🇬🇧BRIT Reacts To A COMPARISON OF THE UNITED STATES & CANADA!
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Hi everyone, I’m Kabir and welcome to another episode of Kabir Considers! In this video I’m Going To React To A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES & CANADA!
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Canada and America are semi codependent on each other. During the 2001 terrorist attack on America Canada showed their true friendship. All incoming planes were ordered to land quickly. Many landed in Canada. The Canadian people fed,bathed, clothed, and some drove the Americans back to their homes in America. So I love and admire our Canadian brothers.
Yeah, the planes landed in Gander, Newfoundland. I was kinda gob-smacked that the weight of all those planes didn't sink the island. We thought we were gonna get bombed that day too...we were riveted to the tv screens..feeling the pain of our neighbours to the south. Jesus wept...what a horrible day. But I remember when the US came to our rescue as well during the ice storm in Quebec in 1998, helping restore power, putting lines up, no power for weeks on end in a very cold winter and even years later you could drive from Toronto to Montreal and see about 3-4 hours of decimated trees, like giants just walked through, crushing everything in sight. The twas a very quiet car ride. Love you guys down south! And I love how we help each other out when disaster strikes :)
Thank you for that. We feel the same way. Sorry, :)
Also remember Canada's key role in the Iran hostage release in 1980! US just did the same in helping with the two Michaels
@@monty65556 ummm not really, the Michael’s were arrested because of the US basically.
@@cherylbohlender7341 for trans Atlantic flights yes. On the left coast Vancouver International accepted 34 international flights / 8,500 passengers that day, and other Canadian airports also did their share as well. As a community though, Gander’s went above and beyond.
Canada and the USA are like step-siblings; we both have English moms; but in America step dad is Spanish and in Canada step dad is French.😂
Lol love it
If they have the same mom they would be half siblings.
We both have the same parents being English and French with Uncle Spain.
😅😂🤣🤣🤣 love the comments.
That would be Mum in Canada
He missed one of the interesting parts of Canada and America's history. The Acadians were essentially kicked out of Canada for refusing to accept British rule. Some went back to France but a massive chunk of them went to Louisiana before America bought it. Long story short Acadians, Canada's displaced group of French, are a part of where Cajuns come from
@@hartplanet356 yes some went back to France. They weren't shipped, they were kicked out and left to fend for themselves.
It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that 'Cajun' is just 'L'Acadian' anglicized over the years
@@AdmiralKnight I was originally going to say the parent comment was the most interesting thing I learned today, but it's actually this.
You’re right! I sometimes forget about this though I’ve got closer ties than most to the two countries and married a Cajun...even I didn’t think about it until he said “pencil crayons”! It’s definitely a part of our shared history that should always be addressed when discussing the two countries.
I trace my family back to Pierre Arseneault, an Acadian torn from his land and disembarked in Boston Massachusetts.
Some differences: American vs Canadian Gun Laws. While Canadians have guns, it really is not to the extent that Americans do. Capital punishment: Not in Canada. Privately owned prison's: Not in Canada. Universal Heath Care in Canada. I had a family member (not from Canada) say you and Americans are the same. Based on the above, this transcends into culture. I would say we are quite different in many ways.
outside of military expenditures and gun deaths canada rates higher on almost every metric from quality of life and life expectancy to education and best comedians. 😉
Actually Canadians have more guns per capita. We just have different laws around guns.
When he said the US bought "Louisiana" it was a LARGE territory, much bigger than the actual state of Louisiana.
Like what?, 15 States and part of 2 provinces? The name undersells how much land the US actually got
It was called the Louisiana Purchase. Napoleon sold off all of Frances US holdings to fund his wars in Europe. He was broke and sold at a fraction of what he should have asked. It was the biggest land bargain short of what was paid for Manhattan Island.
@@SeanVedell I'd also include what we paid for Alaska to the Russians. Little did anyone know there would a lot of oil up there.
I’ve lived on the gulf coast of MS since I was 6(born and spent the first few years of my life in Louisiana) and just recently found out that we(the MS gulf coast) originally belonged to the French. Which now that I think about it and look at our city/street names etc., it makes perfect sense 😂Like Gautier( pronounced Go-shay), D’Iberville( Dee-Eye-ber-ville), Beauvoir(Bove-wah), and Bienville Blvd.(one of our main roads). I have no clue how I DIDN’T realize all of the French influences around me 🤦🏼♀️
When the Brits defeated the French, a large portion of the French were thrown out and they moved to the New Orleans area, the Acadians, source of “Cajun”...
