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It devastated the wishing fountain industry though, it still hasn’t recovered. Neither has Canadian wish delivery. There’s only so much the Make a Wish Foundati

• wycy 3y ago
  I feel like this is a joke but genuinely can’t tell for sure
  • robobro 3y ago
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  • graypegg 3y ago
    Was during the Harper government era, like another commenter said, there was basically constant on-going scandals at the time. Big populist decisions like breaking up Make A Wish Canada Ltd (or at least putting some pressure on them) was a distraction from a lot of shady government dealings happening at the time. I think most people assumed we'd see a more bespoke wish market arise, but sadly the downgrading of MAW Canada, then it's eventual restructuring lead to a buy out by Rogers Communications Ltd, who very quickly laid off the Joy and Magic department. They're pretty much just a holding company for the IP now. Things just aren't like they used to be here.
• graypegg 3y ago
  Gross Domestic Wish Production down 42% from their 2011 peak. Many sectors that were ancillary to the wish industry (Make A Wish foundation included) had to move onto manufacturing Hopes, Dreams, and Aspirations, which sadly even as a combined accounting group still don't generate the sort of revenue we saw with the WishEx market during the predepennification era. I think about my grandfather, who worked in wishmithing before it was even regulated, selling scrap copper to throw into ponds to the local community. Maybe we need to return to that, locally sourced wishes would be a smaller industry, but it would open up new opportunities for the next generation to get into the craft.
• mcphage 3y ago
  All they needed to do was rebrand them from “Wishing Fountains” to “5 Wishing Fountains”. Problem solved.