General Politics Discussion

[neonjoe]

This isn't new, I'd have to guess that of my cohort of mid-2000s Comp Eng Grads only about 25-30% stayed in Canada after graduation most went to the states. So this is nothing new, when you are a young professional there's a much greater propensity to take the risk for more reward, the US offers that but the downside is that if you do fall between the cracks, you fall much further. As you get older, having that safety net is worthwhile. My American mother was lucky to have moved to Canada, she had health issues for years from the late 80s until she passed in 2017, she would have been bankrupted down there.
Things have become more expensive, but that's a global problem. Do things need to change domestically, yes, it always does and a stagnant government is never good as it will stop making changes to improve things. I do feel that most of the backlash currently isn't objectively thought out but rather from an emotional point of view.
Canada is NOT BROKE, it's just a work in progress and some things have declined but relative to other places it's still quite good. The world is just far worse than it has been in our generation and this is reflected here too, like an illness it spreads.