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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 116 points 1 month ago (4 children)

As a Canadian, I say this with the utmost sincerity: if you’re thinking of moving here because you’re a leftist, don’t. Canada is about to take a huge swing to the right in next year’s election. People are extremely sick of Trudeau and his refusal to withdraw from the upcoming election (he’s been in power for 9 years) will take his party down with him.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 75 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Also, you can't afford a house, car ownership is mandatory, and we do nothing to stop our oligarchs from creating monopolies and playing silly little games like price fixing groceries.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago

Supporting oligarchy is an official policy here. It’s based on some grossly misguided ideology that big Canadian companies will protect us against bigger American competitors. We’re raising our own breed of face-eating snow leopards!

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sounds like United States 2: Electric Boogaloo.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They've actually got the US beat on the military-industrial complex bit, at least when adjusted for GDP.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And we've also got a bigger housing bubble

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

And you're tearing up bike lanes like it's going out of style.

Honestly reminds me of my younger sibling trying to outdo me on random shit.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Also 2 phone providers I believe yes?

Rogers and Bell or something?.... Or did it have "Tel" in there. I'm just guessing from memory

[–] CellarRat@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We have 3 major providers, Rogers/bell/telus with their subsidiary fido/virgin/koodo. And we do have a few small companies but they just rent bandwidth from the big 3.

Ah shit I was close

[–] lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you're a leftist, wouldn't that situation make you want leftists to move there? Wouldn't that be a (tiny) net positive?

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Leftists moving here now are not going to get citizenship in time to vote in the next election. The visa -> PR -> citizenship path takes years and years.

[–] lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yabbut, electoral politics isn't the only way to make a community better.

I just read a story yesterday about a community in northern Maine that ran a neo-Nazi out of town. For example.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If your goal is to make things better, wouldn’t you be best positioned to do that in your own community? Moving to a new place with its own unique set of problems is challenging enough as it is. To hope to make a difference there is going to involve learning about local issues. Unless you mean something more generic, like volunteering in soup kitchens, homeless shelters, literacy programs, etc. which are everywhere and always can use extra help.

I’d assumed that people worried about fallout from the US election are worried more about their own situation: their rights and freedoms, personal safety, and economic situation. Moving to Canada could definitely improve some of those issues while exacerbating others. Housing in Canada (especially in big cities like Toronto and Vancouver, but not at all limited to those cities) is generally much less affordable than the U.S. outside of the big cities there (New York, San Francisco, LA, Seattle). Many people who move here find it very challenging unless they already have a bunch of wealth saved up.

[–] lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

All valid points.

[–] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought "yabbut" was some Yiddish slang for a second til I caught the typo.

[–] lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Need to spend 3 of last 5 years in Canada

[–] spector@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

We've just seen that stepping aside is pointless without a popular candidate to step up. Neither the Liberals nor the NDP have anyone.

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago

Come to europe please if youre liberal and you are able to