The American saying of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" vs. Canada's "peace, order, and good government" seems to be a decent, subtly way to describe major differences between the two countries. As a whole, Americans tend to be more independent, patriotic and conservative, while Canadians tend to be more collectivist, reserved and liberal-minded. I've heard of Canada described as something of a hybrid between the US and Europe, but of course has its own unique flavour as well.
I disagree that Canada is “liberal-minded.” The Conservative party was in power for years under Stephen Harper. When the Liberal party is in power, like now under Justin Trudeau, the Conservative Party is the opposition and vice versa. Over the past three elections, the Liberal Party has been unable to produce a majority government.
@@imogen2092 Imogen, I've been watching that seesaw working for several decades and generally, as a country we get the best goverence when the two major parties have a fairly balanced representation in Parliament with the minor parties doing brokerage to make sure that, in general, balanced decisions are reached. We get better governance that way.
@@imogen2092 , not to mention the Conservatives won the popular vote the past two elections
Imogen, Linda, and Tauron: “liberal” here isn’t referring to political parties, but to ideology. Historically, the federal Liberal and (Progressive) Conservative parties promoted liberal values, which provided political stability in our country. Unfortunately, this is less and less the case, thereby contributing to our current political instability.
@@RagingCanuck Yes, I agree with that. Outside of the ideology, the Liberal party has gone too far to the left and abandoned the centre where they historically were dominant. All of the parties support universal health care which is an historically liberal/socialist value, but Canadians due tend to have more liberal minded values compared to a more nationalistic US. I think too many people view patriotism as a bad thing, however it is not. Xenophobia is what some people are confusing as patriotism, which it is very far from it
I’m from Canada, and I had to smile when you said -6 C was considered bitterly cold in the U.K. Here in Edmonton, province of Alberta, where I live regularly gets down to -25 or -30 and -40 C isn’t unheard of. Minus 6 is late fall, early spring weather. We do get up to 25-30C in the summer.
Michigander here... I chuckled a bit too. -6 C is sweater weather still 😅
I know, right? I lived in Winnipeg for the longest 3 years of my life. Winters are regularly-35, with frostbite warnings. In southern Ontario we have summer days that are 34 feels like 40. It’s like living in hell, but hell’s not as humid.
I have been in every province during winter at some point and ya. That -6 was quite funny. However, my parents and me also lived in Britain for a year and a half. There is one thing I can say about the cold winter weather, there is two types, the dry and cold and the wet and cold. Dry and cold is more inland like Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and part of Ontario. Wet and cold is more coastal places unlike the rest minus the territories. Sorry, I can't really speak for the territories but my dad said that Alert, Nunavut, Canada is just cold, and cold.
Currently live in Saskatchewan.
Same here in Calgary
Idk how y'all do it, anything below 21°C is too cold
About the size of Canada - we tend to measure distance in terms of driving time in hours and not miles or km. For instance, it is about 5 hours from Ottawa to Toronto, 14 hours from Ottawa to Fredericton (based on 90-100 km/hr).
About taxes, we do not pay extra or have a special separate tax for health care. That being said, however, there is an employer health tax that each employer pays which goes to cover health care costs. If you don't have a job though, that does NOT impact your health coverage.
As a side note on the health tax. Most provinces don’t have this. It is only Ontario, BC, Manitoba and NFL
Not every province has an employer deduction for healthcare
I'm in upstate NY. We measure distance with time too. 🤣 We are more interested in how long it will take to get someplace than the actual miles traveled. lol
Woah, I don't think I've ever seen Fredericton mentioned in a CZcams comment. Sorry if this is a weird comment, I'm just a bit stunned. Greetings from Freddy!😁
@@amandaschmidke6147 Qc to
If/when you come to Canada, please do not forget about the east coast. Canada does not end/begin in Quebec City. The Maritime provinces are a very special place, as is Newfoundland. But saying that, you have to experience the rocky mountains and the absolute stunning (but expensive) city that Vancouver is. And then Vancouver Island is spectacular. So, for your vacation, plan on starting in Halifax, Nova Scotia (nice direct 'short' flight from Heathrow), tour around the maritimes for a few days. And plan on a few days in British Columbia on the other side of the country. And then fit everything else in between, and you have to see Quebec City - a true gem.
and Newfoundland was British until 1949, as a bonus. My Grandparents (being from Newfoundland) were born British.
