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I think we need to stop being polite with our corrupt prime minister and completely reshuffle the political class with some fresh uncorrupted genuine leaders.....

Omg americans do not work garder than cansdians ???? this is the dumbest shit I have ever seen - go work with a canadian company as opposed to a US one. Also polite - did you see the truckers?

As a fellow Canadian and Vancouverite, I agree with mostly everything this guy stated in this video commentary.\nGenerally and historically speaking, European culture is superior to anything else, or anywhere else, on the planet.\nIt simply is what it is.\nEuropeans have had the benefit of the ancient Greeks, ancient Romans, and countless centuries of cultural development, cultural evolution, and cultural collaboration, all staged on a much smaller geographic landmass.\nIt was also Western Europe that gave rise to the Industrial Revolution and scientific discovery and innovation, along with the development and proliferation of secular beliefs and democratic societies.\nRegarding his comments on Canada and Vancouver, it must be emphasized that the vast majority of Canada's national population live very close to the US border, since most of Canada's massive landmass is more or less uninhabitable or inhospitable to most humans, and for most parts of the year.\nWhile that may perhaps be chalked up to simply bad geographic luck, Canada's deeply flawed political, constitutional, and economic systems, all actively contribute to the fermentation of a perpetually self-defeating cocktail of negative dynamics, with seriously pervasive effects.\nIn short, Canada is a practiced expert at shooting itself in the proverbial foot, whenever the opportunity arises.

America is already on its brink, many don’t realize it but these next 3/4 presidents we have, policies, etc. Along side what people of faith allow to go on, Along side music agendas, other political agendas that coexist, More of a possibility our Cold War with China gets physical by way of Taiwan at any moment, Korea…, Lack of both fundamental and natural Resources (used irresponsibly), Division due to government neglect to correct past decisions/often tends to cover up/erase/rewrite/censor “the victor gets to rewrites history” type shit, American dollar is starting not to mean shit in more places outside the States/territories (since we took it off the gold standard), let’s see there’s people still recovering from the housing market/Wall Street crash, recession, Homelessness in not just vets, youth (children) as well, Lack of Men’s Rights Across the board which is a bigger time Bomb; than what people think, Huge population decline due to modern Feminist Ideology and its affects on boys who were born and grew up in its prime (90s-early 2000s) if you go back through movies tv shows music you’ll see and hear comments, things, innuendos, references to things that foreshadowed what is happening now: to name a few contributors: Beyoncé, Oprah, Vivica Fox, Welfare, CIA, FBI, make up/fashion industry, etc. A new generation of confused, dense, savants that couldn’t tell you a woman from a beef stick… my bad my bad tells you that you can be woman even with a beef stick, Violations of constitutional right regularly by the ?who forget they work for, “The People” the people who pay their bills and put food on their tables. The government first normalizing unnatural sexuality(if you can’t reproduce “be fruitful and multiply”, I.e. man x women) you don’t see it working in nature seahorses somewhat excluded: my meaning of unnatural sexuality; Teaching it in schools some places too authoritarian rights away from parents, schools/music/media/tech raise kids nowadays not parents some places. Trying to normalize pedophilia in government a few bills her in Cali, a few movies on certain platforms, certain inappropriate clothing types for minors from a company made for adult women by a old man, Edw/Bel/Jac series yes 100+ year old going after a 16-17 year old, and an adult male “imprinting” on a baby, he later got in relationship with (not sus yeah mmm okay). Yeah we don’t need anymore problems in this country. Fight your own battles leave us out of it please.

Low corruption my ass from small townships to the federal government seem to only way to get anything done is to know the right person and or to get into politics for your own personal gain, and canadian don't want industry that's means we would have to work plus it's bad for the environment but luckily we have plenty of carbon neutral government jobs

Politics is Canadas biggest problem. The idiots in ontario keep electing incompetent people to run the country. If the western provinces (Saskatchewan, Alberta, BC) seperated from Canada and became our own country we would be one of the best and wealthiest countries. And what would be left of Canada would collapse in a matter of months. There would be a civil war but western Canada would easily win.

I can assure you, as a long time Canadian, our banks are not well regulated, nor the strongest economy, nor have a stable democratic government, nor polite people, nor a good business environment, and DEFINITELY not one of the most uncorrupted countries, I find it rather comical you even said that.

