need a catastrophe because people are simply not capable or brave enough to break out of their stockholm syndrome programming and they cannot expand their minds to embrace spiritual truths, even IF their higher selves recognize these truths.. What I have done , took YEARS of careful thought , correlation collation imagination and projection.. IT CAN SAVE OUR ENTIRE WORLD< and here is the kicker: it was developed with the main goal of ALLOWING PEOPLE to be as close to HAPPY and fulfilled as is genetically possible! I worked it ALL OUT.. ALL of it, and frankly the main hurdles would be the sociopaths pedophile deviant psychopaths who run things, it would be the SMALL HAT crew who are committed to the end of life on this planet save themselves and a few GOY as slaves.. those kinds of obstacles are what stand between us and liberty and freedom to be happy secure and able to experience self worth and love.. all of us! THE NWO and those billionaire scum who support it, MUST be stopped or humanity WILL cease to exist IMO.. and so .. should I try to rise up here in my own country? I mean the mood of Canadians as a whole seem to support my chances, BUT... I am still leaning towards trying my big plans in Peru.. which I decided in 2019 , would be my new home, and where I would spend the rest of my days calling home base.. only thing is that NOW< in summer 2024, I am still in Canada, and the climate of the country is falling SO FAST , the mood of the people is hitting lows previously UNHEARD OF.. perhaps.. it is STILL salvageable? perhaps the WOKE, left wing , immigrant loving trans loving PRIDE PARADE LOVING youth, who have been indoctrinated as communist socialist atheist feminist .. loving robots.. are going to hit the collective wall SOON and join in the anger held by their GEN X and BOOMER parents and grand parents~! They are beginning to understand they were all POISONED< they all lined up and rolled up their sleeves based on the most egregious hateful genocidal depopulation HATE WHITEY lies ever spewed by these damnable scum whom I have named.. they are waking up to the horrible truth: can they open their minds and find the courage to fight for the country they would like to live in? with a future we would all want?

[@ilyas.avramovich]

I was raised in Guelph ON, and I loved my childhood in Canada. My friends were white, Sikhs, Bosniaks and Vietnamese, I loved how diverse and welcoming Canada was. At 12 my mother had to stay in the hospital, quick admission, everything free, great doctors and free meds after. That is the Canada I remember. At 16 we moved to NY, life was harder at first. I joined the US Navy to get ahead in education and move away from NY. As time went on I made a good life for myself, married and got a nice condo. My mother got married and made a good life for herself too. Now 22 years later, every single one of my friends from high school moved to the US 'cause they could, not one person said they wanted to live in Canada. I still consider myself a Canadian with the Canadian values *I* was raised with, but the Canada of my youth is gone it seems. Honestly make me sad.

[@Nautical_Steve]

Guelph is growing way too quickly now. The average house price broke the million dollar in December 2022. I bought my townhouse in 2001 for $106,000 and was told a couple of weeks ago by one of my friends (a real estate agent), that I could get over $600,000 for it now. Sadly, this is the cheapest housing in Guelph, so I still can't afford to get into an actual house, unless I'm willing to move an hour or more drive north, and even then, the options are fairly few and far between.

[@sbotros]

You just hit the nail on the head. We are the "most educated country" yet our educated citizens don't have any decent jobs because our economy is so basic compared to other developed countries.

[@sexygeek8996]

Anyone with a useful (i.e. non-arts) degree can make more money elsewhere, like in the United States. Don't waste your time and money studying that garbage. If you can't do science, engineering, medicine, etc. then get a job that doesn't require a degree.

[@sbotros]

@@sexygeek8996 can't agree more. I know many people who either went back home or moved to another country when they noticed how bad the job market here is.

[@LMTMarta]

You don’t have an economy.its taking migrants in an economy, and the resources.that is all

[@esparda07]

I found that most of the people in immigration forums/threads online now focus more on Australia and New Zealand for immigration. These types of videos are now working. Thank you.

[@cazpk6840]

Australia is also becoming a shitty place - do not bother.

[@Leah-br6xu]

It took so much longer than it should have. For people that tried to live here, and couldn’t, to call us out. I was so surprised when I heard Marc miller talkin about having more oversight of post secondary / student visas. It’s been crazy to me for a few years what international students are expected to pay and conditions some live in. It’s messed up to keep bringing in people when every part of our system has gotten bad

[@k.vn.k]

I pray Australia won’t follow Canada to the darkside… yet. We don’t need to earn $268k a year to be able to apply for mortgage neither do we spend over 100% salary to afford a rent. Canada, you guys are crazy.

[@TomWis-747]

Oh please, I hope they don't come to Australia. We have enough problems here already from high house prices to groceries to education to the price of vehicles. Not to mention Australia's addiction with migration saying it grows the economy. It doesn't. It only helps corporate CEOs.

[@archimedes2261]

​@k.vn.k those who pay those obscene prices are insane to live in tiny homes with barely yards, I invest in stock market and live outside big cities more quite and peaceful.

[@fixxundfertig]

This sounds just like my country, Australia. I'm lucky that I bought a small unit a decade ago, even if it isn't great. Our house has more than doubled in price - but I would be happy for it to depreciate if all properties did fairly equally. Housing is a right, not an investment.

[@ExNihilo634]

Because this is literally happening across the globe. The widening gap between the mega-rich and everyone else being poor, has been predicted for decades. People who only think it's happening in their own countries need to open their eyes.

[@generalkawasaki9485]

a good way to check if your rights mean anything is the rights to live free of pests in our societies but I haven't heard of any politician or a single activist who swears to eradicate budbugs for good. Bedbugs are making societies around the world unlivable but governments don't do diddlydee because no one ever died from bites, well that makes you think, eh?

[@John_Caravella]

At least Australia is warm. In Canada, it's unbearably cold and dark for seven to eight months of the year. Not great for one's mental or physical health.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Housing isn't a right, it's man-made thing built by human effort (work!) and bought with money. No idea why anyone would think having a house is a right. Granted, I happen to think that being allowed to develop the best use of your human mind on your own terms is a human right, and Canada has a problem with that.

[@ThatOneDudeNextDoor]

This is very true. I am an Austrian citizen that tried to immigrate into Canada from 2021-2023, I worked my ass off, working 2 jobs for most of my stay and living as cheaply as possible. I still burned through all my savings and a significant amount of money my family sent me to help out. I had an accident and waited for hours for an ambulance to show up, they transported me to a different city because in this town none of the two hospitals had a fucking X-Ray machine. Then the next morning the hospital in the other city kicked me out again, with a fucked up back, because there were no beds available. Had to call my neighbours to come pick me up again (thank you Tracy, love you) because I couldn't get home anymore. Lost one of my jobs thanks to this and started a different one, couldn't afford live in BC anymore and moved to Winnipeg because I heard live there is cheaper. It is, but not significantly so, but you pay for this by living in terrible conditions. Rent was still high, salary was shit, the public transport system is.... Existent but not reliable and the city is so incredibly dirty. There's garbage everywhere. Between my apartment and the nearest dollar store was one garbage can and that was a 20-30 minute walk, here in Vienna there's garbage cans everywhere and thanks to them the city is cleaner. Anyways, I gave up on moving to Canada and came home. Still dealing with my fucked up back (though it's getting better thanks to Physio and a good doctor) and the debt I accrued in the last few years. But my apartment costs less than half for the same size, my job earns me significantly more money, my phone plan is better and costs less than half and the food is both much much cheaper and much much better. I am happy with life now. Thank you Canada for showing me how bad even other parts of the developed world are, I really learned to appreciate Austria while I was away.

[@banjoboy01]

dude! why would anyone leave beautiful Vienna for this shithole

[@hollybarton1992]

hahaha What were you thinking that made you move to canada? are you another shy liberal introvert?

[@nikolaypehlivanov218]

In Europe is not that different. In Switzerland if you want to live in the city you can't even rent anymore. Not only because you can't afford it, but also because there are very few properties available. Healthcare is appalling. The only benefit is the higher salaries compared to the countries of the EU. Which gives you purchase power there. But good luck saving some of that Swiss salary if you want to live decently. It's basically one compromise for the other with no ending.

[@1GTX1]

I live in a run down former communist town in South Serbia and old apartment i live in, with 2 and a half rooms costs 6 times more than a 5 room house which is only 15 minutes away (by car) from the city. Many people in the city who drive 800$ cars, and barely pay their bills also own some empty house in village, there are hundreds of thousands of abandoned houses.

[@SamEisa-pt5up]

Damn is it that bad in Switzerland now? That’s the first time I hear that considering this country status and how they don’t suffer inflation like the rest of Europe

[@nikolaypehlivanov218]

@@SamEisa-pt5up I am not saying people are starving. The Emphasis is on having a decent livestyle in one of the big cities and still have some money left at the end of the month. If you want to live a basic live away from the city it's fine, however in this case why do you have to even be in Switzerland? You can do this in many places. The so called "high standard" and "quality of life" is just one big joke.