I'm from Quebec City. It is a nice place but I'm not sure how unique its charm would feel for someone coming from the UK. 🤔 Maybe if you visit during the winter festival in February, you would also get to know what winter is.
Agree!! I'm in NB and Hopewell Rocks are a must see but you can't see them year round.
I also think Peggy's Cove in NS is a must see and I would also highly recommend Grosse Mourne National Park in Newfoundland.
Another NB'er here. The Maritimes are beautiful, and that is why I moved here at 19 (from Ontario) and stayed. Love this province!
Depending on the length of his visit trying to see that much of Canada would not be viable. But I certainly would encourage him to visit the Maritime provinces. They are stunning!
Fun fact
Canada actually declared war on Japan before the US did in the wake of the Pearl harbor attack.
I had to google this to confirm because it seemed outrageous. But you're right, we were the first in the world to declare war against Japan. I live in Vancouver and there are some old concrete batteries on a peninsula (at UBC) constructed in case of a Japanese invasion.
We 🇨🇦were in BOTH world wars much earlier, years earlier (1914 v. 1917 / 1939 v 1941)
@@kenjack8864 well that makes sense given you were a colony of Great Britain at the time of WW I. Its kind of remarkable that the US joined at all and probably wouldnt have if the Zimmermann telegram didnt happen.
We went into WW2 kicking and screaming. If not for the severity of the attack on Pearl Harbour we would have been like "nah we good..." believe it or not there were alot of Nazi party sympathizers in the US government
@@SE-gs6gd Yeah that is true, at least in the public sense, the government seemed intent on helping the allies.
But I can see how most Americans would be weary of catastrophic war started by Europeans... again.
We Americans are lucky to have a great neighbor like Canada 🇺🇸🇨🇦❤️
I am from Canada, If you are spending time here please go to Vancouver, its a long flight from the UK but it is arguably one of the best cities here in terms of natural beauty. Mountains, clean water. plenty of parks. you will not be disappointed
My hometown. I've been to Montreal and some parts are gorgeous, but there's nowhere I'd rather be than Vancouver - though living in Cardiff where my Grandpa is from would be cool.
Alaska is beautiful to visit. I live in Oklahoma and find it amazing here. The weather is always diverse. It can go from warm to cold in just twi days because of the warm air from the gulf of mexico and the cold air from the rocky’s. Either way, its a good place to visit as well as northeastern US. The only place i dont recommend is southeast and thats mainly new mexico.
It also seems to be the Hollywood of Canada. I'm American and I keep hearing how some of my favorite shows are filmed there. 🎥
My hometown!!
Come to the Vancouver area. It will help you understand that Canada is not all a cold flat place. Mountains, oceans, and if you’re here in the summer, a trip up to the Oakanagan to the desert area for a wine or orchard tour! HOT and beautiful. Or go surfing over in Tofino! Or drive for 30 from the busy beach and go hiking in the deep forest. It’s an amazing place to live.
The Louisiana Purchase was much more than just what would become the state of Louisiana. It was a massive land mass that included parts of modern Louisiana, Texas, Arizona, Minnesota and a few other states plus all or most of Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana.
About "pencil crayons", remember that Canada has two official languages: English and French. "Crayons" is what we call "pencils" in French, and you will find both on a pencil box.
Nah, it’s a combination of crayon (colour markers now usually wax) and pencil with colour centre replacing black graphite
Love this! Never thought of correcting this before. It’s just ingrained in me
Very true. I live in Quebec so know the difference. There is crayon (French - lead pencil). Crayon de cire (French "wax pencils" or crayons in English). English here will call the lead pencils as just pencils and the coloured pencils are called coloured pencils lol...It can get a bit confusing when with bilingual friends but we usually instinctively know what the other wants when they ask for a pencil or crayon...pronunciation helps differentiate if they want a pencil or crayon: Crrray-o(n) (French - pencil) or Cray-on (English - wax crayon) haha
It all comes naturally to most of us here.
