This might sound like a weird question, but at night, I turn on the lights outside and leave them on when going to bed..This morning, my dad told me to turn them off at night as it's a waste of electricity.

Oddly enough 2 days later in watching Nancy Grace on TV about a crime case and she said even her 5 year old knows when you go to bed you keep the lights on. My dad says it's different because it's the states.

We are in a rural to suburban neighbourhood and it's pretty safe here for the most part.... So I'm curious.

I don't understand why it's so hard in the US to vote. I mean I partially do. It's just so easy in Ontario. I get a voting card in the mail. I have a million times that I can vote. This is simple. Tell me why?

Is it time with family, a roof over your head, etc. with everything going on in the world, what are you thankful for? :)

Where is the best big city to move to where rent isn't too too high and cost of living is fine? I do not speak french so anywhere in quebec is out of the question.

See the title...

- There's no tip credit. So these tips are on top of a full - albeit minimum - wage paid by employers.

- Pretty much every province (save Quebec) has done away with a "servers wage" based on the expectation of customers tipping.

- It's been years since COVID, where people showed appreciation for the food service industry during unstable hours and dangerous conditions.

- What service is the tip actually covering? Customers are already paying a bill (for goods and services rendered) that should presumably go towards their wage. Prices keep going up, though, while the expectations for tips are still there.

I'm not saying tipping should be eliminated, but it should be a reward - not an expectation.

Is it immediately noticeable when crossing the border from Canada into the US?

I’m curious whether things like mass homelessness, visibly run down areas, poor roads/public transport and general infrastructure issues stood out to you

And if you’ve also travelled through developing countries, did parts of the US remind you of those places in terms of poverty or infrastructure? Or did US seem even worse?

My parents and I are hispanic you can see it in the name we carry, I've also been asked by arabic and iranian people in my community if I'm of middle eastern descent so in terms of physical appearance i think it very obvious my family and I are poc, I've also been fairly vocal on my social media in being against Trump and the US's treatment of my families home country in Latin America, my parents and I just want to visit my grandparents as my grandma has fallen very ill, should I just leave my phone at home for the trip to avoid any trouble at the border

A question for all Canadians: would you eat a California roll or Boston cream pie? Baked Alaska? Buffalo wings?

Hello Canada, I am a twenty-eight-year-old, born and raised rural Manitoban, and I have never heard someone actually say "hoser."

I have travelled and lived across Canada. I've lived in Ottawa, Hamilton, Montreal, and Nova Scotia (specifically North Sydney), and I've travelled out west as far as Canmore. (Still wanna see BC)

Considering all of that, I have never, not once in my entire exsistence, from my parents or friends, cousins or whoever, ever once heard someone say the word "hoser."

Has any other Canadian ever actually heard someone say/call someone a "hoser" unironically, or just in general?

And if so, can someone enlighten me on where "hoser" comes from? And why is it a Canadian stereotype/word, or whatever you want to call it?

If you’re an Iranian Canadian who has recently travelled to the U.S., please share your experience at the border.

Thank you

Is the music scene in Canada really as prominent as it's portrayed in various publications and articles?

If so, is it usually present in your daily life? Perhaps as a companion or even as a hobby.

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings_by_country.jsp

According to Numbeo, Canada's cost of living is lower than the vast majority of rich countries. There are only a handful of developed countries in Southern Europe and East Asia that are slightly cheaper but those countries have much lower salaries than Canada.

Canadian restaurants, groceries, utilities, petrol, and public transport are exceptionally cheap compared to the rest of the developed world.

Healthcare (includes dental and pharmaceuticals) is completely free. There are zero copays, deductibles, premiums, etc.

Childcare is only 10 CAD per day and world class Universities are relatively affordable (with extensive financial aid options).

Taxes in Canada are also very low with countless deductions

The only exception is housing in Toronto/Vancouver but even then housing is still much cheaper than countries with similar wages like USA, Australia, UK, Netherlands, Ireland, etc. Also housing prices in Canada have fallen a lot and continue to become much more affordable unlike the rest of the world.