[@alwayslearning7672]

​@@1GTX1So if people move there, then what? We would still need to do something to earn a living. I would move there, buy an old house , fix it up, then what?

[@1GTX1]

@@alwayslearning7672 Yea that's my point, people have city apartment and an empty house, and are still poor.

[@lclayton1330]

1000% agree that someone is speaking out and exposing this! I considered moving to Canada to enjoy life but after researching and seeing how Canada has become VERY totalitarian and insanely expensive I crossed it off my list.

[@Jrockjeff]

Where did you choose As a Canadian what move should I make?

[@Carlosmltr]

@jrockjeff if you have a source of income from Canada you can move to a "third world country" with weak currency, as your money will multiply there. Just make a careful research and you can live like a king. Now if you want somewhere to work, I guess every country will have it's problems and it's hard to find one where cost of living is decently below your income. I'd personally chose one of these: Poland, Estonia or UK (avoid London, too expensive). Also do your own research about your job: example: I found out that my PL/SQL developer job has a big demand in Turin Italy, and that city provides low cost of living with good quality of life. The world is a very big place and I'm sure you can find your sweet spot :)

[@bamikbia]

⁠@@Carlosmltr Thank you for this comment even though it wasn’t for me I appreciate the thoughtful advice. I want to move to Canada but after watching this video and reading ur comment, I have thought about it more longer. Im still kinda young so it might not seem ideal or realistic that I think about where to move but I live in a small town where there are barely any good job opportunities (or anything really) so Im always looking for places to go to where I can live a better life

[@Carlosmltr]

@@bamikbia if you really like Canada the last I heard is that the province of Alberta is providing good cost benefit, plus you get to be near the Canadian Rockies- they are stunning. Also heard nice things about Atlantic provinces. As of now my research on Canada is a bit outdated, but it is worth checking these out. Canada has over a hundred immigration programs, at federal, provincial and city level, they really want more people there.

[@C.Marie8437]

Here you will not enjoying life at all,you live on pay cheque to pay cheque.10 years we are here and it’s getting worse,we are stuck here as we have lots of debt to paid.

[@brandonsmith8166]

I’m Canadian and I do love my country, but moved to the US in 2018 and have never looked back. I enjoy higher wages, cheaper cost of living, better weather, and overall just happier and less stressed. I hope things do change for my people who still live there, but I will never move back

[@sergiolandz6056]

for your people ? What ? Are you the king of Canada ? You need to stop talking like that its very slave like. NO one is your people, people are people and thats it, the useless birth certificate we carry does not make who we are, citizenship is just a fancy word for slave.

[@RonFromToronto]

Ditto. I left Canada at the beginning of 2015 for Tucson Arizona. I have not regretted it at any point. Every year the choice only looks better. I make way more money, pay way less for absolutely everything except healthcare (I’m done my education), I have short commute times, I paid off my car and house before my 40th bday and have been semi retired since then. My situation is unusually fortunate. But had I not left Canada my hourly wage would be less than half of what it is now, my costs of living would be more than double, and I’d have to put up with dogshit weather. It brings me NO PLEASURE to say this because I was always a proud Canadian and I’m VERY pro family and pro community. But it is so bad that I am saying it: Get out if you can.

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

Then what is it you love about Canada? You need to be honest with yourself. You don't love Canada anymore and I don't blame you.

[@timwhatley7522]

Do you ever worry about safety in the US? Ive considered moving to the US as well but don’t like how the laws are with guns and what not.

[@brandonsmith8166]

@@timwhatley7522I don’t worry about violence, the reality is that America has about ten times the population of Canada, so crime is naturally going to happen a little more often. You do hear about shootings every now and then it’s actually more rare than the news would make it seem it’s not everyday you go outside and hear gunshots it just doesn’t happen. Also, a lot of state ban certain types of guns and that seems to be more and more common. Most shootings are gang on gang violence

[@C_Ma__S]

I cant wait to get out of this place. Been in Canada 37 years. No intention of staying any longer than I have to. You have to be made of money to live here. The reality about how depressing it is in canada: -Cost of living is insane. Citizens largely cant afford homes. I am 37 and cant afford to have kids despite having worked my whole life. In fact just being able to house myself has become almost impossibly expensive. You need white collar wages to afford to RENT (NOT buy) a 1 bedroom apartment. - Healthcare is crap here -Crime is rising and becoming a serious problem - 6 to 8 months of extreme winter is very hard to live in and very depressing. - People here are overall polite but not kind or friendly. The overall social culture is that everyone is in their own clique or bubble and judges and gossips about others from afar. Its quite weird. - Too many people moving to canada is making housing and jobs extremely hard for canadians to find. I am all for immigration but it should be properly controlled. - The taxes here are INSANE - There are monopolies in the economy because of extremely large corporations that control this economy - The political situation here really sucks. All of the political parties are crap choices. - Cost of dental here is ridiculously expensive. Probably one of the highest in the world. -Cost of isurance here is also extremely ridiculous -Cost of cell phone plans here is exorbitant. Don't move here. You will be extremely disappointed. This place really sucks mainly due to cost of living. You cannot get ahead here. I am nearly 40, lived here all my life and cannot afford to have kids or buy a home and can barely afford to rent with my partners income combined. Its just so miserable here for most people. The only time it makes sense is if you earn over $200k/ year. You have to be in the top 1% basically for it to be worth it. I am going to do everything I can to move to the USA as soon as possible

[@leegifford2942]

Ok. Good luck.

[@adelb7897]

Okay good luck but about a few of your points.. For winter I'm guessing you live in the Praries or the north. There's always southern Ontario, the Maritimes or south BC for winter that lasts 3 months at most. I'm from Toronto and for the last 2 years we only really got 2 consecutive weeks of winter weather (temps that stay below 0) each year. Other days were mostly in the 3 to 10 degree temperature range and sunny. I was shirtless and suntanning in my dad's backyard last Christmas day because it was 16 degrees and sunny in Windsor. Yes the weather is better in the USA for sure but most of Canadians live in areas where winter doesn't last even half as long as the (6 to 8 months you stated). Secondly, the cellphone plans point is incorrect. Prices were exorbitant 10 years ago and now they're sooo much better. I had my first smartphone in 2013 and my plan with Bell costed $45 (2013 money) and it only included 100 minutes of call time 200MB of data and unlimited text. NOW, I am with Telus and I pay $34 (2024 money) for 100GB of even faster 5G data and unlimited call and text for Canada AND the USA. All my services can be used without issue if I travel down south. Cellphone plans are one of the things that actually improved greatly. Thirdly, dental costs SUCK, I agree but by next year, 2025 the government is rolling out free dental for those who make under 90k if i remember correctly and it will cost much less to those who make more than current prices. I must add that I am quite fortunate that my family owns 2 properties in Toronto (bought over 10 yrs ago before the prices went crazy) and 2 in Windsor and as a result, I can basically afford all my necessities plus vacations every year on my 50k salary due to extra rental income. I agree with our politicians and government being absolute crap and insurance being unreasonably high. Otherwise, the three points I debunked aren't as negative as you have described.

[@garrylarose1506]

Canada has been sold from us Canadians by our greedy politicians and corporate interests. This idea that Canada just needs to build more homes is insane. There are millions of new immigrants, student visas, and illegal borders crossings every year. Most of Canada is desolate frozen tundra, rocky mountain, bog, dense forest, and the few spots where the weather is moderate everyone wants to live. People dont want more homes to be built because we can already barely drive anywhere due to traffic congestion, no one has doctors anymore, water restrictions start in early spring, no room for kids in schools. Everything is over crowded and over priced because theres way too many people here in a short amount of time and the infrastructure isnt close to being able to support it. The only ones benefitting from these out of control immigration practices are multi national corporate interests looking for a large cheap labour pool.

[@daffodil1017]

Sounds like Australia 😭

[@Burmeseti]

You forgot to mention high taxes. Between GST, PST, income tax, carbon tax, EI and CPP (which you might never use), that's easily 50% of a person's income if you make above 80k. And the worst part is that the overly corrupt government handles our money so badly that we don't even see half the benefits we should. I would like to move to the USA but haven't figured out how.

[@iprey4surf]

Fly to Mexico and come in through the southern border. I'm pretty sure you get 5k just for your efforts. That should cover your moving expenses.

[@nikolai3620]

@brianlongmire2217 I won't disagree that the US should never be considered some shining beacon of perfection among developed nations. But those "quality of life" articles you eat up are so full of shit. They're the same articles that tell me I stand to have the best quality of life in cities like Vancouver. They completely neglect to mention that you're paying 3 grand for a 1 bedroom, 2 million for a detached house, and the very real threat of being randomly stabbed by some homeless junkie out on his own recognizance with over 80 violent crimes on his rap sheet. And *I WISH* that was hyperbole.

