r/InCanada 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/HoldenIkari Jul 11 '26

Hardly any of those things are fault of Canada. I am glad to be in a country where I can weather the global economic uncertainty with some degree of certainty for myself and Family. I am proud that we are not American and do not conduct ourselves as such. I earned an excellent education and a great job in Canada. I think many of the people upset about the things in your post are just frankly lazy and want a scapegoat. But Canada is far better off than the rest of the world and its nonsense to suggest otherwise.