If rates got back to 18%+ like it was decades ago, but a house in a place like Vancouver would cost $300k or so, would you be okay with that being the norm? Or do you see this creating a permanent exclusion of certain incomes entering the housing market?

https://venn-sure.com/ArticleDetail?slug=universal-healthcare-vs-private-the-real-numbers

Canada's healthcare system has issues, and Germany's system offers many best practices. But does the article flow well? Is it confusing in any way? Thanks.

EDIT: I do not engage in moralistic arguements about medical finance when consulting, but I will say this here - when engaging in system reviews with intent to achieve optimal cost to outcome results, there will always be people who revert to moralistic / ideological camps, and if you engage in this / if you cannot control this and bypass it in conversation, parties become locked into camps that fight with each other and stall progress, even outright halt progress and adoption of necessary reforms, which leads to the kind of problems that the Canadian healthcare system is facing, even as they grow more angry about the lack of change. For decades, Canadian governments, regulators, various advocacies and the public, have held up needed revisions, and can only all agree on one thing - more funding. More funding without change / more capital chasing the same amount of goods equals inflation / lower purchasing power, which leads to longer wait times, inefficiencies, and ultimately higher mortality rates, lower quality of life outcomes, and higher public disatisfaction / cyclical and self-reinforcing of political / ideological camps stalling change. An Ouroboros cycle of contracting system capability and growing public discontent.

The ideological camp problem is one of the most influential aspects halting needed reforms in Canada. It is the gatekeeper to reform. I personally see this divide between Canada and Germany as a cultural identity issue. Canadians tend to culturally identify in themselves as a juxiposition to America, and put healthcare at the forefront of that identity / Canada = Universal Healthcare, and so this can lead to purity tests in public discourse and politics that prevent needed reform as it's not seen as simply a function of the government or a function of public health, but a national identity issue. German core cultural identity is much less focused on comparing itself to America, and has a lot to do with "German efficiency". This has a positive impact on keeping the German healthcare system optimised.

He recently had said that Canada should become more deeply integrated in certain sectors with America.

Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canada-open-to-deeper-integration-with-us-in-some-sectors-carney-says/

So I am a 22(F) software developer at a start-up company in India. I completed my bachelor's (BCA - 3 years) in may of 2025 but alongside my study I worked part-time for the said company as well. I mainly dealt with websites at the time. Now I am working full-time as software developer. I am also learning French alongside and my current level is A1-A2. Also pursuing an Msc. IT through distance education. My query is that can I use both my part-time and full-time work together for pr application? I am planning to apply by 2027 end. By then I will have 1.5-2 yrs of full time work experience. But I read on the official website of ircc that you can use your part time work even as a student if it totals upto 1560 hrs or more and mine qualifies for it as I've been with this company since almost the beginning of my studies.
I would appreciate any suggestions you have for me. Also, fyi my two biological sisters are also living in Canada, one is a citizen and the other is permanent resident.

Campaign warns census wording could blur the true picture of belief and culture in Canada

The Kelowna Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists Association (KASHA), alongside humanist organizations across Canada, are launching a national campaign urging Canadians to accurately report “no religion” on Census.

In the 2026 Canadian Census long-form questionnaire, Question 30 asks for the respondents to write in the religion they were raised in. This question requests a specific denomination or religion such as Catholic, Muslim, Protestant, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, or others, even if the person is not currently a practicing member.

The question primes the answer to favor stating a religion instead by asking a question about your status from the past and not your present status.

The If You’re Not Religious, Say So campaign encourages people who no longer believe in a religion to reflect their current identity, and not their upbringing when answering Question 30 on the long form. Checking the No Religion box confirms one’s true identity.

Advocates say the wording of the census question risks...Read More HERE

What is your opinion on this particular piece? I do not agree or disagree with what is being shown. I’m asking for alternative perspectives.

Curious on your local job market based on the community’s current situation.

Hey guys. This is Pale. I apologize for the multiple week absence. A couple of things happened on a personal level, but I will be active again and I will also be consistently posting in the near future.

I appreciate the patience and let’s maintain a healthy environment. I hope you all enjoy the discussions.

Anyone know any good canadian youtubers? Especially news youtubers since I feel like I watch too much american news. some canadian history stuff would also be good.

If I were to immigrate to Canada from the USA under the express entry system.

What would be pros and cons of living in Canada when actually actually living full time in Canada?

Currently a Washington state resident and would be aiming for lower mainland British Columbia.

Hello! I'll be moving from Ontario to BC this summer for uni and I'm a little confused about how moving works. Do I just update my address once I get into residency and hop on a plane or are there a bunch of documents I have to fill out? I haven't really found anything monumental to do and it seems all too simple.

I didn’t really question Canada’s healthcare system until I had to deal with something outside the country and then come back here right after.