[@SGonzo-z4b]

I think your slightly exaggerating the tax problem, even when I was making 38.50 an hour with OT capped at triple time and a half after 12 hours on a stat holiday pulling in roughly 186,000 cdn a year before taxes, and only lost 28% to income tax and 13.5% in PST and GST that's 41.5% loss those other taxes you spoke of are inbuilt into costs of goods so you don't really lose anything it's just a cost of goods.

[@portpass1974]

Not for corporations and the rich. Corporate taxes have fallen dramatically during the past 35 years, and tax havens hide tens of billions of dollars for the super rich.

[@napke8571]

Ah it is almost the same in my country, the Netherlands. Extremely wealthy, lot of immigrants to but we have a real reason to complain: we do not have the space Canada does have......let 's say a major difference? 🤣 Anyway I will go to Canada just for vacation, hiking and travelling around ( I think will be Alberta or BC ) and put some of my well earned money in your economy. Greetings from the Netherlands, love your beautiful country and I will visit you. Life is short, make every day count even it is hard to pay your living costs, stay strong lovely people.

[@ethandanielburg6356]

I feel like the idea that the housing crisis should be relatively easy to solve in Canada because of the country’s huge land area is not actually true. The places in Canada where there is a shortage of housing are big metropolitan areas that many people want to live in because of their high economic productivity/access to jobs. The amount of developable land available in these metropolitan areas is limited. People want to live a reasonable distance from jobs and services, and urban sprawl on the fringe of metropolitan areas is bad for the environment and creates communities that are car-dependant and expensive to provide services to. And some cities, such as Vancouver, have natural barriers such as bodies of water and mountains that limit how far from the city centre they can sprawl. Ultimately, the solution to the housing crisis is to build more dense housing in existing urban areas in order to meet the high demand for housing in those areas.

[@DutchinBrazil]

True, Netherlands is going down as well

[@aimxdy8680]

You have to account that canada is mostly empty mountainaous forest in deadly climatic areas. It’s not like the US, the only direction canadian cities and suburbs can really expand is east or west.

[@ertsixbarf]

i recomand BC, a lot of areas are not so touristic, like Chilcotin, coastal mountains, and do a hunting/survival coarse before you go, so worth it, the changes are, yes, you meet bears and other wild life, or and you get lost, i lived for many years in remote BC we did camp out in the woods from Alaska till California, always remember, the changes getting killed by a car are much more realistic then the changes getting mauled by a bear, its more a mather of how YOU behave, take lots of time if you can, 3 weeks are not really enough

[@TotalDramaGuy-u2d]

​@@DutchinBrazilAll of Europe sadly

[@mykeb1557]

I grew up in Windsor, across from Detroit. It’s entirely different city every 10 years now. The only people actually staying here have it rough, most pass through. Housing is insane, over population is insane, never owning a house is incredibly depressing. But what I miss most is the simple traditions. Like men actually being men, holding doors, saying hello to those you don’t want to. Being gentleman like always, showing respect, giving up seats for older women & children. Walking on the roadside & keeping family safe inside (simple traditional stuff) it’s all gone..

[@calvinconcepts]

My family and I left Canada for Mexico a few years ago. It was the best thing we ever did and I wish we had done it sooner. Both of our families have been in Canada since before it was even a country. It was time to move on to greener pastures. We are entrepreneurs and we realised Canada is not the place for people like us. We would have lost everything had we stayed.

[@huskavarnapunkband]

then why are so many mexicans comming here to work?

[@cscs9192]

You are probably of hispanic origin, easy for you to move back home. Not the same for those who have Canada as their home.

[@calvinconcepts]

@@cscs9192 Lol No you are so wrong. We moved to Mexico with zero hispanic roots and spoke zero spanish. We are very Canadian. Both of us can trace our roots back to the 1600;s and are a mix of Fench/English/Native. It wasn't at all easy for us to move, There was nothing easy about it at all. It was our home just as much as yours. We just decided that enough was enough. We wanted a better future for us and our daughter. That is all. Where there is a will there is a way and it's as simple as that.

[@calvinconcepts]

@@huskavarnapunkband I don't know any Mexicans here who want to Canada to work. I think only the very poor maybe want to work in the US. But I only know Mexicans who want to go up to Canada to go to school and/or study English. It;s not what you think. There is alot of wealth here and Mexico is not a third world shit-hole that the media will have you believe. Come here and see for yourself.It's very modern and a great place to call home.

[@aluisious]

You can't fool me, I've been to Mazatlan.@@calvinconcepts

[@DarkD112]

Yea the video is absolutely accurate. Rent went from 500-1000 dollars for be a room mate, to 2000+ for the same thing. A jar of mayonaisse used to cost 2.99, now costs 5 dollars. A hospital visit takes about 5 hours to get treatment at 3AM. Local doctors speedrun their patients. They'll usually answer one question then run out the door, you have to say "hold on, I have more problems" to get him to stop.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

You should see the price of Doritos, 6 bucks a fucking bag. Weed becomes legal and cheap, but munchies are through the roof. Makes you wonder what the point is

[@GrannieAnnieMB2024]

They only get paid from Provincial Health for one problem at a time, you have to make another appointment, you can't come in with multiple complaints and expect them all to be taken care of for the price of one office visit. The only time that happens is if you end up in Emergency because too many health issues are overwhelming you.

[@elizabethmcleod246]

@@GrannieAnnieMB2024 ER’s are gas lighting injured people. The system is corrupt. If you’re in severe pain and doctors don’t believe you, there is no care. They always think you’re a drug seeker and your name is ‘red flagged’ in the system. You won’t get any pain medication. Iatrogenic injuries are covered up. If your GP doesn’t like you it can be catastrophic. Doctors are committing fraud and they are misrepresenting the truth about their patient’s condition. People are becoming disabled due to negligent care. Sadly, people are dying as well.

[@olivedraws9594]

@@GrannieAnnieMB2024I think the commenter means different symptoms? Like one person can have many pains and they are all relèvent because they may be a part of the same issue

[@greggieboy393]

I remember Canada from the 50s to now so far. The Trudeau government has destroyed Canada. I have lived long and can see what has happened through out the years.

[@haroldlebreton]

I was born in 1964 . Growing up was hard but not as bad since the free trade started back in 1990. I don’t recognize Canada anymore

[@Uncle_Fred]

This problem is long in the making. Arguably it started in the late 70's when national policies started shifting towards favoring oligopolies and federal incentivizes for developers to favor starter-homes ended. Each government since has added fuel to this fire. The conservatives seem to have no concrete polices to end this mess.

[@greggieboy393]

@@Uncle_Fred the Poilievre conservative government isnt about to give the Trudeau all his policies at this stage. If he did the liberals would run with these policies. Liberals are delusional.

[@parkerbohnn]

@@haroldlebreton My great grandfather and great grandmother on both sides on my family were born in Canada in the 1850's. That were among the first non north American Indians in Canada.

[@CassidyPresley-rk3ei]

……….That maybe the truth, of the liberal regime……..of destroying 🇨🇦 Canada. It’s the people who are responsible for voting for this corrupt liberal government of…….DOOM!!

[@mennadahman3013]

I moved to Canada in 1999 because of a company called "Nortel" and in early 2000s it collapsed and that company was the 2 nd most precious company in the world and Nortel's workers mostly left there fall.They affected ALL COMPANIES IN CANADA

[@coalitionofcommoncanadians5651]

my father lost 100s of thousands in investments! LOL!~

[@susiedias342]

Lack of housing and increased cost of living that is exceeding income growth seems to be a problem in many first world countries. In Canada we need to cool immigration until we have caught up with the housing needs of the people already here so its a good thing that people don't want to come here.

[@DP-je2sk]

The problem was always that they knew that we were heading for a demographic collapse, due to the "bulge" of baby boomers retiring and not enough young people to carry the weight of the retired. This was anticipated for decades and only when it reached a critical point did the government act to open the doors to backfill the population with young, employable immigrants. Of course, there wasn't a stockpile of empty homes to fill so we have the housing issue we're experiencing today. It was inevitable and will take 10-15 years to balance out.

[@eocene7837]

I don’t think any refugees are worried about affordability down the line; they just want to be out of a war torn country.

[@GrannieAnnieMB2024]

@@DP-je2sk In Winnipeg, my son and daughter-in-law live in a new development just north of the south perimeter. My daughter-in-law works from home, with one day in office per week. She says she is a visible minority - white, in a subdivision of $1million homes. New immigrants have money and they don't want to live in the scruffy areas of town.