Ya i went to school in french...never heard pencil crayons until university...wondered wtf they were talking bout
It really does depend on the Province. I grew up in both Nova Scotia and Ontario and words were different. One said pencil crayons, the other said coloured pencils. Aunt, pronounced ant and Aunt rhymes with flaunt. Sneakers, running shoes, eraser, rubber. Notebook, scribbler. Dinner is lunch in one province and supper in another etc. Whenever we moved I had to remember which province I was in. Moosehead middle was the East and West but beer belly elsewhere. 😏
What a great video! As a Canadian, I look at the States as family. Like family, there are times when I roll my eyes or sadly shake my head at what goes on down there, but make no mistake, I would be there for the U.S. in a heartbeat should they need us. As for our differences, I think it would depend on what part of each country you were in. Think of Alberta being the most similar to Texas of all our provinces and territories. Think of coastal British Columbia as being Oregon or California-like. See where I’m going with this? Newfoundland is fairly unique. I love our Newfs! They are some of the warmest and giving people you’d ever want to meet. One difference that was not mentioned is our propensity to always say, “I’m sorry” or “Pardon me” to just about anything that may happen to another individual. There is a joke that if you were to accidentally step on a Canadian’s foot, we would apologize for being in the way. One final observation that is nearly universal among Canadians is that we hate it when people mistake us for being American! From what I’ve heard New Zealanders have the same issue when mistakenly taken to be Australian. Anyway, great video, eh?!
America is Canada's drug addicted big brother.
I'm very worried about the US with the Republicans since Trump. They are no longer true conservatives, but a mishmash of conservatives and people who now believe in strange conspiracy theories. Democrats are not pedophiles who drink children's blood and sacrifice children, for example. Look at Pizzagate where a man took a rifle to a pizza place believing children were imprisoned in the basement by Hillary Clinton and her evil cabal.
Us too. I like being having canada as a neighbor, we feel safe in a way and are dependent on each other.
Thank you Kevin Arnold. Same here of Americans helping Canada. No one needs a repeat of 9*11. That is for sure.
I've always called you guys the cousins to the North. You're right on the money about Alberta, I'm from Oklahoma and have been living in Texas for the last 22 years. I've been to Alberta a couple times and I always say that Alberta is like Texas and Oklahoma with Canadian accents. If there's a major cultural difference between us, I don't know what the hell it is!
We tend to care about how the temperature feels than the actual temperature. The humidex and the windchill are what we pay attention to day to day. Where I live in Southern Ontario, across Lake Ontario from Toronto, we go from a few days where the humidex hits 40c in the summer to a few days where the windchill hits -40c in winter. Farther north gets colder.
Most of the Canadian wilderness is uninhabitable, and either owned by the Cdn gov't, First Nations peoples, or industry for mining, oil exploration, or lumber. It's not cheap either.
Yeah when he was talking about buying a piece of land and building a house I’m sitting there thinking oh man no no no. That land is sub-arctic freezing, like so cold it doesn’t pay to have running water. And I have no idea how you even get electricity up in the far north. People that live there have lived there for generations and they know how to live in those type of conditions. A guy out of London would die.
There is land in the middle provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan) that is available for "Home Steading" still. Free: if you build and live on it successfully for a year.
Sure, it is quite North and very cold (in winter) and isolated - but available.
@@hrayz Yeah and for Ontario, if you're good with doing a lot of your own construction or repairs it's relatively inexpensive to buy land and homes in most (sort of) inconvenient eco-tourism areas (ie. if you want to live in a forest 30-45 minutes from a grocery store
@@hrayz no longer. There hasn't been homesteadable land for decades. There are still some settler initiative programs in the northern territories but that's not homesteads either.
I net a young fella from Newcastle, UK and he told me he could never have afforded the 2 acres he bought just 15 minute drive outside Halifax, Nova Scotia. And we get some of the best average year round weather in the country. Not too cold-not too hot -just right... Fun Reaction Kabir-Thanks
I lived in the USA most of my life. I moved to Canada seven years ago and am now a citizen here. When the video says that Canada pays "substantially higher taxes" than the USA, that's not true in every case. While on average, the tax rates are higher in Canada, that's mainly because Canada's tax rates for wealthy people are a LOT higher than in the US. However, taxes for middle class are fairly similar in both countries, and low income people actually pay less tax in Canada. And YES, Canadian taxes cover healthcare. My tax rate in Canada is a bit higher here in Canada than it was in the States, BUT taxes in Canada are far less expensive than taxes plus healthcare was when I lived in the States. So overall, it's cheaper up north unless you're rich.
