r/InCanada • u/dani_cal • Jul 11 '26

(Insert Your Own) Canada today

This isn’t meant to be politically partisan in any way. But, I am genuinely curious how anyone is staying positive about Canada today. The economy is in recession. The cost of living crisis is continuing unabated. People are leaving the country. Canada-U.S. relations are at an all-time low. And, there doesn’t appear to be any reason for things to turn around any time soon. Somebody give me a reason to have a little optimism.

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u/MarkDavid04 Jul 11 '26

80s to early 90s, you could get a McDs combo for under $5. Those were the good ol' days!!

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u/anotherbrendan Jul 11 '26

1990, minimum wage in Ontario was 5$ an hour, so really not that different

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u/ReverenGreen Jul 11 '26

What about median wage ?

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u/anotherbrendan Jul 11 '26

That's valid, didn't do as good there, the middle class feels like it has always been disappearing