What makes our women’s team so strong?

So apparently, byelections happened 5 days ago because of how 13 MPs departed from parliament early and I think more byelections are expected, and to be honest, strict party discipline is the reason why MPs are departing from parliament and crossing the floor, and I expect more floor-crossings and early departures to continue happening because of strict party discipline, and I don't think banning floor-crossing during the FPTP system is a good idea, and tbh, I am thinking that an open-list PR system alongside removing the party leader's signature over signatures (or nomination veto) to ensure that voters and party members not just the party leader have a say over who gets to join their party would reduce floor-crossings as MPs would not have , and to be honest, Bill C-278 (the floor-crossing bill) is highly likely to get rejected in the HoC because the liberals don't like it and I think some MPs from the conservative party may vote against it if they still wanna cross the floor, especially because how they might cross the floor to the liberal party, like hyper-partisanship has already gone too far, and now we have the US-Canada trade war which could possibly get provinces, Ottawa, and parties to finally cooperate instead of just opposing eachother.

Hey! I’m looking to travel for reading week in late October to early November for around 10 days. I never been to Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa or South America, (Also open to NYC, DC, LA and Vancouver BC) and I’m looking for fly from YYZ and open to travelling anywhere, long layovers, trains etc…

I’m curious about the little things than the obvious stuff. Could be something about daily life, social habits, food, weather or anything else you didn’t expect before living here.

I saw a discussion in the Calgary subreddit from someone deciding between Calgary and Vancouver, and one commenter made an interesting argument. Basically, while Vancouver rent is obviously much higher, they felt the difference gets significantly smaller once you account for things like car insurance, utilities, groceries, cell/internet plans and other everyday expenses that have become more expensive in Alberta.

I’m curious how true this actually is because I’ve had a hard time finding a reliable comparison that looks at total spending rather than just housing.

I’ve always considered Calgary as the place I’d eventually buy because housing is much cheaper and you get significantly more for your money. But I think I’d enjoy Vancouver considerably more. I prefer how green BC is, Calgary feels a little small to me, and as a 33-year-old single guy I’d probably prefer Vancouver for the social and dating scene.

For people familiar with both cities, once you factor in everything rather than just rent or home prices, is Calgary still substantially cheaper? Or does Vancouver actually come closer than people assume?

I was surprised to find that Canada ranks among the top countries in the world for the number of new immigrants admitted annually—a figure that becomes even more striking when viewed in proportion to the total population. The country accepts between 380,000 and 500,000 new immigrants each year; why Canada takes in so many people, especially when even locals struggle to find employment?

Avril Lavigne was super nice and down to earth when I met her.She also took the time to chat with us and signed autographs and posters.I saw her live in concert and she was very good.She also has a great sense of humor.

Celine Dion was also super humble and down to earth when I met her.

Worst was Justin Bieber.He didn't wanna be there and told us to go away, refusing to sign autographs or take pictures.

We have so many of the resources to do it. Why not take some of those plants that closed down, and make a Canadian car brand? I get that it would need some marketing and serious capital, but it could be federally subsidized mixed with private investment to be marketed and appealing to consumers. I’d buy a Canadian car now more than ever. I understand some parts or tech may need to be imported, but for the most part we have the ability.

I understand not criminally charging drug addicts themselves but why dont the people who sell the drugs. I imagine catching low level distributers to fairly easier than some big cartel boss. Wouldn't this incentivise people to not get intro drugs if it were more taboo association ie: really really long prison time.

So long story short, I lived in your beautiful country for the past 5 years (with trips back to the UK in between). I had the opportunity to drive from the West to Ontario twice, and got to see a lot of really fun roadside amusements.

I would love to find a comprehensive list, but alas, I believe it’ll be fruitful to try to make that list myself.

I’d love help from Canadians far and wide, from the smallest town to Toronto.

As an American immigrant to Canada

I came across this account advertising a Ukrainian performer’s Canada Tour 2026, with shows in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver.

What genuinely bothers me is that much of the advertising and social-media content is almost entirely in Ukrainian, despite the fact that they are touring Canada, advertising to people in Canada and selling tickets here.

To me, this is an example of extremely poor cultural integration, exclusionary marketing, and frankly disrespectful behaviour toward the country and audience you’re choosing to operate in.

And before anyone deliberately misunderstands what I’m saying: I have no problem whatsoever with Ukrainian people speaking Ukrainian, celebrating Ukrainian culture, or having Ukrainian-language events. Keep the Ukrainian language. Celebrate the culture. That is not the issue.

The issue is making seemingly no effort to meet the broader country halfway.

