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I've always wondered why Canada has the same tipping amounts as the USA, even though our servers make minimum wage. If the justification of 20% tips is to boost the $2.25/hr wage American servers get paid, why are we doing it too? Isn't there several jobs in Canada that are minimum wage, that don't get tips? What's the canadian justification for 20%?

With the Moderators who run r/canada, no wonder I love Canada yet not the fools who attempt to prevent 'real talk'.

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You know, Mark Carney's career is bizarre. He was the Bank of Canada's governor, and then the 2008 big recession happened. Then, he was the Bank of England's governor, then, Brexit happened. Then, in 2025, he became Prime Minister after Trump became president again (end of the Post World War 2 order).

And now, in Canada, we are in a recession (I am sorry, there is no such thing as "technical recession", it is all political pandering, we are in a RECESSION! End of story).

Plus yesterday, our dear team Canada lost to Morocco in the FIFA Match. Thanks to the Liberals!

So, this is the conclusion, wherever Mark Carney goes, crisis happens (and it seems to get worse from there). It's almost like he is a magnet for crisis.

Hence, his full name should be Mark "Crisis" Carney.

Canada is cooked bruh 😄😄😄

Pierre Poilievre has all kinds of slogan right? "Axe the Tax", "Build the Homes", "Stop the Crime", "Bring home Common Sense", and others.

So, I have made one for Pierre:

"Pierre Needs to Leave"

Simple and to the point.

Seriously, if Conservatives want to have a competitive election with Mark Carney in another election cycle, at this point, it is so evident that they need a fresh face with a fresh perspective. Period!

EDIT: Oh yeah, thanks to the comment section, "Pierre Needs to Disappear" also works! Hahaha 😆 😆 😆

This isn’t meant to be a partisan post. I’m genuinely looking for discussion because I’ve been paying attention to a few recent laws, and together they make me uncomfortable.

TLTR: I’m worried that recent federal and provincial decisions are moving us toward more surveillance, more control over public institutions, and more use of personal data than most people realize.

Three things caught my attention. Bill C-22 at the federal level expands lawful access powers and has raised concerns from privacy advocates, cybersecurity experts, and companies like Signal about encryption, metadata retention, and government surveillance. Alberta’s Bill 25 gives the government more control over education, restricts certain forms of expression in schools, and removes references to diversity while promoting what it calls “neutrality.” Alberta’s recent AGLC privacy exemption allows customer data to be sold under certain circumstances, despite the province’s broader privacy legislation generally prohibiting public bodies from selling personal information.

Individually, people can debate each of these.

But when I step back and look at them together, I see a pattern.

The federal government wants broader access to our digital lives.

The provincial government in alberta is increasing its influence over what happens in classrooms.

At the same time, government-held personal information is becoming something that can potentially be commercialized.

That combination worries me.

I completely understand that governments need tools to investigate crime, keep people safe, and run public institutions effectively. I’m not arguing that there should be no surveillance, no laws, or no regulation.
What I’m questioning is where we draw the line.

How much government access is too much?

How much oversight should exist before personal information is accessed?

Should encryption ever be intentionally weakened?

Should governments be able to monetize data they collect from citizens?

Should governments have greater authority over what schools can or cannot express?

These aren’t left-wing or right-wing questions. They’re questions about the relationship between citizens and the state.

Maybe I’m overthinking it.

Maybe these bills really are isolated policy decisions with no broader implications.
Or maybe we’re gradually becoming accustomed to giving up small pieces of privacy and freedom one law at a time because each individual change doesn’t seem significant on its own.

I’d genuinely like to hear other perspectives.
Am I missing anything? Do these concerns seem reasonable to you, or do you think I’m connecting dots that aren’t actually connected?

New Brunswick is Canada’s only officially bilingual province, but can a province be considered truly bilingual when only 34% of its population speaks both official languages?

The recent hearings on the Official Languages Act highlighted real concerns—from francophones unable to receive care in French to anglophone families struggling to access French immersion. These are problems that deserve practical solutions.