[@DP-je2sk]

@@GrannieAnnieMB2024 I'm not certain of what message you're trying to convey. My apologies for this. But I don't see any of this as a problem. My personal experience might be a little skewed as a work for a large multi-national company in a professional capacity. My experience with the vast majority of immigrants is that they are the best of the best. They are educated and come with money...and are generally younger and very upwardly mobile. Yes, this can (and does) create excess demand for housing but it is temporary. This is little consolation for the young that are desiring to be homeowners but the inevitable demographic collapse that would have occurred without immigration would have been a nightmare scenario with far worse results.

[@Nautical_Steve]

We also need to ban foreign ownership of property. I read an article a couple of years back that said 1 in 7 homes in North Vancouver was owned by foreign investors and were mostly sitting empty. Those should be seized and auctioned off, with any expenses being covered out of the sale price. Give the former owners whatever is left over.

[@michaelsmith9595]

Another reason housing is unaffordable in Canada is the requirement that Canadians refinance their mortgage every five years. Rates are higher now than they were five years ago, and Canadians are paying the price.

[@scrumtrellecent]

you can get 6,7, and 10 year term . you can also get 1,2,3,4,and of course a 5 year term which seems to be the baseline or most popular option.

[@blackyboi2885]

this alone will kill the place. what happened to 30 year fixed rates. 5 years and your forced to refinance is like a nightmare adjustable rate mort.

[@scrumtrellecent]

@@blackyboi2885 you can get 6,7, and 10 year term . you can also get 1,2,3,4,and of course a 5 year term which seems to be the baseline or most popular option.

[@seraphin01]

Hey you wouldn't want to hurt the banks would you? So be kind and refinance your mortgage while the rates are at their peaks and be a good citizen

[@ajc-ff5cm]

What the hell? You're required to refinance your mortgage? To hell with that. Refinancing should be at the discretion of the homeowner vs. current market rates. My mortgage is 3.5% ... there's no way in hell I'd be OK with refinancing that to 7-8%.

[@ChrisJohannsen]

My only regret about leaving Canada was not doing it sooner. Although I i was too broke to do so sooner and had to wait for my condo to go up in value.

[@Mii-qv6cc]

Where did you end up?

[@ChrisJohannsen]

@@Mii-qv6cc Melbourne Australia. 50% higher pay and 50% cheaper housing. And of course way better weather

[@Cherishthemoment]

I am 66 , I had to take my ill wife to emergency at the Peterborough hospital about 3 months ago. After sitting for 2.5 hours in an over crowded emergency room, I asked how much longer before we see a doctor. We were told by a nurse it would be another few hours at least and it could be up to 5 more hours after that to see the specialist she needed. So the wait could be 10.5 hours, we waited 2 more hours, then we got up and left. If we ever go back it will be in an ambulance. But to be honest We are done with this broken, rotting health care system. I blame the bum that has destroyed this country and destroyed the Canadian health care system.

[@themodfather9382]

You're 66. It's literally your fault. You've lived here the whole time... Now you're trying to blame someone else lol

[@scottlandry6976]

I'm a Canadian who has experienced the lumber yard culture and there is a reason that things are not going well in the housing market. Contactors love building for High end market but never for average or the lower market end. Maybe if there was some pro Bono work required there wouldn't be the problem there is today.

[@Nate-ud2yt]

Maybe if the gov didnt tax contractors over 50% of their income they would afford lower end jobs. That coupled with high overhead for tools and equip? Forget it. Fact is they end up losing money on low end jobs if theres a callback for any reason so its hardly worth the risk. Would a doctor work for free if he made a mistake with a client? Naw hed charge the healthcare system again for it, blaming the clients genetics most likely. Imagine a tradesman doing the same. Lol. As well we all demand a $40/hr contractor to show up on weekends if we have a electrical ir plumbing issue but good luck getting a $400/hr doctor on the weekend for a medical issue. Point is, shit rolls downhill so until trades get decent gov cutbacks like other favored careers do, they cant pass them on to the avg consumers.

[@scottlandry6976]

If the lumber yard worker made a quarter as much as the contractors they could afford to go to work in an economy car.

[@nospacesWFT]

Totally agree; if your municipality has a website where they post which development applications or building permits are under review, a good amount will probably be renovations or work that don't add significant housing (e.g. pools, decks, conversions to open design). I don't think the contractor/self-employment tax situation helps either, but we've ended up misallocating a lot of our construction and renovation labor into high-end or aesthetic jobs as opposed to practical ones. I would personally want municipalities to impose moratoria on construction/renovation that doesn't add new bedrooms or housing units for 2-5 years (similar to what happened in Beverly Hills, CA), but I know that would be extremely unpopular with most voters.

[@chriscouture1570]

The problem with healthcare in Canada is middle management. There are like 3 managers for every doctor, 2 for every nurse. Then there is regular administration. Couple that with the public sector unions that represent ALL of them, and the system becomes geared to making itself bigger, and less efficient. Whether the public sector unions want to admit it or not, they have literally destroyed healthcare in this country. It's all about the people that work in the industry now, and nothing to do with the patient, and THAT is the problem. It's gotten even worse since Covid, now EVERYONE that works at a hospital is a ROCK STAR, so you can't say no to any of their demands anymore, or you're a monster that doesn't care about 'front line workers.' Canada has become a punchline.

[@telquel7843]

The sad reality is that there are still far worse places to live in the world and so even facing all of the problems highlighted in the video I expect that plenty of people will still immigrate here. The issue is not so much the immigration rate as the fact that we lack the housing, infrastructure, supply, and economic growth to support it. It would be one thing to have a huge immigration boom while your economy is rapidly expanding but quite another to do so during recession. Housing gets the headlines but the real devil here is that everything is comparatively expensive. Many European nations your rent may be expensive but the day-to-day cost of food etc is not so bad. In many Canadian provinces, the rent is insanely expensive and so are all your day-to-day costs like food. The city I live in has very high property taxes, so even if you were able to somehow purchase a house now the cost of owning it has sky-rocketed as well. The Canadian economy is not diverse and this video does a good job of illustrating how cozy various levels of government have historically been with entrenched Canadian companies. We are arriving at a future where only the top 3% of earners are comfortable. But even then, if you are "new" money, that may be not be enough because money yesterday is worth more than money today. Those whose parents made a fortune on Toronto or Vancouver real-estate will likely still be better off than people with high-paying jobs today. And that is my biggest concern: no amount of earning will be able to make up for not having been in the real estate market during the peak growth years. And if that is true, the best choice a high-income Canadian can make is to seek to immigrate elsewhere in search of a better deal. I am fortunate that I can work remotely and could likely also move to many countries relatively easily because of my industry. That said, my life is here and my partner would not be able to move so easily. But I have been strongly considering it because I do not see any light at the end of the tunnel in the next 10+ years and frankly no longer feel like I am part of the Canadian project as a whole. 🤷

[@daisyst221]

Do you think to open a business like a peruvian restaurante will be good? I notice food here in Quebec is not good.

[@felipeavila1763]

@@daisyst221maybe in Quebec no, but in Montreal its FIRE

[@Lovelysoulgirl1984]

You have Stockholm syndrome. There are far BETTER places in the world also

[@Jojo-o6o6w]

Canada is a woke frozen hell hole now. I am retiring in 4 years and already am planning my escape.

[@ice9594]

Succinct & accurate.

[@MyTino97]

Man I've seen underrated channels on KZbin but yours has to take the #1 spot on my list Short, precise, down to the point, documented. Your videos have everything a good KZbin videos should have.

[@Dakrontik]

with 20% of the video being an ad, id disagree that its what every good video should have lol

[@LakeNipissing]

I was born in Canada more than 50 years ago... it has become an unhappy, bitter, angry place. It is a horrible standard of living. Anti-business, terrible health care, HIGH taxes, HIGH cost of living, bitter cold, long winters, DECREASING EXPECTED LIFESPAN.

[@infinity8636]

That's what socialism does.

[@christopherpearman3422]

@@infinity8636, actually it’s ‘oligopolistic-crony-capitalism’ that has done this to Canada, Australia, and the USA.

[@Alex-ft5tn]

@@infinity8636 obviously you've either not watched the video or have no idea what socialism is (or both). Monopoly/oligopoly happens in a rotten version of capitalism., just like those 3 grocery chains taking over everyone else and now dictating the prices they want to the plebs. Not an 's' of socialism in there.

[@blobtv7444]

@@christopherpearman3422 lol, some of you are still in denial, Canada has no business climate to have and sort of capitalism, its all government taking everything they can from everyone

[@Peter-bn6uz]

​​@@christopherpearman3422 No, Canada is socialist. It's true that oligarchy is becoming the new socialism but Canada is still a basic socialist state.

