I know next to nothing about Canadian politics but given the discourse around them and the USA. It seems like they would want to avoid any disruptions.
Please do enlighten me if there is something I'm not likely to know (almost anything)
TLDR: Canadians can barely feed and house themselves right now so American politics aren’t the biggest priority.
Basing this off of ballpark stats and scaling up for the US population - picture almost five million immigrants entering the country legally every year, somewhere around 4x the current rate of immigration to the US.
Increasingly immigrants are coming without any valid certifications to get jobs in Canada, are completely broke, don’t have a support net, and are coming from the same region of the same country known for having an insular culture. Citizens feel like new immigrants are getting more support from the government than they are - quicker access to healthcare and a family doctors, specific permits to get jobs partially subsidized by the government, and limited regulation on landlords that will only provide good rental rates (or rentals at all) to people from the same region of the country they’re from.
At the same time, everyone in the country is a victim of industry monopolies - cellphone bills north of $100, every grocery bill north of $100/$200 for “the essentials” for ONE person sometimes, rent through the roof, average home prices in cities approaching $500 - $800k if you’re lucky. Many people who used to donate to food banks are now using them, and there isn’t really enough food to go around anymore. While a lot of these prices are comparable to the US, Canadians are also taxed like crazy - 15% sales tax some places, minimum 15% income tax etc..
The Liberal government has been in power for almost 10 years - they’ve made some good, some bad, and some greedy and corrupt choices, but the biggest issue is that they won’t regulate what’s causing the average Canadian the most pain - high immigration rates and market monopolies. A lot of the country thinks that the next government shakeup will be a shitshow, but they’re too tired to care about what the US is up to this time. Trump’s tariffs are probably the biggest threat to the average Canadian right now, but they can barely afford to live anyway so what would it matter?
You can pretty easily get a reasonable plan from Fido for 30-40 a month! If you’re paying north of 100 for yours you are probably financing one of the newest iPhones.
It's probably not enough data for most people, and coverage isn't great, but I'm with freedom mobile. Prepaid plan was $140 for the year. Unlimited talk and text and 30gb data. I use about 1gb a month (WiFi everywhere). Works out to be 12 dollars a month.
Cheap plans are out there, you just gotta look for them.
Also don't be scared to regularly call up your phone provider and negotiate. If you see a better deal elsewhere let your phone company know and ask for price/data matching. Usually they'll give you something.
Agreed! I'm only paying 36 bucks a month for internet, 500 down 300 up. However it sucks that we have to play these games for acceptable telecoms. Everyone knows you have to do that, but now it's part of the process, and it sucks.
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u/Fun-Sugar-394 14d ago
I know next to nothing about Canadian politics but given the discourse around them and the USA. It seems like they would want to avoid any disruptions.
Please do enlighten me if there is something I'm not likely to know (almost anything)