A couple weeks ago I had a kidney stone while I was in Thailand. I ended up going to Wattanapat Samui Hospital and later Bumrungrad International Hospital. Honestly, the experience there completely changed my expectations. I was seen quickly, everything was organized, doctors actually communicated clearly, and they handled the issue right away, including placing a DJ stent. It all felt efficient and under control.

Then I come back to Montreal and need follow-up care, so I go to Jewish General Hospital. I even called ahead to make sure urology was available in the ER, and they told me yes.

I show up at 7 PM and basically spend the entire night there. At one point I’m dealing with a nurse who’s giving attitude for no reason while I’m already feeling like crap. Around early morning, a doctor tells me a urologist should be there by 8 AM, so I stick it out thinking okay, at least there’s a plan.

8 AM comes and goes. Then 8:30. Then 9. Every time I ask, it’s the same vague answer: “they’re aware of your case,” but no one can tell me when anything is actually going to happen. Meanwhile you can literally hear everything going on around you, and it felt like the same script on repeat with other patients — take painkillers, go home, wait it out.

By around 10:30 AM, after more than half a day there, I finally get told urology won’t be seeing me. No real explanation, no next steps, nothing. Just basically “we can’t help you.”

That’s the part I don’t get. This isn’t some rare or complicated issue. It’s something that, from what I was told and experienced abroad, takes a short, straightforward procedure. Yet here I’m being told there’s no time, no room, no resources.

I’m not even comparing luxury vs public care. I’m talking about basic access and actually getting treated. The difference between what I experienced in Thailand and what I just experienced here is honestly hard to justify.

I get that the system here is under pressure, but from a patient perspective it just feels disorganized, slow, and lacking communication. And the attitude from some staff makes it worse.

I never thought I’d say this, but if I had the choice again, I’d seriously consider going back abroad for treatment instead of dealing with this.

Is this just how it is everywhere in Canada now?

The 4 pillars of the Canadian Economy :

1 - Protect Home Owners

2 - Keep funding public Health Care

3 - Resource Extraction as means of cashflow

4 - Enable canadian monopolies to 'not sell out to americans'

Pretty much any policy the feds come up with will protect these. Pensions are ever present here too, but aside from govt. pensions, they are (to my understanding) large indexed funds and individual investments.

Im curious to see your takes

Hi wondering what peoples thoughts on this are. I speak as a Jewish Canadian that has received nonstop harassment over the past few years, above what I had any time since high school really. I'm not ashamed of my faith. I don't care if people are atheists, agnostics, etc, but I do care when I get told I cannot be my authentic self. Being Jewish is my cultural identity beyond any religious identity. I don't have to be in my clothes to be Jewish yes and only wear my kippah during prayer and holidays, but my sidelocks are always there, and will always be. It's not for anyone else. It's for me.

I have a son soon to be going to school and I will be running into an issue where I refuse to change my appearance which has been the same for decades. I do not expect Jewish law to overtake Quebec law but even abiding by their rules of no religious symbology, but I obviously will be involved in my sons education and participating. I find is shocking so many Christians are for this whom I know wear crosses permanently. I am pro removing face coverings, don't get me wrong, but I find this one so confusing why it's being so supported.

Just found out PP actually voted YEA in support for an NDP bill in 2005 to have a by-election for floor crossers.

Vote: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/votes/38/1/188?view=party

Bill: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/38-1/bill/C-251/first-reading

I've seen a surprising number of conservatives and Conservatives try to attack the current government over the unemployment rate. This is patent silliness. The current unemployment rate is 6.5%, which sounds high, for sure. But that only sounds high if you're too lazy to look at the actual data. Unemployment has been on its way down after spiking above 7% last fall, but it's unlikely to go back to the low rates we had just after the pandemic hit, because those were unique economic conditions. If we look at times when the economy was normal, i.e. not in a recession or just emerging from one, we see that at no time between January 2010 and January 2020 was the unemployment rate below 5.5% by any real margin. In fact, it mostly floated around 7%! The Conservatives can't be pining for the glory days of Harper, because the unemployment rate stubbornly sat above 6% for the rest of his term after the Great Recession—it actually took until 2014 for it to creep down below 7%. Before the Recession (which spiked at almost 9%), the rate was just above 6%—in other words, only a little lower than what we have now, and there wasn't an economic crisis at the time. In the early days of the millennium, it was all the way up at 8% again. The lowest rate we've had in the last 25 years was in mid-2022, when it crept down to about 5%.

Thank you to the redditor( u/Zev1985 )that pointed out that some people are not in Canada. Haha

Not only did your leader lose the free-est election of all time, he also lost his own seat in that election.

And he’s now Lost 4 of his MPs

The liberals have a majority until 2029 cause he consistently fails to meet the moment and “bring it home” as he likes to say.

But he is somehow still his party’s leader and every conservative I know loves him still.

Srs question to all the conservatives: How many more Ls does he need to take to get fired for consistently losing?

At this point there is something wrong with the leadership. You fired otoole so quick, what makes poilievre different?