[@reckonerwheel5336]

As an Indigenous person (Anishinaabe), it's been a real mixed bag. It's been great that we generally have more visibility in media, and the federal government has listened to more of our requests than in years past, and healthcare costs and education gets covered quite a bit. That being said, a lot of Indigenous folks are poor and will very likely stay that way. If middle-class people are facing financial struggle, then it's even worse for us. IMO, as things get tight, what'll begin happening is what happens on reserves -- families will cram themselves into houses. Adult children living with their parents, young couples living with parents, and single adults having 2+ roommates well into their 30s, 2 people per bedroom. Please though, advocate for more housing to your local government. Don't be a f'kin NIMBY. We need homes, multi-unit and single, rentals and ones to own.

[@coolioso808]

What about a more co-operative and collaborative strategy then? To 'super charge' the incentive and ability to create more housing, among other things, we choose to work together in our communities to build abundance and prosperity for all? Based on the principles of Ubuntu Contributionism (book by Michael Tellinger, a great read, by the way!), the One Small Town initiative is an integrated community development action plan that is completely voluntary and free to join. It puts the 'unity' into community and I think something the Indigenous people would be familiar with in terms of their traditional upbringing.

[@nikolai3620]

Genuine question but why live on reserves? If the standard of living is so horrific then why not assimilate into other communities?

[@innavoiglopez]

I dont know which part of Canada you live in. I live in AB and all this talk about people not able to afford housing is BS. There's plenty of houses in the market if you have the job and the salary to pay your mortgage then no problem. Don't buy a house that you can't afford like a 5-bedroom house. Just buy what's enough for you and your family. People say they can't afford housing because they want to get the biggest houses in the market and that's just stupid. I don't even earn much but I was able to buy a house. Someone said in the comments that a person has to earn 200k yearly to be able to buy a house. That's not even true. A house small or big is still a house if you're not too picky. Sometimes, people have to live in poverty in order to appreciate what they have.

[@innavoiglopez]

@@nikolai3620 because they rely on subsidy given by the government because they are entitled to government support as special minority. They don't want to get a job. They want to live off government support. Hard working Canadians are paying for their monthly allowances and what not. SMH and then they want to just get high on drugs all day or sniff Lysol. They should be proud of themselves because they are the real Canadians. They should go out there and help immigrants restore Canada.

[@coolioso808]

@@innavoiglopez There is more than enough resources and technology to meet all human needs, in abundance, without one single human being homeless, hungry, in absolute or relative poverty, but not in our structurally violent monetary-market society. The cancerous capitalist system will always create a sub-class of poor and working class struggling to pay the bills despite whatever job they may have, with a super class of extremely wealthy who make more than the rest of us on day 1 of the new year year, than we do the entire year. You can decide: You want a society of exploitation, oppression, mental health crisis, debt bondage and violence or a society of abundance, prosperity, freedom and cooperation for all?

[@YassinePhotos]

I'm just preparing my immigration to work in Montreal as software engineer, watching this video and reading comments make me so sad and now i have some doubts to move to canada 😢

[@shahonchen6661]

Stay where you are because even if you own a single detached house ( with mortgage ), you won't survive after 3 years due to Canada government's total mismanagement! Besides, Montreal and Quebec are renowned for its racism!Do you speak French Fluently like local?

[@Christo_glenn]

I’m Canadian myself, fourth generation born and raised… I left Canada and won’t be coming back, unless I need to visit family. Canada is beyond lost and I could not recommend anyone to go there for a better life.

[@michaelderoy2759]

A lot of people just leave Montreal to go in rural area where housing is cheaper. I don't recommend to come here unless you have a job with a company and the wage is good. If not, you will regret it. I left Montreal for a rural city. It's better, but I have no future than to live in the woods like poor countries. I think Canada will go in a big recession in thr near future.

[@petitpoulpe2435]

DO NOT MOVE TO MTL. For real. Lived there for almost 20 yrs, moved after pLandemic, it has become horrible. Horrible. Landlords are HORRIBLE. It's horrible. Trust me.

[@mukkah]

@@michaelderoy2759 " but I have no future than to live in the woods like poor countries" bruh born n' raised in this nation, and my retirement plan is looking like literally this: move into a forest and wait peacefully to die

[@mjsvitek]

My family moved to Canada over 20 years ago... I ended off moving away in 2016. My wife and I recently moved back to Canada 2 years ago to give it another chance and... Well... I doubt we'll stay.

[@CS-cp8xy]

what are your careers that allow you to leave? I wish I could just up and go too. I feel trapped like a 3rd world citizen

[@CassidyPresley-rk3ei]

……………..Where would you live?

[@flookaraz]

I'm Canadian too, born and raised, and I have to say this is accurate. Shit health care, insane taxes, low pay, impossible cost of living.... I live in a rural town now (used to live in a city!!) and even here it's becoming unbearable. Genuinely thinking of changing countries in the next 5 years once I get my act together. The video also didn't address the political problem. Only 3 serious parties (the rest are niche and don't address Canada properly as a whole), and two of them partnered so you effectively have two parties. One of them has ramped up the deficit and deflected all housing problems, and the other is hellbent on private healthcare, ignoring environmentalism, and helping their rich friends. Impossible to vote for real representation.

[@njpme]

That summarizes the U.S problem right now. Two parties that can't tell their ass from a whole in the ground. We're tired 😫

[@aimxdy8680]

@@njpmeLol, the US isn’t doing as bad as canada, trust me. Just take a quick drive and notice the roads and you’ll see how worse canada is, I remember driving from North dakota into Manitoba canada, the roads were real smooth in north dakota and then once I crossed into Manitoba canada, all of a sudden the road turned into potholes and craters and uneven concrete

[@njpme]

@aimxdy8680 I believe it. I'm just really critical of our government because I want to see them do better for us. Sometimes, the grass looks greener on the other side because at one point, I thought of moving to Canada. I guess I'll just have to deal with the assholes here 😂😂

[@WelcomeBub]

​@@njpme at least they demonstrated how little their partisan politics mattered in the end, US is simply a rich country

[@krugmeup2162]

Ignoring environmentalism. Wtf are you even talking about. You can’t live and yet you are still brainwashed into worrying about the environment.

[@Nordicjumper]

Honestly, most problems in Western countries can easily be solved simply by curbing immigration at this point! Housing crisis in California is similar to housing crisis in Canada, and what’s the cause?? Immigrations and foreign investors. The Chinese people have been buying tons of properties in California to the point that they have priced out all the locals.

[@apoplexiamusic]

Chinese people are also doing this with a lot of the new condos in Canada. I live in Montreal and a few years ago another godforsaken condo complex was built in my neighborhood. The day it was open for potential buyers i saw a big group of Chinese people visiting.

[@PlatosCaveInc]

Last December, I spent THREE DAYS in the Emergency dept waiting for a bed and to be admitted. My ailment? I was suffering from bacterial pneumonia. They bungled my medication as well. Canada's healthcare system is a joke. I was born in Canada and have watched the deterioration of our once once-vaunted OHIP system fall apart through mismanagement. Sad state of affairs indeed. That's just the tip of the Iceberg. How our nation treats veterans who have served our country and those with debilitating disabilities is atrocious.

[@ditpook]

One simple answer: Trudeau. Once he seized the truckers bank accounts like STALIN, I would never move there. If I were forced to be there, I would have all my wealth in gold bars/coins and like most Canadians, live near the border to get the hell out quickly.

[@Alex-ft5tn]

Wow I know you want to sound dramatic, but you obviously don't know who Stalin was. A half of province of Saskatchewan would literally die of hunger.

[@ditpook]

@@Alex-ft5tn he's demonstrating the same characteristics, destroying people's lives at the sna of a finger just for disagreeing with him. Let's see what else he does and how many are affected....

[@GrannieAnnieMB2024]

The media did a real hatchet job on him. I wonder if the Conservatives paid that Ottawa police chief not to do his job in getting rid of the truckers' convoy just to set the Liberals up? They were exonerated in court but an appeal gave the truckers the upper hand. I think that whole thing was dreamt up by the federal Conservatives to try to get the PM to resign and call an election, sure that they would win in a landslide. USA political tactics, winning is everything. If Trump wasn't so bad for the world at large, I would say I hope they screw themselves with their MAGA mentalities.

[@zenon3021]

blaming 1 politician for all YOUR life's problems is cowardly...

