Ah cool. I haven't spent much time in Montreal... I stay west coast. I was just aware of the BYD taxis. Poked about online. Seems the BYD trucks are in Ottawa too.
There are inexpensive EVs...BYD makes some decent low cost EVs. They're already in use as taxis in Montreal and IKEA delivery in Vancouver. The consumer versions are apparently coming in Canada... Just not yet. They are avail in Australia already and in Europe too.
A not insignificant number of people earning more than $90k have at least some dental benefits through their employers. Covering the most needy first is the best way to implement this program.
I moved to Alberta in late 2020 because I was told the COL was lower... it wasn't. Some things were slightly cheaper than BC, but once I included all the things like car insurance, electricity costs, and... even housing.... and then factoring in winters, snow, that brown muck that covers EVERY surface of Calgary from November to March... I bailed and moved back to BC.
OK, Hamburg... Munich... Utrecht... Maastricht... Antwerp... Vienna... Paris... pick a city. Hell, even San Francisco has better transit in the majority of the Bay Area than Vancouver. Basically, what I wanted to point out is Vancouver is NOT world-class.
You don't need trams everywhere, like Amsterdam. Something as basic as proper cycle paths so people don't have to cycle in traffic would be nice.
I get tired of everyone excusing Canada's stupidity because of population density. We have to pay among the highest cellular rates in the world because population density. How about it's due to corruption and lame excuses. We have shitty transit because population density. We pay insane internet rates because population density... on and on. They are excuses. Canad can do better. We (collectively) choose not to.
Have you EVER traveled anywhere overseas? A simple comparison... Amsterdam vs Vancouver (I've lived in both cities). Vancouver transit is absolutely terrible in comparison, and the Dutch have to deal with swampy ground and water everywhere. Amsterdam has trams, buses, trains (local and long distance), and glorious cycle paths EVERYWHERE. The city is pedestrian friendly too... Vancouver is just a generic typical north American city built for cars and little else.
I moved back to Canada after living over 20 years in Europe. I regret it every day. My family and I will be returning to Europe as soon as the paperwork comes through.
I'm planning to move. I was born in Canada. I worked overseas for several years. I came back to Canada and I'm leaving again. Hopefully permanently. Better pay is definitely one aspect (although it'd take 10x increase to get me to move to the USA), but it's not the only one. Quality of life is another MAJOR point that Canadians miss out on in a big way. Yeah you get a bigger home... and a fancy big truck... but to get that, you work yourself to death, you pay insane prices for things, and you have to live with stroads...
You're lucky to get treatment in 4 hours at urgent care. Where I live there is one clinic for over 100,000 people. You show up at 4am and that's usually too late. They regularly put up a sign on the door that says "Was are only seeing 10 people today. Go to the local ER if you need medical care." When you go there you can wait up to 2 days... or you give up and go home... or try in another nearby city.
My family and I save up our medical needs and get it dealt with when we travel. It's faster and easier to pay cash for medical treatment when we are overseas visiting family than it is here in Canada.
Have you tried to get in through the bonkers immigration system though?
It's a mess... a massive mess. It favours people who know how to abuse the system. TFWs are exploited and worked like slaves while high skilled immigrants who would contribute in big measurable ways - like doctors - are blocked at every turn. I personally know 4 doctors who all tried to come to Canada. None can get in... they can't get the mandatory residency positions because they are full up with many many many more people wanting a spot than are made available... meanwhile Canadians are literally dying in the clinic queues because we don't have enough doctors.
It's showing up in all the things... the chicken breast packages used to be 1kg for $9, and in the short term they've increased to $15 or so for 650g. The prepared chopped salad (you can argue it's not a smart buy, bu it illustrates the differences) used to be 450g to 500g and you'd pay $4, now it's $6 and you get 365g.
Consistently across the whole shopping list I'm seeing smaller packages for significantly more money.
Maybe that's the thing for me. There are no transphobes in my circles. People I know are either accepting/supportive or neutral (they take a "it's their life" approach) of people whoever they are... and they post travel photos and family event photos on social media.
Harrison says he’s seen photos online that purport to show children who have undergone these procedures. “When I saw them circulating on social media—and honestly, it’s hard to avoid them at this point—of these young, beautiful children post-surgery:
What the fuck??? He openly admitted to this? Hard to avoid? What??? So... is anyone investigating Texas state representative Brian Harrison for CSA? Because it appears they should be....
It's not lazy, it's being involved as a parent. I teach them. I council them. I explain the good and the bad.
They don't have unfettered access to the internet either. I carefully limit to what is appropriate to their ages. As they get older and are more able to understand the implications I relax the restrictions.
My kids will survive just fine not playing in an environment that encourages bed behavior.
Ah cool. I haven't spent much time in Montreal... I stay west coast. I was just aware of the BYD taxis. Poked about online. Seems the BYD trucks are in Ottawa too.