A few things: This was done by an American, so some things are not quite accurate. E.g., if you total up ALL the taxes, Canadians only pay slightly more, which includes our healthcare (which is the biggest government expense). You can make a "disposition for the disposal of Crown Land" in remote areas, but that does NOT make living there cheaper! I live in the Yukon, and getting things up here is super expensive. Yes, land might be cheaper in the boonies, but actually getting there is super difficult - no roads, for example. I am about 2500km from the nearest train station, and 25km from the end of the road - literally. As for travelling here: it is like us going to Europe. Both places are the same size! Can one see all of Europe in two weeks? For Canada, pick an area, e.g., the West Coast, or the centre (Ontario/Quebec), or the Maritimes. There is no way you can do it all - Tuktoyaktuk is 8000km from St. Johns - it takes almost two weeks just to drive it!
I’m going to complicate things further by saying it REALLY depends on where you live in the US. Because we are a Republic, not a straight democracy, States really do operate like their own little countries in many ways. This means some of them have 0 income tax while some have exorbitantly high taxes. It really just depends. Any state, could if they wanted, offer universal healthcare for their own state citizens. They don’t, but they could.
The taxes do go towards health, but contrary to most countries, it doesn’t cover ambulance rides, prescription medication, dental or vision…
nor mental health coverage, 'elective' surgeries that might not necessarily be elective, physio or many forms of long term care
Basically if you get into a car accident you wont go broke no matter how long you're at the hospital or how massive your injuries are. However you may go broke paying for everything you need after you get home from the hospital and for the years afterwards. Hope that whatever happened to you is quick to heal and fully recovers.
When you were talking about buying some of that uninhabited land cheap I get the sensation that you don't really grasp the size of Canada. We live in the Toronto area and have a cottage in Parry Sound which is around 3 hours away by car. Now look on a map and see how far that is and you will see how little distance a 3 hour drive is in comparison to the country. The land you're talking about is hundreds of miles away from civilization and is nothing but thick bush with no roads anywhere so getting there would be very difficult. Also there is no power grid to tap into if you are miles from everyone and no sewer or water supply so even if you did build you would have to live like the pioneers, lets not forget that there would be no grocery stores for hundreds of miles so you would have to hunt your own food and lastly winter is very harsh in these secluded areas.
Yeah and you live 2000 kilometers from me in Winnipeg.
As mentioned above, just the Provence of Ontario (where Toronto is located) is huge and you can drive for more than 24hours and not leave the province, and that doesn't even get you to the places that are only accessible by rail or canoe or float plane. Yes there are towns, in Ontario that you can only get to via those methods, places that do have some streets locally but no roads that connect them to the next town or city.
On top of that much of the "wilderness" is crown land and not generally for sale, however residents can in most cases, camp on that land, for 21 days (in Ontario) and then they must relocate noblest than 50 meters from that location, so you could technically live a nomadic lifestyle, but in order to hunt or fish you'll need a license so you'll have to make some contact with society at regular intervals.
@@hectic6981 Eeeyuuup!
@@jackfishcampbell6745 Winter in Winnipeg anyone? Brrrrrrrrrrr!
@@janehall6587 Yeah winters are cold here but sunnier and less damp than back east . I'm 65 and winters with notable exceptions are easier to deal with now than back in the 60s and 70s. Our summers however are fabulous. We average around 75 days of over +25 c .which is triple that of London UK gets for instance .
Coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada: -62.8°C (Snag, Yukon - 1947)
Hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada: 49.6°C (Lytton, BC - 2021)
And I was in Lytton that day.
Lytton actually broke the Canadian high temperature record on three consecutive days. And on the fourth day the town of Lytton burned to the ground.
@@georgejulien3286 wow, did you fry an egg on your car?
@@DaveGIS123 and it is on fire again :( July 18 /22
Two weeks in Canada? Tip of the iceberg! Depends if you're flying or driving (and flying is expensive), if you want to see cities or the country. The east coast is totally different than going to Quebec or the prairies or the mountains or up north. You'll need to narrow it down. I love it all!!! Every province and territory has something very unique to offer. Enjoy your future trip and thanks for the video. I enjoyed it. PS I'm from Saskatchewan (try pronouncing that province!) so am a prairie girl at heart but love my country and have traveled from coast to coast.
