Titles like this make me more confident that it won’t be a soft landing

"Canada’s population growth outpaced job gains in the month, according to the agency."

lol

It was a lot faster than writing it myself

Yes, multiple things can affect rental supply, not just government price controls.

I’m not sure I really have a favourite. Every country has good and bad. There are some parts of the USA (ex. Colorado, Washington) that I really like. But also the USA has its own issues that we all know about. France is beautiful but there can be civil unrest, taxes are high, etc. I spent some time in Singapore and it’s very safe, clean, great food, but it’s also stale and far from a lot of places. Culture comes into play a lot. I can recognize that somewhere is a great place to live but it’s not for me. I didn’t grow up there, I don’t speak the language, etc. In Europe I feel most “at home” in the Netherlands.

Different things matter to different people. So saying things like “this country is #2” are meaningless. Countries I personally would rank above Canada: USA, Netherlands, Norway, Australia, New Zealand.

Typically you’d be right but as a DN I actually spent most of my time in North America and western Europe—mostly in countries people would compare Canada with (UK, France, Spain, Norway, Germany, USA, Australia, etc.). I never went to Asia or South America as a DN. Actually the only time I stepped foot in LatAm was in Panama for a month this past winter.

It really changed my perspective on Canada. I don’t think it’s a bad country at all but I don’t hold it in as high regard as I once did. Every country has its strengths and weaknesses. What those are is different for everyone. Canada is squandering immense potential in my opinion. If it wasn’t for family, there are several places in the USA I would consider living long term instead.

Hey the USA is a great place to live if you make good money. Not a great place to be poor though.

I spent this summer in France and I had a great time. I will concede that France has a piss problem though.

I have lived all over the world and I agree. It’s one of the better places in the world but it’s not as great as a lot of Canadians believe

At least your country actually has real business competition and your per capita GDP is going up instead of down

What U.S. News believes doesn’t change reality either. These rankings are and always have been subjective BS

I have been to a lot of first world countries for extended periods as a digital nomad. Canada is not even in the top 5 imo

I have a couple large customers (as in $billion+ companies) and I got the contracts because I knew people at the company, or knew someone who knew someone. Remember the foundation of business is trust. Getting a referral is basically a shortcut to them trusting you. If you then go on to do good work for them you can get a very good thing going for yourself.