At the same time, expecting an entire province to function as fully bilingual when roughly two-thirds of the population is not bilingual creates ongoing challenges in healthcare, education, government services, and hiring.

Perhaps it’s time to ask an honest question: Is the current system achieving its goals, or is it time to explore a model that better reflects New Brunswick’s linguistic reality while ensuring everyone can access the services they need?

Respectful discussion leads to better solutions.

Why do some conservatives pretend to care about the possibility of depressed, disabled or mentally ill people seeking euthanasia, when they resent people like that most of the time, and openly admit they don't consider other people's well being their concern? I'm a caregiver to a sibling who relies on long term support, and I've spent about the last 20 years being involved in disability rights, and it is almost always people who are more right wing that typically use language like leech, burden, parasite, "the takers" etc, to describe disabled people that rely on long term government support. But then they suddenly act outraged about people in those situations seeking a way out. I've seen quite a lot of left leaning people say prejudiced things about disabled people also, but it's usually within the context of encouraging women to abort babies with disabilities, which plenty of right wingers also do (lots of right wing people are pro abortion). But at the very least, there is much more of an emphasis among more left leaning people to take disabled people's needs seriously as a class, instead of insisting everything be left to 'charity'. And no, I'm not in an echo chamber. I base this on things I actually see and hear from those kinds of people themselves. Addressing and holding people accountable for the prejudices toward disabled people is part of what I've done online and irl over the years.

That Youtube creep Matt Walsh was recently virtue signalling about a couple who aborted their baby after a test said it likely had Down Syndrome, yet he, and other people like him, care nothing for those people after they are born, or the needs of their caregivers. I'm not completely anti euthanasia (but I'm very anti abortion), but I have a big problem with the way that the safeguards for euthanasia seem to be pushed lower and lower. But I at least place as much importance on the issue of people's financial/medical needs to begin with, instead of shrugging it off as "not my problem".

It almost seems self sabotaging to be against abortion and euthanasia, while also not caring about the financial challenges people face that make both abortion and euthanasia more appealing to people.

I have never seen anything like this before and I think I’ve been hearing many of my colleagues getting laid off and are struggling financially. Maybe it’s because I didn’t really experience the 2009 crash because I’m only 32.

Many of my friends are professors, tech fellas, finance, and business people all the way to people who works bare minimum wage.

The only ones I know that are not struggling at least are the one who are into the stock market.

What do you guys think is happening or about to happen?

Hi everyone,

House of Commons Petition e-7142 closes on July 15, 2026 and is asking the Government of Canada to better protect hybrid and remote work for federally regulated employees.

In short, it calls for:
• Up to 3 remote days/week for eligible computer-based roles
• Employers to provide written justification if requiring more than 2 office days/week
• Protection against retaliation for requesting or using these arrangements

If you support keeping flexible work options on the table where the job allows it, consider joining the 48,000+ Canadians who have already signed.

Sign here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Sign/e-7142g

In the context of the latest news of CUSMA (the renamed NAFTA) not getting renewed (which I knew was not going to happen almost a year ago), I want to express an opinion here.

A lot of people in Canada seem convinced that Mark Carney’s idea of “diversifying” Canada’s trade away from the United States is a good policy. But many of the people I have talked to don’t really understand how trade works. In economics, there’s something called the gravity model: countries trade most with big economies that are physically close. For Canada, that means the U.S. is our natural, unavoidable trading partner. There is no realistic alternative that can replace it. Trying to “diversify away” from the U.S. is not a strategy, it’s just wishful thinking.

Because of this, Canada should take the U.S. concerns seriously. The Americans have raised issues about supply chain in dairy, manufacturing etc. where they want concessions. These aren’t outrageous demands given the US has been a partner for so many decades now. And given the US tariffs are affecting so much of Canadian economy which is impacting youth unemployment and our overall economic growth.

