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They should prioritize making Kitchener and Toronto have a very affordable high quality of life *cough* build housing *cough*, so that UW students will stay in
by reducesuffering 3y ago
They should prioritize making Kitchener and Toronto have a very affordable high quality of life *cough* build housing *cough*, so that UW students will stay in the country making businesses rather than emigrating for a better quality of life in the US.
- mitthrowaway2 3y agoThis exactly. A sizeable slice of talent at US tech companies are Canadian expats who realized that ironically, the only way they'd ever be able to afford to live in Canada someday would be to move to the States for their career.
- personjerry 3y agoBeing a Canadian, having worked in SF, London, and Toronto, this actually seems like a reasonable approach. It's certainly hard to compete on wages but a lot of people do appreciate Canada and life here, and cutting these costs would go a long way.
- rdsnsca 3y agoHousing is a provinivcal responibility
- reducesuffering 3y agoIt is the state’s responsibility to intervene when provinces have neglected or are unable to support their people. The % of income a median Canadian has to spend on housing is crisis level.