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The Canadian dream is on life support

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Biggest failure in recent Canadian history came and went without anyone really noticing.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/votes/44/1/634

Every single MP who voted Nay to this did so because of self interest of maintaining a status quo of false majority governments. It has taken decades of work to get this motion to happen, and then politicians voted to just toss it out. This failure for democratic reform is likely going to lead to greater polarization. The next government elected will be one that most Canadians don't actually want. Oh, and the policy lurch! Such a waste.

remember, Justin said we didn’t want this!

https://archive.is/oAFxn

I don't think I've seen good news come out of Canada in some time. Weak military, overspending, corruption, counterintuitive commitments to mass immigration, a higher education that is focused on international students, CCP infiltration, woke performative politics, collapsing healthcare system, low wages, high unemployment, wildfires, and the list goes on. America shares some of these challenges, but will overcome them, not sure how Canada will fare.

And yet the vast majority of Canadians live happy, productive lives. Our healthcare system does indeed have major problems (waiting list lengths in particular), but everybody has coverage. And as for low wages, that is why so many supposedly U.S. films and TV shows are produced here. And corruption? According to the World Justice Project, Canada ranks 12th out of 140 countries, while the U.S. ranks 26th (Denmark is 1st). And while I am not keen on some of the political parties vying for our favor in the next federal election, not one of them has said that it will abandon the rule of law if elected.

I tend to find that any argument that uses the word “woke” is generally not worth refuting in detail.

I’m Canadian and moved to UK 5 years ago. I’m experiencing significantly lower cost of living, comparatively affordable housing, higher salaries, much more dynamic economy and better employment opportunities, vastly better healthcare system and social services, better support for immigrants, understandable and accessible government services and in general a far more caring and cohesive culture. All this for no more than I was paying in taxes in Canada.

where are you living? i’m about ready to head to the eu myself.

the source of canada’s problems is its proximity to american cultural and corporate madness

Canada may attribute some of its problems to America, but its success, is also attributed to proximity to America.

yet we constantly need to protect our industries and institutions from american domination. we are a settler state with massive amounts of natural resources. we don’t “need” america. did Australia need to live next door to a overbearing superpower to be successful?

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