[@anadventfollower1181]

I lived in Toronto my whole life and there have been major ethnic groups co-operating to muffle other ethnic groups, a passive racist attempt of pushing certain minorities out. Then Canada's government had a bright idea and started bending down to three major powers, which heavily invested in purchase of lands (like it was a real life game of monopoly) while in rapid succession- building townhouses and duplexes (then ditching all of that and opting for condominiums as the ultimate seize all in property value). It became unlivable starting around 2015 (because of a specific group of migrants that have been aggresively flooding in [I can say that because I am of that origin, but born here and aware of what THEY can do]). Canada started dying around 2006-2007 and her last breath was at 2010. There are too many idiots in serious, highly attentive occupations and it is a major risk for the future of Canada. Instead of hiring adults with mature minds, they hire adult bodies with child like mentality and tolerances, on top of that- a sinister identity crisis, with no logic to back it. They rather listen to individials splurt something out of their rear than an individual who has experience and the knowledge to get things done. They (the individuals with current responsibilities and their predecessors) bought in the whole 'get rich quick', strategy and while they pocket their results, the country starts to ferment in her own juices of what could have been, 'true potential'. You have an American state that can be passed off as it's own country, because of what the people did with what they had VERSUS Canada... Yeeouch.

[@jazzcatjohn]

There are way too many generalizations in this comment to take it seriously. It reads like some sort of vendetta based on prejudice.

[@Worldaffairslover]

You’re definitely not a minority… probably just an Englishmen

[@anadventfollower1181]

@@jazzcatjohn It may seem like that, but it plays out how I described it and ends up creating more hate groups following a certain ideology, but ultimately all sink in to the same, lowly desire which is to make money by taking advantage of others- especially the vulnerable and the unfortunate who have a bad history or tainted reputation. There are so many ignorant, blind people here like there are else where... Why? Because many of you are extremely shallow when it comes to honesty towards others and especially to yourselves but when it comes to acting and making yourselves look and sound good while lying about not being part of this or doing that, then that is where the major issue lies. The majority is trying too hard to be this way inorder to get by in this life, which is very very wrong and allows things like THIS to happen, yet, with the answer provided above- still a response of ignorance and disbelief. You have to hear both sides of the narrative, and try to understand which one makes more sense. If you are living life without issue relating to any of this, then you will have a hard time understanding and will choose to ignore it or deny it.

[@avis2986]

I’m from ‘that’ community, and let me correct some of your generalizations. I came with a postgraduate education and about $200,000 (unlike what others think about most of us), which I invested in this country, which I now call home. All these issues pain me and others from ‘that’ community as much as they would to people who were born here. I feel frustrated when politicians treat us as a vote bank that will vote for them just because they dress in our ethnic clothing and attend our festivals rather than addressing issues that plague the broader community. I know enough people who have chosen to immigrate in the past 5 years who are highly educated and have excellent work experience. No doubt there are some jerks but that’s more because of poor vetting process and asylum. Lastly, just because you came earlier does not make everyone coming now stupid.

[@anadventfollower1181]

@@avis2986 I didn't state I came earliar, "I lived here all my life"; indicates I was born here. It is not generalising when it ends up becoming one of what I described, as I explained with the following responsed comment. This is very hard for most of you to comprehend because all you have are worries about other things and one of them being able to fit in and with out issue. I am going to leave this as a final response: They don't see you as family or friends, as long as you are occupied with what THEY give you, you will not be forcefully pursuaded to the point where it is subjugation. They know our people have the brains and the physical prowess to get things done, while many carry over their wealth to invest in a country they think will take good care of them. Don't be a blind, undignified, moron and most importantly, don't be a hypocrite (this country is teeming with the worst of all worlds). I await for the amazing responses that will come once this gets to 'our', sweet community.

[@Spisie]

I’m Cuban but moved to Canada when I was 9. Now I am 25. Canada for sure has its issues, and I do want to leave one day, but not because I think Canada is so broken that the only solution is to leave, I just cannot take this cold for the rest of my life. With that being said, so many Canadians have no clue just how good we have it here, it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t complain in hopes to improve, but just to serve as a reminder, that compared to majority of the world, we are so lucky.

[@sookendestroy1]

I regularly hear people here say that they would be better off in a poorer equatorial country (Venezuela for example) than canada. Edit: I looked at the replies to a comment one down and the person said word for word the equatorial country thing lol

[@ananke2104]

No , we are not so lucky . But I understand you , coming from Cuba , Canada looks good . Another day I was listening to Joe Rogan and he named Canada as a frozen communist shit-hole . By reading comments bellow his video I realize how many people share his opinion .

[@sookendestroy1]

@@ananke2104 I mean you're also watching Joe Rogan, he has a habit of just believing things people tell him without checking.

[@ExNihilo634]

I agree. As a European who moved to Canada as an adult, Canadians grow up in a bubble and don't realise how good they have it. I don't understand why they imagine other countries have it better than them! The only reason that they can now emmigrate to other countries like Portugal and Bali is because they can take their strong currency with them, and then end up making things harder for those locals that they displace.

[@ExNihilo634]

@@ananke2104 That's because Joe Rogan has never been to an ACTUAL frozen communist shit-hole like Eastern Europe. He should literally just get a flight to one of their cities and walk around for a week, then he'd know what true misery is. North Americans live in such a bubble and don't know how good they have it.

[@saivyia]

I can confirm if your kid gets really sick in ottawa, canada’s capitol, it takes 3 days just to get triaged and no walk in clinic will treat children under 3. So your options are drive an hour plus to another city praying to find someone or pretty much allow your child to die. I wish i was exaggerating.

[@nickgauley2642]

The mass immigration here is insane.

[@coolioso808]

But didn't you hear the "good news?" Canada's monetary-market economy is so bad that even new immigrants are considering leaving because they can't afford to live here. Of course, it isn't "Canada's" monetary-market economy, it is the world's. But Canada just seems to have a head start on experiencing many of the negative externalities of late stage capitalism. Maybe it is a sign that Canada should then be the leader in building a new, viable system, in their communities to see some actual improvements over time. One Small Town Contributionism is one way. One step at a time, people in communities can choose to volunteer a few hours each week to create abundance and prosperity that they co-own and operate in an integrated community development plan that nobody on the mainstream or political realm is even talking about, because they don't even know what the real problem is.

[@OtagesBringthemhome_NOW]

Mass immigation is destroying all Western countries.

[@antnam4406]

Your folks end up in Canada through immigration.

[@4799balaji]

​@@coolioso808Well thought out comment 👏 kudos.

[@coolioso808]

@@4799balaji Thanks. I've done some research on this, so I'm just passing along some information that people can look into if they wish.

[@ahmedawad563]

I am a Canadian, and I agree with everything that is said here.

[@jarredsegal6842]

I was born in Canada and I’ll probably die in Canada However I am deeply deeply ashamed of the country I once loved And I don’t know if I will ever be able to look at her the same 😢

[@MM-fy8yx]

ashamed of what exactly?

[@LakeNipissing]

@@MM-fy8yx Did you watch this video, or are you blind, deaf or cognitively impaired ?

[@Keyer-bn3dp]

@@MM-fy8yxcommunist sympathizers. Ask Justin Trudeau Castro.

[@CassidyPresley-rk3ei]

…………their probably ashamed that, they voted liberal and didn’t predict any shame that was about come from this liberal government.

[@cordeliapinamonti3598]

After losing a lot of money in the financial markets last year, I need to make wiser decisions this year.

[@eliroberts3806]

I completely understand your concerns. Navigating the fin-market uncertainties can be quite challenging

[@eliroberts3806]

What I would suggest you do is to seek the proper guidance of a professional advisor that can manage your portfolio

[@AndrewNewman-yn4tw]

You're right Eli. I've been working with a professional advisor for the past one year now, and it's been an amazing experience

[@AndrewNewman-yn4tw]

His full name is Kurt Bastian Vogel

[@AndrewNewman-yn4tw]

Himself and his team have really changed my financial life and mentality towards wealth creation and investment

[@HT-ww3zg]

As a Canadian, moving to the USA 30 years ago was the best move I've made in my life.

[@CrapKerouac]

I would do the same, I'm not one of those Canadians that's anti-American even though almost everything good we have in our lives originated in that country, but I don't want to pay taxes into America's Industrial Military Complex and Empire. I think the US is now contributing to more evil than good. The American empire has killed more than 20 million people in 37 “victim nations” since World War II. The lack of socialized medicine is immoral for a country that wealthy. One study has claimed that 62.1% of bankruptcies were caused by medical issues, another 643,000 Americans declare bankruptcy over medical bills every year. Finally, the countries sick and twisted gun laws that kill over 100,000 people a year. School shooting are sicking. Yes, Canada is overrated cold, bland, boring, complacent without passion and has no culture, but it's largely ineffectual, and harmless or less your first nation's person. Then we've committed genocide on your people. Sorry-eh…

[@secondchance6603]

@@CrapKerouac ffs give it arrest.

[@1000OtherFoxes]

the us is the same...

[@joelc9439]

America is getting worse in many parts.

