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I once rented a 1 bed room apartment on Charles Street West for $610 per month and later moved to a two bedroom apartment which cost me $950 per month.

THE BIRD FEEDER ANALOGY \n \nI bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it with birdseed. What a beauty of a bird feeder it was, as I filled it lovingly with seed. Within a week we had hundreds of birds taking advantage of the continuous flow of free and easily accessible food. \n \nBut then the birds started building nests in the boards of the patio, above the table, and next to the barbecue. Then came the poop! It was everywhere, on the patio tile, the chairs, the table…everywhere! \n \nThen some of the birds turned mean. They would dive-bomb me and try to peck me even though I had fed them out of my own pocket. The other birds were boisterous and loud. They sat on the feeder and squawked and screamed at all hours of the day and night and demanded that I fill it when it got low on food. \n \nAfter a while, I could not even sit on my own back porch anymore. So I took down the bird feeder and in three days the birds were gone. I cleaned up their mess and took down the many nests they had built all over the patio. \n \nSoon, the backyard was back to like it used to be…quiet, serene, and no one demanding their rights to a free meal. \n \nNow let us see here… \n \nOur government gives out free food, subsidized housing, free medical care, and free education and allows anyone born here to be an automatic citizen. \n \nThen the illegals came by the tens and hundreds of thousands, millions. Suddenly our taxes went up to pay for free services; apartments are housing 5 families; you have to wait 6 hours to be seen by an emergency room doctor; your child’s 2nd grade class is behind other schools because half the class doesn’t speak English. Illegals squawking and screaming in the streets, demanding more rights and free liberties. When asked why they breed like cockroaches, the reply is that it is a cultural thing. \n \nIt's long overdue for the US government to take down the bird feeder. Otherwise, we will continue cleaning up the poop!

Am not in canada am in gulf this is my 3rd year here i thank God all is going well i really suffered in Kenya slept huko country bus there's somewhere we paid30per (was saving doo za comm nitoke Kenya )night bedbugs foul smell sharing a room with drunkards kulala kwa magunia went to Dubai stayed in an accomodation no work no wifi i had paid a commission of 80k after working as a waitress in Nairobi that's kikaniramba got deported after visa expired i tried again the 2nd time indeed God is grateful when you're desperate for a job you do anything i can't judge anyone but I advise people to do research don't fall into agent's traps but not all are bad then God first I can't complain in three years time I built my parents a home with small investments God willing in the next 4-5years I hope to achieve what may have taken me 20years or forever to achieve while in kenya

Sadly, you have essentially described Vancouver as well. The elephant in the room is immigration. When you count refugees, immigrants, international students, etc. there are about 1 million people coming to the country annually! Even in the 1990s, CSIS even warned the government that high immigration would lead to a housing crisis. And that’s really sad as immigration has now tuned into a net negative for Canada. I personally think it is an invasion at this point. And things are far worse than the 1990s. Honestly, if I wasn’t settled in a place I bought near Vancouver 20 years ago, my family and I would have to seriously make other plans!

The problem actually isn't inflation, at least here in Kenya. Currently inflation went down from 7.3% to 6.8% . The elephant in the room, call it over taxation. Eventually, things will balance out because really, there is so much a government could tax it's citizen before equilibrity is achieved. I opine that we all calm down, relax. Things will fall into place. Just hold on. I'm not one to give hope, but on this issue I'm sure, a utopian settlement is near.

Am in Canada ?? for more than 10yrs but theres more to this stories(elephant ? inthe room) that Kenyans because thats what i know that they are not saying out loud.

i spent 1250 CAD for rent a basement room in Toronto，is that normal thing？

Toronto is only a tourist location now and for those who wants to stay in Airbnb for few days for tourism purposes. As for living, it's best to live away from these cities where you have 1/3rd the cost for a studio room rent.

