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Despite what Canada's nation hating extreme right would have you believe.

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[โ€“] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (14 children)

As a Canadian expat, these sorts of surveys are an embarrassment. Canada is not that great. It has some good things going for it, but "second best in the world" is a laughable statement.

  • The wealth disparity is terrible
  • Nearly every inhabited patch of land is a suburban hellscape.
  • The government is routinely dedicated to accomplishing as little as possible, especially on climate
  • The fossil fuel lobby is embarrassingly strong
  • The cost of living is extreme for many, with little effort to reign it in
  • The country suffers from an inferiority complex in relation to the US of all places.
  • The electoral system is broken

I mean, I love my country, but I've seen a lot of places that I'd rather live. The idea that we're 2nd best compared to even half of the countries I've visited in the last 10 years is just silly.

[โ€“] mindcruzer@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have lived all over the world and I agree. Itโ€™s one of the better places in the world but itโ€™s not as great as a lot of Canadians believe

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