[@1000OtherFoxes]

@@notinamerica_911 how so

[@24Freddy71]

Excellent video. I am a 29 years old Canadian with high education. I make 125K/year and yet after 2-3 years of looking actively I still can't manage to buy a house near the city as a first time buyer. I made many offers but lost every time. The demand is so high and the offer so low that many people bid way above the asking price even though the prices are sky high. Most of those people sold their previous house for a lot more than they bought it many years ago and therefore, are able to do so. First time buyers like myself don't have this advantage and the ones with lower salaries might never have the chance to have a house except if they move far from the city. Our government does not slow down on immigration because there is a labor shortage due to the older generation retiring but they don't build enough houses and allowed foreign investors for too long which results in the housing crisis we are currently in. My father bought a decent house near the city for the equivalent of 2 years of his gross salary at the time... Now the equivalent is more than 4-5 times my gross salary even though I make more than him at the time (taking inflation into account). Our healthcare and education systems are falling apart as well. Both are currently on strike in the province I live in due to terrible work conditions and salaries from our government. The cost of living has increased considerably in the last few years as well, especially the food even though the companies are making record net profits this year. Yeah... Canada is not doing well right now.

[@FreedomPlaya]

You may want to consider buying property in Mexico instead. An increasing number of Canadians are making this choice.

[@parkerbohnn]

You need to earn around $250,000 a year to buy a starter home.

[@MegaLegz]

My grandfather bought a mansion on Lakeshore for 80K. Thats partially inflation, but even adjusting for inflation its only 700K. 700K will get you an average sized condo these days. Unfortunately our politicians have been selling us out for 70 years now. Hopefully when our descendants are rebuilding the ruins they will learn from our mistakes.

[@redman958]

We don't even target our immigrants to the jobs that need to be filled. We literally just let people in randomly and then the demand on the system increases. It's like when I heard some liberal MP saying that we have a housing shortage and therefore we need to bring in more immigrants to build the houses. So we have not enough houses because of over immigration therefore we need to bring in more immigrants to build these houses which increases the demand for houses even more... At the end of the day mass immigration has nothing to do with the economy. It's about decolonization, post-nationalism and fulfilling the Century Initiative's goal to increase our population to 100 million by 2100.

[@spentcasing3990]

A big part..........at least here in Vancouver why the healthcare system is broken here is due to the ongoing opioid crisis. The downtown eastside where many of the homeless and drug addicts live is known as the vortex because it sucks in all 1st responders across the lower mainland. Yet when someone who lives somewhere else in the city needs an ambulance you are screwed. Last year I had to wait over 8 hours for an ambulance........I live less then 10 minutes away from the nearest hospital. Because I couldn't move I had to sit there while my roommate had to call 9-11 over a dozen times to get me an ambulance. Doctors are even telling people to take a cab to the hospital if they can walk, because it's faster. And even when I finally got to emergency I had to wait hours to get looked at. The doctor didn't see me for almost 6 hours while i'm lying there screaming in pain. And this was on a Tuesday night, not even a weekend.

[@RussellStudiosUSA]

It’s not just the experiences it’s also crippling regulations and lack of freedom.

[@0EnterTheDarkside0]

On one hand, this was sad to see as a canadian, but it helped me better understand what’s going on and maybe what we can really focus on.

[@dizzy_jump]

i moved from canada when i was 10 and a half, and i'm kind of missing when the country was a good place. i'm watching it collapse from south florida now and it's honestly depressing but not even surprising anymore

[@johnb2572]

Very good points. Certainly feels just like you described. What I dont understand is WHY not more people talk about this? Awareness can lead to pressure that can lead to change. Seems like in Canada nobody wants to talk about the probolems in the country, people are reluctant.. and I dont understand why? Anyone has any idea?

[@selenan4140]

I was born in Canada to a Polish immigrant mother. My mothers family came to Canada to escape the tail end of communism and seek better opportunities. I’m 22, I have a degree from a good university and I’m now living with my mother working part time at a liquor store. I was told as a teenager as long as I got a degree I’d have a job and have enough to live on my own. I was lied to. I’m currently working on getting my dual Polish-Canadian citizenship and doing a certification to go teach English in Europe. I can’t have a good life here the way prices are and the stress being in this country brings. There’s homeless encampments everywhere, even in front of my city hall. There’s a couple homeless people who sit outside the store I work at and it’s a heavy reminder I’m one argument with my mother from sitting where they are. I am constantly worried I will become homeless.

[@jimgardner5129]

You and me both, Selena.

[@Dragonkingelite]

As someone in his late twenties living in Quebec, I got to say this is very accurate. I won't say things are as bad as some other people are saying in the comments, but I do feel like the country is going downhill. For me, these are the main three things that feels wrong: 1. We, as citizen, tend to offload every responsibility to the governments. Each election, they promise to handle more, but fail times and times again to deliver on their existing responsibilities. But we still vote for them, because we fear personal responsibilities. They created these immovable bureaucratic monsters and they lost control. They promise new shiny things instead of fixing what is already in place. 2. We lost all notion of what is necessary. People gets more and more entitled which leads to overconsumption and frustation. Quebecers used to be proud peoples who survived with the little they had. Now greed has consumed our identity and nothing is holder us together. 3. I feel that jobs are less and less useful to the society. Even I, as an electronic/software engineer, wonder if my job as meaning. I feel we lost touch with the concrete world. Some people have 0 contribution to anything useful and have really good salary and work conditions, while others bust their ass in shitty conditions. I feel like everything that we need is produced/done by a frighteningly small amount of individuals. But from what I heard Canada isn't the only country to feel these. It maybe just hit us harder. P.S: It came out way worst than I initially intended. Maybe it is that bad...

[@tim_the_traveler]

As someone in my mid 20s living out east even renting is a struggle. And it's pretty apparent that it's very rare to find a job quick to hire you, I myself was lucky enough to find full time work, but I still can't afford to move anywhere, so I'm forced to life with family, which feels degrading in its own way being the age I am. I even been debating jumping ship on the whole "move somewhere else" ban wagon. But hell even that is a risky thing. It really is easy to get lost in what one should even do in times like these.

[@olivedraws9594]

I agree with the useless jobs, I found that working feels useless here. I started working at 15, and experienced this until now, i am 21 looking to leave Quebec. I feel exhausted from work because I work long hours, but I barely do anything during those hours, I waste my days working at something that is failing and feel a heavy amount of boredom. If I try to change the system for the good, my coworkers become annoyed and question why I’d work hard. Every job I’ve worked has felt like it did nothing, I’d have to pretend to work cause there would only be 2 actual hours of real work to do in the 9hr slot. Feels like a waste of time. It’s definitely a privilege to have nothing to do… but it feels sick… it feels wrong and so empty. I want to be of help, even if it takes more hours to do so. Canada creates nothing, exports nothing special and just feeds off its colonial wealth that is running dry. A lot of other québécois I know are content with doing nothing in their life and allow crappy systems to continue running mismanaged. This is not what I went to school for. I think deep down we all feel this, living life became about owning luxury goods instead of being proud of your skills, but now we can’t take it back and we can’t even afford the luxury goods to show off anymore

[@tim_the_traveler]

@@olivedraws9594 This. Canada does have positives to it, but not enough to make a stable living. One can only wonder what is the next best alternative.

[@DanielH874]

Many recent immigrants I have known have left Canada because the cost of living is too high. From my experience they work very hard, usually working 60+ hours a week. After some time they crunch the numbers and realize no matter how hard they try they will not get anywhere so they leave. For those born in Canada we find ourselves being chased out of our hometowns because it is too expensive to live there. For myself it was either stay in Vancouver, surrendering more than half of your income to rent or move out of the city to buy an apartment. In the major cities there is a mass exodus of young people and the strategy has been to replace that exodus with immigration. The problem is that is not sustainable as now new immigrants, seeking a better life are not finding it in major Canadian cities. For those who already own property in the lower mainland the selfish mentality is to do whatever you can to deny construction, thus maintaining the scarcity and value of what little land/housing there is in desirable areas. Zoning laws are beginning to change but progress is slow and municipalities have failed to keep up with infrastructure so the growing pains is going to be immense. It's beautiful here now doubt but if I had no ties and a solid financial footing I would have left long ago. Generations ago you could show up to Canada with no money and thrive if you were willing to work hard. Now hard work won't get you anything.

[@deasvail99]

Those people wanting to preserve their homes and surrounding natural habitats are correct. They didn't invite millions of people around the world to move there - the Canadian government did, and without the necessary infrastructure in place. Overpopulating the environment is just bad on all levels AND selfish.

[@DanielH874]

@islakay Normally I would agree, but lets be real about what is happening in the "historical" Shaughnessy neighborhood. Wealthy elites have hoarded a large swath of the land in the center of the city for their own personal playground. The snobbish elitism stinks to high heaven. To me it is an exception to a point I would normally agree with.

[@DanielH874]

@@deasvail99 I agree with you on the lack of infrastructure. Cart before the horse as always with our elected officials. That being said I would argue that the extreme case of low density and elitism taking place in the Shaughnessy neighborhood is completely out of line in terms of what would benefit the majority of Vancouver residents.