I guess because Toronto is so huge and because I stayed in the main touristy areas I only noticed a few homeless people during my trip. They were more noticeable to me in Calgary in the spring. But the worst I've seen is Portland, Oregon and Seattle, WA and in 2021 Washington DC was pretty bad off...though the encampments I saw then had been cleared out by DC when I returned in 2023.\n\nI really really enjoyed my stay in Toronto over Labor Day weekend, my first time ever to visit. But just looking around me I got the same sense I did in NYC...it's a beautiful place to visit but living here would be ungodly expensive. The luxury apartments across the street from my hotel seemed to have rather low occupancy, from what I could see from my hotel room window at night. A lot of rental real-estate are speculative investments and any thought of addressing housing needs, keeping occupancy rates high, etc. are purely secondary concerns...zombie buildings with unaffordable rents that remain sparsely occupied while the need(s) are so dire is morally offensive and government should step in with rent controls and occupancy requirements and tax those owners more heavily who have occupancy below a minimum threshold. The increase in crime is a completely expected outcome of economic desperation. The US answer is usually more police & harsher penalties but I hope Canada is more rational and humane in addressing these societal ills.

Come on over we got room ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Canada has enough homeless space in Northern Canada that could be leagally directed to live their and single room houses constructed there with other services.

We have a vacancy for a good trusty multi task singke woman as room cleaner in hotel. Returning is food and bed to stay. 5 hours work in hotel and the rest she can work in other field out in the city.\nPm us if you know great ones for being interviewed

Very nice vlog \nStill*sare jahan se accha Hindustan hamara* \nI have just now returned from San Francisco in Sep only , after 5 months , but felt like back to heaven , \nOne Cauliflower $ 6 each and like wise , you don't get good sweet mango atall ! Here in Delhi you get the Best of everything and in plenty, like we don't buy mangoes in kilos but whole case/Carlton\nMy daughter lives there , my son in law is working with Adobe, he was a Senior Director in lndia gone there on the top management position , lives in a palatial bunglow with swimming pool etc BUT I DIDN'T FIND ANYONE TO TALK TO ? \nSo , life with out friends around - is nothing but a jail , though we travelled four states and visit places almost every day , my daughter too is in a senior position in Adobe - her daughter is graduating from Wesley College paying $ 76000 per annum ONLY FEES + Hostel and other expenses extra , My son in law got L-1 visa in Dec 22 and got Green Card in July 23 , he has left behind a HUGE BUNGALOW in Gurgaon 8 Bed room in 1000 yrds \nHe is the only son of his father who own two factories\nI hope, he would still come back \nEnjoyed your VLOG

Your podcast room is very nice ❤❤❤

Minimum rent kitna haay \nAgr room share krlein ???

And the worst part about the government is doing nothing to fix the housing crisis, except allow more trailer parks and allowing people to rent a trailer on their property in town instead of building more houses and apartments they are changing policy to allow people to live in a trailer in town. My best goal to live comfortably would be save enough money to buy a trailer and live in a trailer park because rent will probably be cheaper there than any other one bedroom room.

600CAD for a room in a month. This is almost 450k Naira ??????

As an international student who works at 3 jobs almost 7 days a week to pay my college and rent… I can only afford a small room with a sharing washroom with 4 others. Life here so difficult and it’s very exhausting. Canada should stop advertising itself as a country of opportunities and easier life. It’s much harder than back home if we talking honestly. \nDon’t get me wrong I love a lot of things about this beautiful country, but life is way too short to work at 3 jobs to pay rent and fees until I die. ?

This is exactly what I have been passing through as a visitor in Canada, infact there's no room for visitors visas

The homeless situation is man made created by Liberals. They opened boarder to the every one from across the world specially from African countries who flew their country for crimes.. Now its all over.. They also brought almost 2 million student without any housing and healthcare fix. Now I can see 4 to 5 students live in one room basement apartment each pay $700 a month.\n\nWe are now dropping below other G8 countries in terms of living standards. I remember back in early 90s when Harper was Prime Minister. He use to bring most wealthy business people to come here to open business and employ Canadian. That has boosted the Canadian economy until Trudue came to power and destroyed every thing been built. \n\nWe are fearful our future generation what kind of Canada they will get after 10 to 20 years from now. I hope the Liberals will be out and new PM will do some real work on to stop these useless immigration, international students who mostly come here live not for study as they give up after a year or so due to high cost of fees..