It really take time to get the feel of a place. I grew up in Saskatchewan, spending 24 years there, then 3 years in Newfoundland, 2 years in Quebec, and now 40 years in Manitoba. 2 weeks would in no way give me the insight into these various parts of the country. Oh yes , I've also spent time in BC Vancouver and Victoria. I wouldn't want to live in any other country.
@@wilfredjohnson7986 The issue with Canada is the cost of flying. That is why most people dont travel inside the country.
In Canada, healthcare is administered through the provinces'. The federal government helps fund it, and that funding does partly from the federal income tax. There are provincial income taxes as well. For the vast land that was talked about. It's not as easy to "buy" as you were asking about. A large amount of the open land is indigenous held land, and the way the Indian Act is, it's difficult for them to sell any of it if they wanted to. The rest of the land is Crown Land, and you can't buy it, but you can get a 99 year lease. Access to the land is going to be an issue. A lot of the land is not suitable for building roads on outside of the winter. Then you have to add in the cost of getting food to your place. There are northern communities that pay extreme amounts for basics.
And those that live in the Northern parts of Canada get a supplemental Northern Living Allowance, to help offset high cost of living.
Land outside the cities is fairly inexpensive (regional situations certainly apply) but few people want to live in a cabin, draw their own water, heat with wood, and forgo modern conveniences like electricity, internet and cellular services. It’s easy to find land under $10,000/acre, but where it is - is the key.
@@kenjack8864 exactly. Property in the interior of BC sits on the market for years lol lower mainland … not so much.
There is public land ie "crown land" and private land ie patented land. In general, crown land is not for sale but may be leased to mining companies etc. Very little crown land ie the wilderness you spoke of may be bought. It will remain crown land and unavailable for purchase.
Mate, seriously - you have to remember how much bigger & spread out everything is. The distance from NYC to Miami is 3X the distance from London to Inverness. And Miami to LA is 3X that. In Canada, if you'll only be there for 2 weeks make it like 1 province & its largest town. Like Ontario & Toronto or British Columbia & Vancouver. Same goes for the US.
I would love to trade for a month...I have never been out of the country I still live in a town where it's dirt roads and just very southern it's a small down but I would trade to experience it to see the difference
I’d be most curious to see how you make out in Quebec, particularly Quebec City or Montreal.
You nailed it man! Well done. This is good advice.
@@JohnCap523 You have to brush up on French to go there as most people over there primarily speak French
@@MattyC62185 Of course. The French part is sort of my point (if you’ve ever been there).
Here’s a thought, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the school busses stop running when the combined air and wind temperature reach -45, but the schools will remain open. Parents decide if they want their kids to stay home or not, but it is up to them how to get them to school, my 14 year old son walked to school when the windchill was colder than -50C. On the flip side, our record hottest in Saskatoon is +40C.
That's honestly just bad parenting man. Do you even realize how fast it takes to get frostbite with -50? Im from Winnipeg and its less than 10 minuets. Shame on you.
@@uhSublime Not poor parenting unless they don’t dress their child for the weather. If you are moving and aren’t exposed to the elements you shouldn’t get frostbite in 10 minutes.
@@amyseaden9069 if it’s -50 and you’re walking to school you will be exposed to the elements. Your normal jacket (without paying over $400) only is good for up to -35 to -40. Never mind the mits that are designed for -25 unless you buy expensive ones. Plus the wind on top of that in the prairies is another factor. It’s just not safe at all to be outside longer than 10 minutes during -50
@@uhSublime If you are sending your child out in that weather many invest in good quality winter wear including good quality layers. Throw in some hand warmers. People work outside in that weather, wait for buses because they don’t have cars, etc.
@@amyseaden9069 Nobody works outside in -50. We have a handful of these days every year and my job, and most others just give you the day off. If they do force you to work, you have the right to refuse unsafe working conditions. Also Diesel busses cannot run in -50 so really when it is that cold most of the cities just shut down, because the people who take the bus literally can’t.
I've lived in different places within Canada, in some areas it didn't get much colder than -10 in winter, and that's when you needed your real coat. In others... the cold hurt.
I live in Southern Ontario near Toronto. The company I worked for had several Brits working there (the company was UK owned at the time). I asked one of my colleagues how they liked our cold weather in winter compared to the UK. He said that he preferred our winter weather, because even though it is colder, it is a dryer cold and it doesn't sink into your bones the way that the damp winter weather of the UK does. Now, this is the weather in Southern Ontario. The West Coast actually has weather more similar to the UK.
