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Being Dutch* it's such a strange concept that you don't have to pay to bring books to your home. I hope that we will see that over here as well in my lifetime. It would do wonders to increase literacy in the population.
> Being European it's such a strange concept that you don't have to pay to bring books to your home. Pretty sure Europe is diverse enough that there are countries where the access to public libraries is free.
I grew up in Canada and live in the US now with kids. The US is not one country. It's two that are radically different. There's wealthy America. The top 5% to 10% that have healthcare, have their own safety nets, don't need to worry about money, their kids go to select schools that they can buy into (mostly by buying into the right neighborhoods), an amazing pension plan, etc. My kids go to a fancy library with readi…
I can't help but roll my eyes. I understand this is supposed to be figurative and not literally mean there are two countries, but I still roll my eyes because no, it is just one country. It is one country that collectively decides stratification to this extent is fine.
This reminds me of when some people say "America isn't bad, it's the other party that's keeping us hostage." The rest of the world really doesn't care and is waiting for the US to get it together already. Other countries couldn't care less about a completely different country's peculiar internal differences that contribute to its overall terrible behavior. The US is one country and the buck stops there. If you can't get your house in order, then yes, the house is bad and can't take responsibility for domestic affairs.
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Note to readers…. The NDP uses orange as their team colour.
And is the party whose political program is the closest to what the article rightfully commends as great about Canada, yet all it gets in return from many a Canadian is cheap potshots.
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So that means a family with two median earners makes 500 dollars a month? I don't get it, you seem to be confirming the claim.
Y̶o̶u̶ They wrote: "500 dollars a month, which is more than most families on this planet earn a year." Than translates to "most families on this planet make less than $500 per year"
The biggest problem, by far, was medical care. I didn't see a dentist for the first time until I was in my 20s. Any medical problem felt like a disaster that could put us on the street if not managed carefully. I'm very envious of Canada on this front.
Interestingly, I have a similar feeling of gratitude to the US the author has to Canada. Food stamps, and eventually tuition wavers and scholarships, let me break out of poverty. I'm so, so grateful I had those opportunities.
Like the author, I feel we could do a hell of a lot better in a lot of ways (especially lately!), but the core we have is still pretty dang good and I still feel lucky for having access to it.
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And is the party whose political program is the closest to what the article rightfully commends as great about Canada, yet all it gets in return from many a Canadian is cheap potshots.
I would be curious what they could do with Ontario, but they have problems getting the seats.
> There are many things wrong with Canada. It has a go for bronze mentality, the smartest of us keep going to the US because there is not enough opportunity here, much of its public infrastructure is crumbling and the housing prices are frightful. The nation is very obviously sick. Is anyone currently moving from Canada to the US? If so, are they the "smartest", or do they simply have different priorities than a lot…
Virtually all of the top performers at my school left for the USA immediately after graduation. I think somewhere between 70-90% of Waterloo graduates in CS leave every year. Turns out doubling or tripling your take home compensation is absolutely worth it. You can buy a house instead of renting an apartment with roommates. You can afford to marry and have children. You can buy all the things the government would've…
And how does the "dysfunction" of the current Canadian government compare to what is happening in the US, in your eyes?
> Plus, there are just more jobs in SWE in the USA.
There is the rational answer... for graduates in software.
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I would be curious what they could do with Ontario, but they have problems getting the seats.
As is, the first-past-the-post system will continue to give PCs an unfair advantage until they either splinter into two or are outflanked by a yet nonexistent party from the right. Neither option doesn't seem likely at the moment.
I was not born in Canada, but I chose to immigrate here and it's one of the top 5 best choices I've ever made. I have access to so much that in other places would be wildly expensive. My life is richer due to the diversity of the people I am surrounded by, if I bought every book I borrowed from the library last year it would have cost $3000 or more, and even after moving away from a large city I have access to public…
Being Dutch* it's such a strange concept that you don't have to pay to bring books to your home. I hope that we will see that over here as well in my lifetime. It would do wonders to increase literacy in the population.
There aren't libraries in the Netherlands?