Housing costs are crazy here in Toronto...I lost my apt ...(740 sq. ft. - one bedroom)...which I had in Etobicoke at the end of Covid Jan. 2022 ...( My rent started at $940/month in 2016 and to just a tad over $1000/month in 2022. I Was on welfare during Covid 2020-2022)... Welfare only pays $733 for a single male (Welfare recipients weren't eligible for that CERB that paid every 2 weeks so I had to sell most of my furniture and cherished antiques to survive...Lost my apt...couldn't afford it anymore and I ended up in my sister's basement for 3 months but moved to a rooming house in the east end of Toronto at the end of April. Thank God that I got a job working in a hospital as a janitor...Still, I pay $650 a month for a room that is about 75 square feet....I've seen closets bigger...I share 4 washrooms and one laundry room with one washer and dryer and a laundry tub (This is the main source of water for cooking) with 26 other roomers...There is no kitchen and no lounge area...So yeah Housing is Fuked Up here in Toronto!... I was so close to being homeless...I do not work full-time. I am only on-call so I am at least able to make ends meet but still, it's hard surviving here in the big city...I was born here and grew up here and this city may have changed on the surface but beneath it, it's rotting to the core and it's getting worse every day!.... Love your vids by the way :)

The 1950s, 1960s and 1970s were very different. We had a very young population and had room to grow. It is still a great country but I agree. If you are not born here and are established where you are, please don't come. We have enough Uber drivers and fast food workers For the rest of us, who are born here and are gainfully employed, it's awesome.

This crisis makes me think about this motel. Wouldn’t it be nice if they were essentially a bunch of two room cheap rentals. With a few extra things than the room I’m in.

Yeah you abide the laws of country keep your religion in your room

I am an immigrant from South Africa here in Edmonton since June of 2023. What the brother is saying is true. Canadians make no room for the human element in the workplace/environment. Everything is based on productivity at the expense of your humanity. They also treat workers as very expendable and disposable. The fact that they import so many foreign workers to do certain jobs is perhaps a reason why born Canadians no longer want to put up with the exploitation (I don't know if this is the true reason though).\n\nCanada is very convenient, and public services and infrastructure are amazing compared with South Africa. But the rest of the culture is very sterile. Tim Hortons, Starbucks, and Ice Hockey are considered cultural identities. Maybe the older generations had a distinctive culture, but most Canadians of today's are only interested in consumerism and the car lifestyle. If you are looking for people with warmth and depth, you will most likely find it with fellow immigrants (and maybe the poor and marginalized communities of Canada).\n\nCanada is a very safe country, and South Africa may not be worth it for me to return to. But the strongest element I thought for coming to Canada was that people here appreciated life and each other. This is not true. Canada is 'stable and happy' because the people are intoxicated by the comfort that material wealth provides the individual (despite all their complaints and problems, most Canadians still lead very comfortable and easy lives). Take away their comfort and materialism, and they won't know who they are. They won't know how to stand together either since they have been so strongly conditioned to live for themselves as individuals.\n\nCanadians are known for their politeness and friendliness, and this is true. But there is a big difference between politeness and kindness (and being genuine). Canadians are not kind.\n\nMy opinion is obviously limited and biased. I am sure there are wonderful and pleasant exceptions. But I will still limit these as exceptions. \n\nThink hard before choosing Canada (and perhaps also the USA). Unless you have a strong community to support you here, it will be a lonely and alienating experience.

