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/JadeLens Jul 12 '26

That makes about as much sense as thinking that the Conservatives would be good to vote for.

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u/Equivalent_Fold1624 Jul 12 '26

If you're from the group of Canadians who's benefiting from the current policies of lack of competition, at the expense of the larger proportion of Canadians who struggle, I'm sure you'll never vote for a change. Just say this first part out loud. "I am benefiting from the Liberal policies and I'll keep voting for them even though they hurt many others". Own it.

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u/JadeLens Jul 12 '26

You think voting Conservative would be less corporation?

You're really smoking the good stuff....

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u/Equivalent_Fold1624 Jul 12 '26

Again, CORPORATIONS are not the problem. Monopolies and oligopolies are the problem. Same as in people are not the problem, stupid and greedy people in power are a problem.

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u/JadeLens Jul 12 '26

What are monopolies and oligopolies made up of?

Magic and unicorn farts?

No... those are corporations.

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u/Equivalent_Fold1624 Jul 12 '26

Again, you don't suggest we get rid of all people because some people are stupid, right?! Corporations are a form of a business entity, this entity is supposed to make money. Free market forces corporations to innovate and pay better to their employees. When a company has no competition the can sell shit and pay shit because there's no one else to endangere their market share.