[@BrodieChree]

"A questionable strategy pursued by many different Canadian governments" is the phrase that made me subscribe. Ottawa has been Hover Parenting our under performing companies for decades. And they just pocket the money and don't pay Canadians more. Now we're paid nearly 25% less than Americans for the same work... so Ottawa brings in more cheap labour instead of making Canadian companies be more competitive. FINALLY some real talk. We're mediocre! Bay Street is mediocre AF!

[@vmoses1979]

Yeah - little competition. My friend from the UK couldn't understand bank fees for having a chequing account. Apparently not a thing in many other developed countries.

[@spaRKLES88604]

We have sat back and let our government tax us into debt and zero INNOVATION IN our market

[@mattvdh]

it's the immigration policy. It's changing the cultural landscape of the country and making it less friendly, less safe, and more stressful and competitive. People are too afraid of being called a racist or biggot and we're going broke because of it. I'm a resident of Canada for the past 40 years and I've seen the negative changes. It's not nearly as of high trust society as it used to be. It used to be quaint and free, now it's stressful and shitty.

[@stephenmarshall9130]

Canada is an Oligarchy of a few companies that dominate telecommunications, food, energy, medical services( billion $ hospitals)and banking. It is heavily regulated with government unions at all levels of government. Most of these are anti-business and over employed by taxpayer money and service based (ie 3 police cars showing up to a fender bender). The real estate industry manipulating pricing so you have homes selling at double the purchase price every 8 years. All this leads to higher prices. Now you have adult children living with their parents.

[@TheRiverkayaker]

Spot on, i totally concur, especially with your comment regarding the real estate industry manipulating pricing. I noticed that in a small coastal community on the B.C. Coast where one real estate agent dominated and kept trending the prices on the sales to go ridiculously higher until the locals couldn’t afford to live there because their taxes went up accordingly.eventually big players in drug laundering moved in, bought up businesses that later shut down and buildings were left unoccupied . It killed the local economy and so on, what a disgrace. All those good people caught in the economic crossfire. It’s probably more common than we are aware of.

[@gavinlew8273]

Canada lacks housing, so the price of housing goes up due to high demand for homes. Yet no more houses will be built as this will depreciate the existing values of home.

[@archimedes2261]

Lack of renovation and deteriorating low quality built matrial depreciate house prices for me. Just like a new car vs an old car, people buy smart when it comes to cars and suck up completely when making the biggest purchase a house, the junkiest of homes are the ones way too overpriced in Canada, yet buyers are so stupid and still get suckered into buying these hideous tiny homes with cheap matrial a hurricane can easily blow apart.

[@TeohLieongChuan]

should learn from hdb singapore how to built homes

[@aimxdy8680]

@@archimedes2261Most people are dumb when buying cars as well, I sell cars and I see alot of bad credit on people trying to purchase a 2023 Ford F250, Mercedes C class etc which they can’t afford.

[@GrannieAnnieMB2024]

If Canada didn't allow foreign land/property ownership, housing prices would drop like a rock. Even my previous cottage got bought out by some lady from North Carolina I sold it to a couple from Weyburn, SK, who demolished it to build their dream home. The cost of building lumber sky-rocketed post COVID and they couldn't afford to build, sold it instead to someone who found the cost of building prohibitive and did a turn-around sale to the lady from N. Carolina. She also owns a small house where she lives in a hamlet close by. Why are people who don't have citizenship allowed to buy property here?

[@neilwadden1749]

I am Canadian and left in 2003 to learn Chinese. I now work in Asia and best decision I ever made. I now go back ever summer to see family. Canada is a-have-not economy compared to the rest of the world.

[@lighthouse3731]

I am a Canadian citizen and have been living in Saskatoon for 4 years, but I still don't have a family doctor. Last time I went to a clinic and tried to register for a family doctor. A receptionist told me that the doctor in my neighbourhood didn't accept any new patients. This is ridiculous if a Canadian who lives in the neigbourhood has to go several KM away to meet a family doctor.

[@TheArob]

Took a fishing trip to Canada and our guide told us how frustrating the Country has been for them, in a region very remote, it was essentially neglected

[@bobpiec]

I left Canada in Aug 23 and moved to Ky. Lower taxes, cheaper food gasoline and utilities. No trudope, able to protect my family. Much cheaper health care . I am older and believe I will have a better life here.

[@richardloach610]

How is healthcare cheaper? Or do you mean that it's better?

[@GrannieAnnieMB2024]

@@richardloach610 Maybe his cousins are Dr and nurse there ...

[@CassidyPresley-rk3ei]

……….you may say that……….about health care, but health insurance is private insurance and you don’t get it free in the USA. You pay into it………and not everyone is lucky to afford such luxury Health care. Especially, the middle class and the poor.

[@Lovelysoulgirl1984]

@@richardloach610 United States offers free healthcare for the poor and elderly. Also, health care cost depends based on the state. States control cost, not the federal government. He’s in Kentucky. His healthcare is probably 50 dollars a month and rent under 500 a month. Homes in KY average 70k-350k for a huge house. United States healthcare is cheaper in majority of states than what you pay for your healthcare taxes in Canada. Your media has fed you lies about the U.S. to keep Canadians trapped there.

[@terryevp4084]

Great video, and thanks for letting the world know that Canada is going down...!! So sad for us Canadians who worked so hard to keep the country better

[@Guillermo-d7c]

Sad you say? Well Canadians by "choice" keep voting PM Justin Trudeau into power.. That is Canada's choice.. Congratulations on your choice Canada You make the bed you lie in..

[@MK-cc5ve]

@@Guillermo-d7cUh, it’s been going down for the last 30 years, it’s not just Justin. Reaganomics dilution of (unionized) wages was and still is a nasty factor.

[@nmo3148]

As a fifty year old immigrant, I am not aware that immigration levels were lower in Conservative led govs. I am not aware that conservatives tried to enable more affordable housing construction. Nor have conservatives tried to block international and institutional investment in real estate. I vote Green

[@somthinwrong]

Quick summary of video: General Sentiment in Canada -Over half of Canadians are angy about the country's management, and two-thirds feel it's deeply broken. -Economic worries with decline in quality of life are prevalent. Housing Crisis -Canada faces one of the world's least affordable housing markets like USA -Property values have doubled in the last decade, making home ownership and rent unaffordable. -Local governments' reluctance to increase housing stock exacerbates the crisis. Economic Challenges -Canadians face high costs for groceries, banking fees, cell phone charges, and air travel. -Monopolies dominate industries, resulting in inflated prices and decreased competition. -Canada's wealth relies heavily on commodity exports, leading to a shortage of well-paid jobs. Decline in Public Services -Despite its reputation, Canada's public services, particularly healthcare, have declined. -Canadians increasingly feel they won't receive proper medical care in emergencies. -Canada's healthcare system ranks poorly compared to other OECD countries.

[@billchen4923]

Under Justin Trudeau’s 10+ years’ ruling, most Canadians has nothing but a $1+ millions’ house (with lots of debt). Canadians now have no life but forced to save everything for paying mortgage. People are increasingly social isolated because restaurants are crazy expensive, travel becomes dream because food price is sky-high.

[@RsSooke]

As a resident of the capital region of British Columbia: houses are 2-3x the cost they were 10 years ago. You can no longer get a doctor. Food and gas prices are also through the roof. Earning $100,000 in 2023 is like making $50,000 in 2014 in terms of spending power. This is an absolute disaster.

[@joemccarthy641]

A government led by Trudeau would be enough to keep me out of Canada.

[@robmil2012]

He has made a shithole of Canada his policys suck he sucks justin traiter and his house of commies we will never recover 😊

[@Kim-J312]

I'd take Trudeau over , possibly trump in 2024 for president in US. I'm looking to leave if trump wins . Never Again!

[@robmil2012]

@@Kim-J312 you can have justin traiter and watch what happens to the USA 😁

[@joemccarthy641]

@@Kim-J312 Sorry to hear that Kim. I don't know who is going to be President in the U.S. in 2024. All I know is that Joe Biden has been a disaster for the U.S. and for the World.

[@SomeGuyWhoPlaysGames333]

@@robmil2012No matter how bad Trudeau might be, he’s still be better than a fascist dictator.

[@giangha188]

Come to Canada if you enjoy: - Sending 500 job applications and geting 3 interviews, 0 job offers - Working manual/low paying job and getting discriminated - Waiting 1 - 2 months to see a doctor when you or your child is sick (or wait 10 hours in Emergency when you need emergency care) - Getting attacked by homeless people on the street with absolutely no reason (and no, you can't sue them) - Paying heaps of money each month for a damp and cold basement for your family to live in, without ever being able to buy a house