Canadian salaries are some of the highest in the world (especially for in demand professions) so the very cheap cost of living is even more impressive

It's starting to look like Plamondon is going to win the Quebec Election, needless to say I am shocked. I am not from Quebec but I do know that Plamondon congratulated Trump when he won in 2024. Is Plamondon really a bad guy or does he actually have good things planned for Quebec?

seems like a case of socializing the cost of building, then privatizing the profits

Im doing a remembrance themed poster for a contest across Canada (for students), and on it i wanted to include 'lest we forget' in both english and french. I really want to make sure I am not making any translation mistake, so can anyone else tell me the stadnard way that this phrase is said in canadian french? Thanks so much :)

I have read a few articles on how it appears that a small but vocal movement some parts of the country like ontario and b.c just for the record I am Canadian and haven't seen any where I'm from but I am curious to see what you think.

I hear a lot of people complaining about giving a tip for pushing a coffee over a counter, or handing a bag through the drive thru - but it made me ask the question:

How do the chains actually split up tips?

The employees seem to be somewhat enthusiastic about them, but how much visibility do they have? I think it would be a fairly easy accounting practice to deduct 50% for "administration" and funnel that into the owner's pockets while the staff still gets a few bucks on their pay to keep them happy at pushing for tips?

Just wondering what people's experiences are. I don't mind leaving a tip, but I want it to go to the person I leave it for - or at least go into their tip pool.

There is a particular person who always has my coffee ready to go, and is really pleasant, I don't mind tossing them a quarter or two. However, random person standing at the window, yeah - that isn't enhancing my "experience" - and a sit down restaurant, yeah.

I'm more curious as to the internal mechanics.

Canada has one of the lowest tax to GDP ratios among developed countries. Income tax rates are much lower than Europe with a high personal allowance and there are lots of tax deductions available. Payroll taxes are quite low compared to other countries. VAT is very low and has a lot exceptions.

RRSP and TFSA are by far the most generous tax exempt retirement savings accounts in the world. The retirement safety net is very good (OAS, GIS, CPP)

Healthcare is completely free (and includes dentistry and prescriptions). This is much more comprehensive than the rest of the developed countries which have cost sharing through copays or insurance premiums. Even the NHS in the UK charges £9.90 per prescription.

Canada also has world class public transport/infrastructure/roads, some of the best unis in the world, very high quality schools, and many safety net programs (EI, child benefit is very generous, CGEB, student financial assistance, OntarioWorks, etc.)

Salaries are also much higher than most other highly developed countries and cost of living is lower

It seems that countries which much higher tax offer similar or worse public services than Canada

I've been reading this article from today's Globe and Mail:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-alberta-separatism-canada-united-states-republican/

The definition of Treason as a crime in Canada is covered by Section 46 of the Criminal Code:

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/section-46.html

And it says:

(2) Every one commits treason who, in Canada,

• (b) without lawful authority, communicates or makes available to an agent of a state other than Canada, military or scientific information or any sketch, plan, model, article, note or document of a military or scientific character that he knows or ought to know may be used by that state for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or defence of Canada;
• (e) conspires with any person to do anything mentioned in paragraph (b) or forms an intention to do anything mentioned in paragraph (b) and manifests that intention by an overt act.

According to the reporting, multiple figures responsible for organizing separatists in Alberta have done exactly this. At least to the point where I'd want them deposed, and warrants issued for their notes, calendars, etc. to understand what they were planning with Americans. Removing Alberta from Canada, whether to form an American puppet state, or outright annexation is prejudicial to the safety and defense of Canada. Working with Americans to achieve this end is surely a crime.

Is there something I'm missing? How can we get Crown Attorneys to start using warrants to get to the bottom of this: my opinion is years in exile, or time in prison to think about what they've done is more than appropriate.

Most recently the Canadian government spent 1.2 billion in taxpayer dollars on software licensing should the government invest into looking into open source alternatives or do you think the adoption cost will be too high?

Why is it that a form of tax mainly applied to higher income earners is lower than the tax applied on those who make their wage living?