The issues is the woke dipshit political party taxing the shit out of us and giving our money to their friends and families and no one is being held accountable for stealing our tax dollars they just continue to take. that’s what wrong with our finances…

This is very surface-level analysis. If you want to dive into why Canada's economy is so uncompetitive you have to look at its constitutional framework. Inter-provincial trade is more difficult in Canada compared to Trade in the states or the EU because NAFTA, and the EU trade agreement are more efficient compared to inter-provincial trade frameworks the senate estimates these barriers cost the economy $150b in GDP per year. By comparison, Australia with a similar constitutional structure to Canada managed to harmonize many of its inter-state/ territory regulations leading to increased GDP growth and has long outperformed the Canadian economy. Furthermore, Canada's indigenous rights framework is far to restrictive in terms of allowing the governments to actually govern. This has cost us billions in FDI in projects tossed out by the courts and projects that will simply never be considered due to political and regulatory risks. \n\nThat said, if Canada wanted to improve this situation without meddling in the constitution one thing they can do is to allow housing to catch up to the population. We have the fewest number of dwelling per capita in the G7 in the highest population growth in the G7. This is a recipe for a housing shortage which ensures that a lot of capital will flow into the housing sector simply because it offers promising returns relative to the risk of operating a business. I believe Canada grew by over 1,000,000 residents in 2022 however we had 240,000 housing starts (4 residents per dwelling) and average house size here is 2.51 residents per dwelling. \n\nThat disconnect between housing starts (see regulatory framework above as to why we can't build enough houses) will just cause more capital to flow to the sectors making the business investment environment worse.

Polite people? haha

You raised some valid points. But Canada being your home country, I would like to remind you that you cannot influence the economic and political situation and help to improve it by turning your back on it and leaving the country. Perhaps you will change your mind and return to your roots once you have seen that you are just as much of a victim of those in power in whatever country you prefer to live right now. I wish you all the best and a lot of fun wherever you have chosen to live right now.

This is what happens when you have a long time corrupt and selfish government. We definitely need to get Trudeau out of the political scene of the world. He is destroying Canada and its once brilliant future.

In the mid 1990s, I predicted the political strife and then rise of the Tea Party movement in America. I wanted to get my family out and suggested Canada. My wife said no and my father said I was overreacting. After Trump, My wife apologized for not listening to me. All the reasons to move to Canada I had researched and already knew. Now, I'm 64; I'm too old and too poor for Canada to consider me. My degrees (which I am still paying off!) are worthless in the job market and I have no other skills. But I still wish I were Canadian!

The difference is the quality of life in Canada is ranked by multiple organizations as significantly better than in the US. Better Education, Public Healthcare, and a strong economy mean less stress. Health Insurance in the US is hugely expensive. Incomes may be higher in the US, but so are things like the Health insurance, prescriptions etc. Canada has fewer bankruptcies if someone gets sick, and better social benefits for things like maternity leave... We don't have the huge population, but we also don't have many of the huge problems, like large racial conflicts, high crime rates, gun violence and economic discrepancies... And let's not even mention the vast political polarization in the US fed by disinformation and a free-for all social network where 'truth' long ago became not important, whereas winning is everything. Even if a former president needs to organize an attack on Congress... Overall Canada is a more desirable place to live.

Thanks for the outside perspective. I appreciate that discussion of politics was limited.

Canada needs to change it’s political system and get rid of british political structure

the comments about political correctness and talking shit behind your back are really true lol

I live in Canada. I don't find Canadians polite!!!!!!!!

As a Canadian myself living in this country for over 30 years... the problem here is that Canada have a diversed industry but because the country itself is so small (population wise) that none of these industries reached economies of scale. While Canada has regions rich with natural resources, all they do is extracted it, sell it to U.S. and then buy the producted that was produced by these raw materials back at a higher cost. The political structure of Canada doesn't help either: Each region essencially specialized in a few industries (Alberta Oil, Ontario Finance, the Alantic provice's fisheries and oil refineries) and there's equalization payment... meaning if one province is doing well... they don't get to reinvest it back into its infrastructure but rather have to spread some of the excess revenue to other failing provinces... this doesn't incentized productivity but rather leads to a race to the bottom where provinces would want to spend their way to get some of that equalization payment money. Also the provinces themselves doesn't have a unifying economic agenda... Alberta's oil could be best served to be refined out east and then shipped but British Columbia doesn't want pipelines and oil shipping facilities on their coastline... and Quebec isn't interested in having a pipeline either so there's nowhere by the oil but to go down to the states. Finally the province of Quebec( which is french speaking and have their own culture and language) isn't interested in the overall prosperity of Canada at all but rather to extract as much special privilages, rights, and money from the Federal government... and even to declare independance from the Rest of Canada.

