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A thought experiment:\nImagine that the Canadian government was given a magic technology that could build five million new homes overnight and assign them by lottery to people who didn't currently own a home.\nWould the government push the button to build the homes and give them to people who needed a home?\nNope. It would not.\nWhy?\nBecause the price of existing houses and apartments in Canada would drop by at least 50% overnight. And in our new, insane, everything-is-financialized, asset-prices-are-the-most-important-thing world, that would be deemed unacceptable.\nJust chew on that for a moment: we have a society, an economy, a governing and property owning class, that would prefer to forego the incredible quality of life increases for the population of magicking 5 million homes into existence, than to lose the valuations of a resource that is so scarce that demand grossly outstrips supply.\nWe live in a world of utter madness.

Do you think Tariffs at 25%+ against Canada is enough to pop the housing bubble in and throw its banking sector into chaos? Coupled with strategic hits to its largest investment grade corporations attempting to hit the rating agency metrics. Thus, squeezing their cash flow to topple them into junk status, again hammering Canadas bond market? This Dominoe effect would collapse the currency making Canada the 51st State, finally!

The rule in Canada is ‘my adult children cannot afford to buy in the neighborhood they grew up in!…housing prices have to go down!\n\nWhat they really mean is they want their next door neighbours to sell THEIR house for $250,000, but still want their own hose to be worth $2.8 million (after paying $135,000 for it in 1985 - like my older sister and her family)….\n\nSorry it doesn’t work that way….oh, and forget about them voting for parties which restrict immigration - if immigration goes down, so will the regular increases in the price of housing….

As for “America’s presumptive 51st State” in the intro, as a Canadian, please don’t normalise talking about us as the 51st State, even in jest. We are a sovereign nation, and after seeing the utter disrespect with which Trump and Vance treated President Zelenskyy recently, we have to keep our elbows up ! Otherwise, solid economic analysis of the current situation here in Canada. Merci !

Canada is a direct neighbor with Denmark also we have a land border less than a KM long

Canada is a joke to reject the offer to join the US. I think aussie and kiwis should join the US too

Blame Canada!

Add another video and replace 'Canada' with 'Australia'. For we are only a short while behind Canada.

I tried launching a startup in cleantech in Canada, shortly after COVID. No private investors had an interest, and none of the banks lend to businesses, unless they have cash flow.\n\nLong story short, there is no economic mobility in Canada. You are either rich or poor, and nether can swap places. Despite how foolish property speculation is, compared to the potential of a cleantech startup (with a patent), rich people put it into real estate anyways. Literally everyone loses, because of the actions of economically illiterate rich people.

Am I going insane or was Canada getting the exact opposite videos made about it a mere few years ago? I see the same happening with Australia now on YouTube

I’m part of that brain drain from Canada to the U.S. Having dual citizenship made that easy, and while I miss so many things about Vancouver, I was being totally squeezed between expensive housing and very poor income outlook. There were director level positions that were offering less than my mid level role; not a good look. Down south, I was able to jump income (not considering the exchange rate) 200% in two years, and I have far better career prospects. \n\nIt’s not great. I will always be a Canadian at heart.

Yup, Trudeau and the rest of the Liberals have really done a number on Canada.

Canada will be taken by force. Whatever sacrifice we have to make will be paid back several times by the nation’s wealth of natural resources. Empires are back in style, and the whole third world is on the table, Canada included.

Canada, the liberal hellhole. Where getting cucked is mandatory by law and criminals have more rights than victims :)

Canada has many problems and disadvantages which will need to be determinedly addressed in the coming years. However, we have one key advantage over our friends to the south, and one I hope that over time this will increasingly bear fruit: we are not governed by a fascist-adjacent government. Our only political party with policies resembling the American Republicans is polling in the low single digits.\n\nSetting aside the question of whether American Republicans are 'fascist-adjacent', the truth is that much of the world perceives it as such. Our economy is so tied to the US that I would not wish them ill, or at least not very much. However, I think in the competition for talent American politics will be like a 'mark of Cane' on that country for a generation. My guess is that our - in comparison - boring politics will be a key advantage in the years to come.

I’m writing a novel series where there’s a different president in office in 2009-2013, and during this time the crisis in Canada leads to them joining with the UK and other Anglo nations to create a new British empire under the rule of King Charles, and the American president is then forced into a conflict with this new geopolitical foe, and it’s all for personal reasons.

No wonder Trump wants Canada to be us territory as the Canadian gov6has invaded the usa and fentenaled our citizens to death,screw Canada as an alliance,the Marxist democratic party and the Marxist Canadian government have cooperated to treasonous sell out our security.

Hes f k mane he meing Canada bad no good life gor Canada people

For real Canada dumped them hear . Close the border

Trudeau is a disgrace for Canada and the USA

We get migrants flying to the US and crossing to Canada as well. Just sayin

about two years ago the president of india made a speech were he declared war on canada then of course the hated of canadians began hate only begats hate stop the hate and apreciate individualitys i love indians but hate ignorisum

Canada is rogue in not helping the US in preventing these illegal immigrants. Canada's Prime Minister is reckless and irresponsible.

