Yeah well its a financial world and when thing we measure trade-in is manipulated and can be controlled stuff of real value can have that value hidden, we so concerned by this number on a screen or paper rather than what the value is and what we get out of it. So commodity-rich means very little until there's a supply shock.

Why do those two cities have so much sway? It's not like they're port cities or have major resources? Are they just financial and political hubs?

I didn't know it becomes that fragmented, I think when the chips are down people want to protect what they have and aren't happy to be exploited like in the good times. We can see separatist movements all across the west from America to Spain, to France, so I shouldn't be surprised about Canada, I just guess it's not well publicised as the rest.

I get that it may not be as developed here but we also see the split between the class in tech and degree jobs vs blue collar. I have a degree, I am in tech, I earn some capital from US, AUD and EUR and locally and in general I am better off than most here.

I can also take my skills anywhere since tech is tech. But I'm by no means living a lavish lifestyle, I scrimp and save and invest because trying to build anything with working wages - our inflation rate is already impossible.

Lol, kudos to whoever does Canadas PR because that's EXACTLY what most of us think, that and its cold. I think also the fact that your noisy neighbours to the South take a lot of the attention Canada can sort of fly under the radar and deal with China and no one says shit.

I am by no means against certain socialist policies as long as its funded by the people. If you want public housing sell it as a bond and let the wage earners CHOOSE to fund it, not take with a mandate.

I'm fine with taxing consumption, if I use the roads more than others, I should pay more on my petrol. There is room for funding centrally planned stuff but not with unlimited money printing.

No one cares how they spend if they didn't earn it or work for it.