These are the illegal migrants who come to the U.S. from their anti-Black racist Latin countries and perpetuate their own anti-Black racism once they arrive here.\nThis greeting these lawbreakers at the borders with a nod and a wink is not the doing of any political party.\nThis all falls under the umbrella of white supremacy.

The trouble with Canada is that no political party is capable of simultaneously gaining power while also making the difficult structural changes that would make the country more competitive. Successive governments have pandered to the needs of baby boomers protecting their housing wealth, to the detriment of literally everyone else. Young Canadians head south where they can make 2x more money, knowing they can always come back when they are rich. It’s a terrible predicament with no easy solution.

Because Venezuela has been secuestered by political criminals who kill the citizens.

LOLOLOLOL RIIIIIIGHT i live in Canada is not stable our economy is it the toilet and we have a prim-minster that admires China's basic dictatorship In short Canada is corrupt to the core and our political system is is shambles. SO please stop with this propaganda NONSENSE and tell some truth about Canada. DO not invest in this country. Oh and could you please send me some of what you are smoking

The economy problem of a government with members without kmowledge of politics studies and finances

Canada's strengths are it's 10 million sq/km of resources. Canada is afraid to extract resources because the green agenda has hijacked Canadian politics.\nIf Canada extracted and processed more resources of more types it could build an ecosystem of low cost/high quality inputs that would attract billions in industrial investments.

We are very polite overtaxed people. It is halfway through every year before you actually earn money. You are a slave to the taxes until then. Small business is dying because energy costs are too high (due to the carbon tax). Groceries are crazy high... again due to the carbon tax. Will starving a nation save the world?

Biggest problem with Canada is lack of job opportunities or lack of intent to develop opportunities for technically skilled population. I have seen people with PhD doing general labour or security job. Out of 20 students in my MSc engineering class, only 3 were able to secure job related to their study. I still have to witness one political party, which has industrial growth or bringing in more job opportunities to Canada as part of their agenda.

Bienvenidos! America is made great by immigrants. I wish more of my countrymen understood the role America has played in the political instability and violence in Central & South America; I think they’d be more empathetic and less xenophobic. This land is your land, this land is my land.. this land was made for you and me ❤

I mean, let me get this straight, because there is no 'non-white' in an institution or a company, that means there is 'racism'.\nAre you serious?\nWhat incredible damage that vomitous political correctness does.\nThe fact that there are certain annoyances towards certain populations, has always existed and will always exist because that is how human beings are.\nBeing different, in certain cases, annoys.\nIt is absolutely normal and understandable.\nIncredible.

Wait till they find out all Americans are struggling too. They need to come here but follow the rules in doing so. Otherwise they look like they are simply trouble. I understand there is terrible political unrest in nearby other countries but act accordingly.

All of them are strong young people that could have stay in their countries and work to change its political situation. or develop their nations. The hey are all looking for the easy way out of life. However, life is not easy in America without legal status. They should return to their country of origin, and change its situation

Man PIGS ONLY \nSEND HAITIANS HOME \n\nAMERICA As\n ah WHOLE \n POLITICALLY \n\nAPPROVES OF THIS \nORCHESTRATED SHIT SHOW \n\nSAME AS \nCAPITAL HILL \nDEBACLE

THIS SHIT IS MADE FUNNY TALK MAD SHIT ABOUT TRUMP VOTE FOR BIDEN . YEAH, HERES YOUR RESULT. AMERICANS DONT HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. I LITERALLY TILL THIS DAY CANT FIGURE OUT OR MAKE SENSE ON WHY TRUMP WAS CALLED A BAD PRESIDENT. WHATEVER HE DID WITH HIS MONEY IS HIS PROBLEM. BUT HE DID SECURE AND PROVIDE A BACKBONE FOR OUR NATION. IM NOT INTO POLITICS. I LIKE FACTS RESULTS REALISTIC PRODUCTION. HERE FOLKS LMFAO YOU GOT MADE ISSUES . GOOD LUCK ?