My parents are Irish. When I was younger I once said to my dad "your lucky that you didn't get to much snow as a kid, and didn't have to deal with these same cold temperatures." His response was the exact same thing you mentioned. He would take a Toronto winter any day over an Irish winter.
As I understand it, the fact that we have central heating in Canada makes the colder temperatures a lot more livable. (I hear you guys mostly don't have it.)
As a Canadian who has lived in the UK, I can confirm -- our health care systems are similar. If you get sick, you go to the doctor and get better without having to worry about paying for it. Also, I think our health care systems are similar in that we like to complain about them:
A lot of the Loyalists opted to go to Canada instead of back to Britain because they had their land and assets confiscated for supporting the wrong side and the Crown promised compensation for that lost land in the other colonies, such as present-day NS, NB, Quebec and Ontario (some moved to the Caribbean too!). Land was also parceled out to members of disbanded British army regiments who wished to remain on this side of the pond in recognition of their service. There was little land available in Britain, as it was mostly owned by the nobility. It was also in the British interest to further develop their existing colonies by bringing experienced farmers and artisans to the colonies instead of them returning to the British Isles. Many families were divided among their loyalties, and some Loyalists eventually moved back to the USA.
There is an area in southern Quebec that today is known as L'Estrie (in French) but was known formerly as the "Eastern Townships." It is right on the border with the U.S. state of Vermont, and many of the towns have English names (Richmond, Drummondville and Sherbrooke for example). These towns look like New England for the most part, because they originally were settled by Loyalists.
As you alluded to there were very real, practical reasons, why they left the UK. For most those reasons had not changed, be it land, opportunity, lack of class system, etc.
I grew up in Loyalist country that was the first permanent settlement west of Montreal, in Eastern Ontario. They were NY State Militia with families, plus English Regulars. Their sons had to take up arms to defend themselves from an invasion force from the US at the Battle of Crysler Farm in 1813.
I also spent a couple of years in a Loyalist enclave in New Brunswick at the mouth of the St Croix River.
Some of my ancestors were United Empire Loyalists who fled to Canada.
@@johnalden5821 Yes, the original settlers on my mother’s side of family came from Ireland and lived in the Eastern Townships. It was strange being in Quebec yet surrounded by English speakers.
My mother was Canadian and I spent a great deal of my time growing up on the farm that my grandparents owned in Canada. And it is a beautiful place, they don't litter and the English-speaking Canadians are very very nice people. The winters do get very cold, it's not unheard of to get down to 50 Below although that is rare. 3 feet of snow was the average amount when I was growing up but it is also not unheard-of to have up to 6 feet
Not all, but much of the uninhabited parts of Canada, are protected as national parks. Canada, was the 2nd country after the USA, to create permanently protected national parks. Both countries, are also the only 2 countries to declare birthright citizenship in their constitutions. This means that if a person is born in fully incorporated territory of either country, they automatically gain either Canadian, or US citizenship.
-6C is “bitterly cold”? My friend we don’t put on jackets unless it’s more than -10C here. Minus 30C isn’t uncommon here but usually only for a few days. Usually lol
Minus 6 I would still be wearing shorts in Ontario
@@jampresident9197 -40C for a week or so/ year in the prairies typically. Winnipeg sometimes -50C. Don't know about the territories.
@@jampresident9197 same
-20c is the Average temperature in Winter .
@@jaydenjezowski4339 -40C with the Wind factor .
To answer a few of your questions:
Yes, weed is legal. Like, stores down the street where you can walk in (with proof of age) and purchase weed and then smoke it in public.
Yes, you can totally buy land in a remote area, but there are lots of considerations, unless you want to live a hermit type life. Also, as they showed in the video, chances are that whenever you choose you'll be living through 6 months of cold/very cold/unbearly cold weather. During that time, living off the land is pretty challenging.
We don't have a separate tax for health care, but it comes out of both income tax, and sales tax. Here in Ontario, sales tax is 13%, and income tax depnds on your income bracket, but most middle class people around 30%. So, yes that higher than the states, but we know that it goes to pay for University Health Care, and a more secure social safety net.
Hope that helps!
The highest income tax rate in Canada is 33% (combined provincial and federal) but you have to be making over 200k to hit that.
@@RTAbram 33% is the highest federal tax rate not combined. Highest combined is Nova Scotia with 54%. