... by choice/design of its own leadership :-(
Man, I remember watching the '88 election debate as a young teen. So many people were saying this then. Look at us now.
Man, I remember watching the '88 election debate as a young teen. So many people were saying this then. Look at us now.
We have SO MUCH potential in Canada. It’s incredible. The only thing stopping us is ourselves.
What drives me nuts too is that my kids find work in places like tourist traps and Tim Hortons. When I was a kid I got to learn to build things, use tools and machines, use my body, plan projects (albeit very menial ones in my teens), and figure out what the hell all this abstract stuff in school was really for. I was applying math, drafting simple designs, writing to customers about orders, and using skills I hadn’t found real-world uses for up until that point. They’re missing out so much. But our city is, too. My kids are worth far more than serving coffee and frying fish and chips for tourists. And they’d be worth even more in ten years if real opportunities existed here. They’d have knowledge and skills they’ll never find in those places.
It really drives me crazy. So much wasted potential. We can do better, but we need policies that enable us to do it.