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Young Canadians are being priced out of home ownership and even parenthood. Why on earth would mandatory national service make them love their country more? (www.thestar.com)
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[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 46 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Outside of gun control and health care, Canada is USA minus a few years. The same stupid cultural shit happens here too just a bit later

[–] TQuid@beehaw.org 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Moved from the USA over 25 years ago. Never moving back, though I visit. I sum it up like this: “Canada: better than the States—and no better than that.”

We sadly keep using the wrong yardstick. Or metre. I do like that we have metric.

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 5 months ago

Especially in Alberta

[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

it's not all bad. soon they'll get cellphones and flat screen tvs!