So how are these asylum seekers come? Do they come from the country that they are looking for asylum and they are denied shelter? Then the trouble is how this claimants are processed, there should be a way to firm up the needed resources or simply there's no room in Canada. If what they are doing is coming to the country and once at the port of entry they claim for asylum we need to take a serious look at how lenient we are in accepting just anyone who comes by automatically granting asylum. That should stop. There should be no illegal immigrants in Canada. Those who are here illegally should be sent back. There is enough trouble now to handle this. Maybe in the future, not now.

I am sad to see no mention of the disabled . Toronto, disabled receive 1100/month, a room in some ones house rents for 1300. Our most vulnerable are being forced in to homelessness .

Send them all home there is not enough room here for all of them.Give another Country a chance too many Indians here.

Everyone who voted to keep open borders better have guest room ready

Stop imagrints for a few years to many people not enough room 8:14

My experience in canada not good as i m heart patient faced medical aid problems n dr facilities r not good u have to climb stairs as most of houses r duplex n no bad rooms on ground floor due to this i face problem in my back also . Sare jaha se acha Hindustan hummara i lov my bharat❤

Not clever enough, the Goverment don't help for poor people, build a Apartments 1 room only

Gee ! D'ya Think people can be so stupid ??? They don't even that people coming here have pooled money , they are all laughing, why ???? Cause canada government gives them money !! And what happens ?? They are spending on everything... ! So duh Bank of canada sees spending.. well let's jack the interest rate.. and we the people will continue to suffer.. there's no room for people to live!!!! That's a dangerous situation people ....

Get are American soldiers on the ground...We got national guard deploy now. We have no more room here.

& LET'S REMEMBER THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM - THE CARTELS ARE GETTING RICH & KILLING AMERICANS & CHILDREN ARE BEING TRAFFICKED BC OF GRANDOA JOE PUTTING OUT THE WELCOME MAT!!!!??

Let them people in this is their country there is enough room for everybody they have a right to live just as we do

America and Americans don't want a third world nation here, 2 million now here, and more coming people are going to be living 10 persons in a room ,that's not living ? has anyone told these people about the homelessness in America ❤

Canadians are not polite, we are polite to your face, then we talk major shit when you leave the room. We outwardly embrace immigrants more, but we inwardly are just as, if not more xenophobic than americans.

That's the position when I am the only one in the exam room as because I have last roll number

Greedy politicians, city coucils and corporate board rooms are the downfall of Canada. \nLike many of my generation, if you didn't get ahead years ago, you're stuck now. I will likely emigrate away from Canada while it get's filled up with immigrants. \nI am a tradesman.

I used to live in Turkey ??, I saw so many Canada and US citizens living in Turkey. When I asked them why they left Canada , they said that they can’t live in Canada that life is not in Canada . They’re well educated while living in Canada but left because of high cost of tax and livin. They told me that Turkey is cheaper also rent in turkey is way cheap even living in a better apartment close to sea with big rooms.

“He went in, shut the door and let’s go”\n\nXi waddled into the back rooms

Winni the poo must have thought..\nOh ohh, it this the time I take the room temperature challenge.\nHe looks a little unsettled.\nGood! He should.

Xi Zinping open your eye bud, you’re not anymore in your hotel room sleeping -_-

A small closed room in white house will be enough for him to be feared.??

Bidens giving away free shit... free rooms, food, schooling, healthcare, and more rights than actual Americans. How do you destroy a country from within, change its culture dramatically. Then pick fights, everyone speaking different languages and forcing cultural changes on others. The trans thing isnt to help anyone, it's to hurt and cover up this crap

How many millions of illegal immigrants have to break into this country before we stop this. Look at the cost to taxpayers of these people some of them staying in five-star hotels ordering room service getting free whatever they want. We all pay for that while our government can't send diddly squat to the victims of the Lahaina Fire.

Time is money in abroad. no room for play; you paid and should produce. You can save more in Nigeria bcos you pay less in infrastructure. In abroad you pay for everything you get including the infrastructure and coordination of things

We don’t have anymore room

I don't know y I can't stop crying like a child \nAlone in room \nI haven't experienced yet but plan kia hai to soch k hi Kuch ho rha hai ???