Most importantly, everyday Canadian consumers and workers don’t really lose anything by having more U.S. companies operating here. In fact, more competition often means better prices, better products, and more jobs for Canadians. The pushback seems to come mostly from large Canadian corporations that benefit from the current setup and want to protect their own interests.

hey ! temporary visitor here. I always heard Canadians are polite but haven’t met anyone polite infact the opposite. places I visited GTA and working on project with a bank. Took uber and gets asked am I on PR . Am just a visitor came here to complete the project. i had opposite experience in US. Am I missing something here ? I fly back in September. living in Mississauga

I'm parenting young kids in Quebec mostly on my own, and I've been dealing with ongoing backpain that makes the day-to-day activities a bit harder than expected. Nothing extreme but the constant lifting, bending, and being on my feet all day definitely adds up especially with things like carrying tired kids, cleanup after means and bedtime routines. By the end of the day I usually feel it in my lower back, and it takes a while to fully loosen up again the next morning.

I'm just trying to understand how other parents manage this kind of physical strain long-term while still keeping up with everything at home. What has actually helped you deal with this kind of situation?

I’m tired of being taxed into poverty, I’m tired of working 80+ hours a week to make ends meet. I’m tired of seeing my government spending money on foreign aid and not Canadian citizens. I’m tired of hearing about climate change and how more taxes will fix it. I’m tired of our government spending billions of taxpayer dollars on irrelevant and meaningless policies. I am tired of our Forrest’s burning down due to mismanagement of resources. I’m tired of shipping oil to the United States for a discounted price. I’m tired of paying huge increases for food due to the lack of back bone our prime minister has. I’m tired of trying to find a reason to be proud of my country. I’m just tired. #canada

Hey guys,

I made this hilarious post where I make fun of celebrities from a city Canadians go to retire.

fact I was not lying, I know none of them. Guys were pissed. Apparently I "should not be posting here" because I do not know the band Rush.

Basically, do you guys know the 2be3? No! Can we laugh together? Of course!

Do I live in a stupid city no one knows? Of course!

Is the Canadian Reddit the French Facebook? Is it full of old people trying to pretend their place is the best on earth and becoming aggressive when someone is making a little fun of?

Do not be polite guys, it needs to get out!

Edit 1: the post I am talking about (wasn't that obvious it was not a serious one): https://www.reddit.com/r/stcatharinesON/comments/1uhwre1/comment/oubos9l/?screen_view_count=2

Hi everyone,

My husband and I are in our mid-30s and are currently about halfway through the foster parent application process in BC. We don’t have children of our own and don’t plan to—we’ve always felt that fostering is the path we’d like to take.

To start, we’ve applied to provide respite care only so we can gain some experience and build confidence before considering longer-term placements. We’re also planning to get bunk beds so we can accommodate two siblings if needed.

We both work from home full time, which gives us some flexibility. In the longer term, we’d likely be open to fostering kids roughly aged 5–18, but ideally they would be in school during the day so it doesn’t interfere with our work schedule.

One thing we’re not clear on yet is how schooling works in BC foster placements—whether children typically stay in their current school (with transport arranged) or if they are usually moved to a school closer to the foster home.

I’ve been trying to learn as much as possible, but I’m surprised by how little BC-specific content I’ve been able to find. There aren’t many YouTube videos, Reddit posts, or Facebook groups where foster parents in BC share their day-to-day experiences.

If you’re a foster parent (or have been one) in BC, I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience:

What age range(s) have you fostered?

How long have you been fostering?

Did you start with respite or go straight into full-time placements?

How does schooling typically work with placements in your experience?

What has surprised you most—both good and challenging?

Anything you wish you knew before starting?

Thanks so much in advance for sharing your experiences.

I would hope not. It seems to me like if u have Canadian ancestry you’re gonna be from a normal state and be relatively smart and normal. I wonder how Canadians feel about so many Americans becoming citizens. Most of the people I’ve talked to are from places like California or Oregon.

Does any other Canadian feel embarrassed to be Canadian?

The question is straightforward.

How common are peanuts, peanut butter, and peanut ingredients in Canadian restaurants, bakeries, chocolatiers, cafes, etc? I’m going on a family trip to western Canada soon and one of my cousins has a severe peanut allergy so I want to know how common it is for establishments to use peanut ingredients so we know what to look out for.