I think it should be investigated in the past and present in terms of political impartiality and credibility whether CNN was informed and deliberately withheld from the people the now-known state structures.

Man- Im not American, and I dislike republican politics - BUT they are right on this border issue. This is insanity.

Well this is how America economics politics foreign works …you scansions Venezuela now you have a lot idiot people coming to America .. well done Obama, trump , Biden ??‍♂️??‍♂️?????

This is what happens when Americans don't call their leaders out for meddling in other countries, grabbing resources,war mongering and sponsoring coup d'etats and assassinating political heads the list goes on and on.

It's unconscionable that we've invited people to come to Canada without actually following through on the promise we made to them in the first place. Was it all just sloganeering designed to appeal to liberal progressive NIMBYers? Was there ever any intent on actually doing something for these poor people beyond a sound bite or photo op? \n\nThe solution to migration because of war, terror, famine and so on is not by opening up the borders and allowing everyone in, the solution to mass migrations (over 100 million worldwide) is to tackle the conditions that make such migrations necessary. Almost without exception, each one of these migrant/refugee situations are the result of political problems that have to be tackled in those countries where the conditions exist. There are over 100 million people fleeing conditions that make life unbearable, even if we wanted to, how are we to take them all into North America? How does anyone propose we do that, and even if we could manage it somehow, another 100 million would show up on our doorstep next year...or next week...it's simply not possible or reasonable to expect us to be overwhelmed by wave after wave of the poor unfortunate. The solutions to war and famine abroad can't be found here and we need to make it plain that people who live in such conditions must first rise up to help themselves. We can and should help, politically, through foreign aid and individual donations (North Americans are among the most generous donators after all), and even militarily where feasible or possible. The UN and other coalitions of nations, must each take up the burdens before people smugglers take it up for them. We have our own problems to deal with here and I'm not willing to vote for promises made that were never meant to be kept.

Stop using the term migrants for your political interest. It’s called illegal immigration.

Imagine being in a country that they persuade or even kill u for you political views,starving children eating rats or rotten fruit from the trash or vegetable and that your government tell u what to think put on her shoes.

Politics, they're being harassed into the U.S. by crime so it looks like they're flooding border of their own accord. Poor people God bless them. Last first, first ladt

There is a system in place to enter the US legally. It's not perfect. However, the US political parties are not willing to change it. Biden should face a tribunal for his crimes against humanity.

USA is soooo effed up right now bcos they want to be seen as “politically correct” instead of doing what’s right for their own citizens

Sorry to say but originally this is a free world that's how god made it. Laws create borders . Without law unfortunately the world would be a zoo it's a hard pill to swallow especially when u are Latino an u see this. I don't understand why Venezuela an south America is so poor now . They need better laws more resources new order every country should learn from the us . ? White Americans will never no how it's feels to a migrant a minority so I really don't appreciate the soft talk these topics should be up to the political system and yes the border should be well protected and respected. Our country is the strongest military I'm the world right? We need to show it.

There are around 30 million undocumented immigrants in USA . There are 20 Million undocumented immigrants in India. Guess what, the illigal migrants to US and canada are at least polite people looking for better life. The illigals in Indja just want the demographic change

I blame present bidden for not gone securing our Borders. Our President is praying politics.

A man came to my job looking for work. Unfortunately we where not hiring. I asked him politely are you legal to work here because I know some people that are hiring. He says yes the government already gave me a medical card, cell phone and some $$. I've been here my entire life. I've had to work for everything I have ... Doesn't seem fair.

The corrupt government and political parties of their own country are responsible for the plight of these migrant people. If the ruling party and the political parties had worked together to improve the condition of their country, these people would not have had to leave the country.????

why are they insist to enter USA wherein now facing it's currency downfall and being led by a crooked political party in poverty....

yall don't realize what it's like living over there and the shit that goes on and why they want to leave plus and they can't change anything the politics is the police vs the cartel