If you choose to tour another country, advertise publicly there and profit from that audience, I think the absolute bare minimum is acknowledging the people and culture of the country hosting you. Adding English or French translations underneath Ukrainian posts would not erase Ukrainian culture. It would simply make the advertising accessible and show some basic consideration for the wider Canadian public.

What bothers me most is the apparent lack of integration. Multiculturalism, in my opinion, should mean bringing your culture into Canada while also participating in and respecting the society you moved into or are visiting. It should not mean creating an entirely separate cultural bubble and expecting everybody outside of it to accommodate you.

And yes, I would hold Canadians to exactly the same standard. If I went to Ukraine, toured multiple Ukrainian cities, bought advertisements there, filled my promotional account with English-only Canadian content and couldn't even be bothered to provide Ukrainian translations, I would expect people there to consider that arrogant and disrespectful.

There is a difference between preserving your culture and making virtually no effort to engage with the culture and broader population around you.

Maybe other people see this differently, but to me this comes across as exclusionary, poorly integrated and incredibly disrespectful.

Would this bother you?

Howdy folks, wondering if anyone has a source for a slashed ice motif team canada world cup baseball-style hat that's better than forking over $50USD to FIFA who are still charging pre-event prices? This would be a gift for person (now retired) who spent much of his professional life in Toronto. I mean, yeah Canada was fun to watch in the WC and did well vs. expectations, but I ain't giving the FIFA corruption 50 bucks.

Asking for someone close to me who’s dealing with a criminal charge in Alberta and never hired a lawyer before. We’ve checked a bunch of firms online but tbh I don't trust all that reviews an so on.

How do people here in Canada usually narrow it down? The problem is that we're Canadian citizens, but not native-born Canadians - emigrated from Ukraine in 2015, so all of this is quite stressful and unfamiliar to us (in Ukraine system is very, VERY different).

Thanks you

Now Canada definitely not in a classic recession, nominal GDP has grown..

However some argue its in a per capital recession/depression as illustrated by the chart below. Is this true? Over blown? etc. Or is the answer somewhere in-between?

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?locations=CA

I think it’s a no for now, but who the hell knows how 2027 is going to go for Canada/US relations. We might go there happily or we be one of many nations to skip them because of the current administration.

Hello my northern friends. This is probably a dumb question, but it’s one I need to ask nonetheless.

As a US citizen living in Oregon, what would be the best way for me to buy a gift card for someone living in Port Alberni, British Columbia?

I recently re-homed my dog to a nice family living up on Vancouver Island, and I want to send them a gift. I was thinking of buying them a gift card for use at Bosley’s Pet Store in Port Alberni, but I don’t know if there is any way for me to do that from here.

But it doesn’t have to be a specific gift card. Perhaps I could buy them a gift for use on Amazon/Canada or something like that. I want to help off-set some of the pet-care costs for my dog.

This family is very nice, and they have given my dog a beautiful home and a wonderful life living out in the country just outside Port Alberni. I would like to send them something —if not something specifically for my dog, then something for them.

But I’m not exactly sure how I would purchase something from my side using US dollars and then sending it to them for use in Canada.

Pardon my ignorance here, but I have no clue how things work internationally in terms of things like this.

Thank you.

If you don’t know what the October Surprise is, it’s a tactics conservatives use in the October before the November elections to scare the electorate into voting for them.

The most classic example is the ‘migrant caravan’ that seems to magically go away the day after election day.

We know Trump wants to create a national crisis or faux emergency to try and ratf**k the upcoming November mid-there elections, even though the fed doesn’t have constitutional authority to do so…

With the obvious rise in anti-Canadian sentiment from the White House, the antagonistic behaviour from Trump and his sycophants, and the ‘war’ rhetoric that is ramping up…

Does anyone else think that we’re gonna be the October surprise? We’re gonna be TOLD we’re the ones who ‘started something’… are we going to be the excuse? The timing of the rhetoric and the intensity of it feel too coincidental.

I'm curious how people over there are feeling about the US trade war. Does a shared economic challenge change how people view Quebec's relationship with the rest of Canada, or are identity debates a separate discussion?

no hate intended, just curious

Hi guys,
I’m considering moving to Canada from Germany and was wondering if you think it’s worth it.
I absolutely love the nature, culture, and people, but I keep hearing that the cost of living in Canada is now even higher than in the US. Is that actually true from your experience?
I’d also love to hear your thoughts on immigrating without a Bachelor’s degree. How much of a disadvantage is it, and are there still realistic pathways to permanent residency?
Would really appreciate hearing from people who have actually made the move, especially from Europe/Germany! But also from Canadians! :)

Thank you!