I wonder how they had the money to fly to Canada?

WOW - if they are in friendly Canada, and want to enter the xenophobic US. Hard to believe.

Thanks Canada are you maple syrup eating ignorant people

Yeah sure Canada even doing a terrible job with your border out of sight out of mind just Paul found 150 pounds of fentanyl too we have to tell her if you were into oblivion if you can’t get this broad Mandel

Stay in Canada

Do you advise going to Canada for masters?

Dose not matter Indian or not..... But Yes Canada need Strict Visa and Immigration Policy like 90s.....

Umm hold on if they are traveling from Canada into the U.S. Where is U.S. border security on this. They dictate who gets in and who doesn't far as their country. How is that Canada's fault? We seized litterarly 30 million worth of drugs and firearms in first week of better border security measures. Coming from the U.S. Don't hear Trump saying anything about that being a problem?! Too much none sense not enough realistic facts being stated via media on the U.S. side.

What I hate my country Canada I have I don't have a place to live I'm like homeless and I was born and raised in my town and I worked my whole life and 40 and homeless and single and no kids but you know what if I don't have kids I don't matter right

What a complete pile of BS. First of all, As if it was easy to fly to Canada… Second of all, if you’re taking a bus across the broker ovb you need to proof right of entry like a visa or passport into the states - I can’t believe fall for this kind of news ?

In Canada, employers can face penalties for not hiring Canadian workers before hiring temporary foreign workers. These penalties include fines, bans, and reputational damage. \nPenalties\nFines\nEmployers can face fines of up to $100,000 per violation, up to a maximum of $1 million per year. \nBans\nEmployers can be banned from hiring temporary workers for a period of time. \nPublication\nEmployers' names and addresses may be published on the IRCC's list of non-compliant employers. \nRecruitment requirements\nEmployers must advertise the position to demonstrate that they actively sought to hire Canadian workers. \nEmployers must conduct recruitment efforts to hire Canadians and permanent residents before offering a job to a temporary foreign worker. \nOther compliance requirements \nEmployers must comply with employment standards, including minimum wage, housing, and workplace safety.\nEmployers must comply with human rights and anti-discrimination laws.\nEmployers must maintain accurate records to demonstrate compliance with program conditions.\nProgram enforcement\nThe ESDC monitors and combats program misuse, including through inspections and increased use of Ministerial Instructions.

I live in Canada and even being most likely a victim of the US sanctions together with my family and millions other Canadians and permanent residents, I can't be pissed with the American government, We also have been suffering with a weak, corrupt incompetent leader, that we hope can be put back to his insignificance sooner.

Yes people are not vetted in Canada when they fly in. Thank Justin Trudeau and Liberals!!!!

Aapne sab kuchh bata diya par ye nhi bataya Canada Aaye Kaise Aane ka tarika bataye please. आपने सब कुछ आछा बताया पर कनाडा आये कैसे आने का तरीका बताये प्लीज़

Canada will love them ?

Oh sure, blame Canada. *facepalm*

Canada cannot survive without Indian professionals, techies, workers and students who control the economy of Canada .so canada has no way but to depend on Indians

Canada needs to keep their migrants. America is full.

These same guys wont talk to their own relatives or fellow Indians but once they are in Canada reality hit them in form of white trash how it feels tell me you morons who love flash that they are in Canada and their fellow countryman are below their knees.

Tyrant citizen Trudeau is in Ukraine give money to dictator zilinsky Send many to canada deport Biden ilegalscto canada communist poverty

Really?? Over 95%of the illegal guns confiscated in the Greater Toronto Area were smuggled in from the USA. Who needs protection from who? You're killing us up here. Please do some real reporting and interview the municipal authorities in Canadian cities. And then control the easily acquired firearms that end up in Canada . You're just entertainment, that's all! Lol get a life

But I though Canada had free healthcare???? ????

To be fair, lots of US-Canada Boarders are just a 4'' height curb. I wouldn't know how to secure this kind of things.

This is why Trump threats to put 25% tariffs on Canada. Not to mention, I bet a very large part of the illegal immigrants were always coming through Canada. Which is why the news only talked about the southern border in Mexico.

Canada, if a friend, should just naturally protect our/their borders. President Trump forced to send ICE to Canada, would make it one step closer to becoming out 51st state. Or we could force Canada to pay Ice wages. No more FAVORS.

When the US stops sending illegal guns to Canada, the cause of all LEGAL gun owners to have our guns banned, we'll stop sending drugs back to the US (cuz the US is sending drugs here too) and allowing terrorists from other countries to cross the border over to the US. At least you can pull out your handguns to fight the terrorists and immigrants off. We have nothing to fight the criminals carrying illegal guns that the US gave them to use here in Canada. The only ppl who could even suggest Canada is the problem without admitting their own failure to protect are ignorant ppl woth their heads up their own a**. That's your president for you. Good job to all who voted for that clown!

Why don't they stay in Canada?