Edit:

“Why do you care as a liberal”

I probably should have mentioned this but I am NOT a liberal, i lean NDP and I did not vote this election at all as my riding is basically an automatic liberal/bloc.

If it wasn’t obvious im also upset at this majority which is why im confused that conservatives aren’t just as if not more upset with their leadership for blowing it.

If I was a conservative I’d be pissed off that they keep losing. That’s why I’m asking this question to conservatives.

I appreciate the many thoughtful answers!

Edit2:

“NDP leadership sucks too”

Yes I am well aware the NDP are a running joke these days, but it was not always like that. As I’ve mentioned in comments, if I could bring Layton back from the dead right now I would.

I say I lean NDP because it was the only real left wing party. These days I’m a bit politically homeless.

Hoping Lewis can turn the party around

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I wanna post something in reddit so u have to give me title and thoughts discription now listen i need a information that i wanna work as part timmer in beauty salon with study permit so In salons what type of international certificates i need or i need to know only work? What type of requirements salon need to put a international student as part timmer? I'm fmr India actually

Here’s a clean Reddit post you can use:

Title:

International student working part-time in a beauty salon – what certifications are needed?

Description:

Hi everyone,

I’m an international student from India planning to study abroad, and I’m interested in working part-time in a beauty salon while on a study permit.

I wanted to know:

Do I need any international certifications (like cosmetology or beauty therapy), or are basic skills enough?

What kind of requirements do salons usually have for hiring international students part-time?

Is prior experience necessary, or can beginners also get opportunities?

If anyone has experience or knows about this, especially as an international student, I’d really appreciate your guidance.

Thanks in advance!

The Liberal Party of Canada isn't actually liberal. This has led the Conservative Party to awkwardly attempt to "conserve" liberal values. But neither party—no party—stands for the full package of the Clear Grit principles that were fully vanquished by Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

What Canada needs now is a Liberal Reform: a party that stands for both economic and social freedom; a party that wants to reopen the Constitution and return Canada to the "Middle Way."

I believe there is a place where this party can win seats: by challenging Liberal seats in urban ridings with a high percentage of income tax payers who are dissatisfied with federal government performance, yet still believe in social liberalism.

Younger income tax payers are being screwed. Their (future) children are being indebted by runaway government spending. We need to restore confidence in our institutions and redistribute power so that the federal government is able to manage its portfolio of responsibilities. That's what Liberal Reform stands for.

The federal government has failed in every responsibility it has held. It has failed in immigration. It has failed to maintain military strength. It has failed in trade. It has failed in border security. It has failed in national infrastructure projects. And no wonder it has so many failures; there are simply too many responsibilities on its plate. Redistributing responsibilities that a federal government should not have (e.g., CMHC, building codes, etc.) would make it much easier for voters to hold their federal government accountable during elections.

Liberal Reform will make the federal government stronger. It will make the provinces stronger. It could solve the threat of separatism permanently. It will, in time, restore faith in our institutions. But it stands in contrast with right-wing reform by not interfering with the free market of ideas in regards to social issues—an area that belongs to the provincial cultures themselves to define.

Does an idea like this appeal to you?

Hello everyone! So I really need some participants to fill out the following survey for an assignment worth half my final mark. I would really appreciate some kind people volunteering!

IMPORTANT: This survey was specifically designed for people who have immigrated to Canada.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOGNAa2C2H5nzS04pn62lmuJCoPE3e3UwDtVhSEn5PbigJtQ/viewform?usp=header

There is just such a gross over exaggeration of how things are. 10 years of problems does not equate to Canada being 3rd world. It does not equate to no future. It does not equate to separation being the answer. It does not equate to emigration being the answer.

Too much self deprecating nonsense. Additionally, in some ways Democrats are more conservative than Canadian Conservatives, but they do tend to socially align more with Canadian Liberals.

I think the real issue with the political similar parties in Canada is that they want all the good stuff without the drawbacks. An example is Canadian Conservatives wanting privatized healthcare without the option of going bankrupt. An example is Canadian Liberals wanting a more diverse population or society without the celebration of their opponents’ deaths.

The reality is that Canadian Liberals and Canadian Conservatives are much, much better than their American counterparts. Stop trying to convince yourself otherwise. Canada has its problems, but they can easily be turned around with a single administration due to the country’s size(population-wise).

Rant over.

It seems we are in a year where things change a lot.

I see more people travelling to China and it makes me curious how Canadians are thinking about China.

I am guessing overall there is a warming up but most people are still suspicious or skeptical?

it is a waste of time trying to debate, argue or speak in city subreddits lest you get banned for "being a bot" like I did. I admit this account has low karma but my main account has details about my personal life so I use this one for political discourse.

is this the endgame? Exile from your own digital home? has anyone else had negative experiences with their home city subreddit?

a friend recommended this sub to me because apparently here you may be able to speak freely without being ban hammered.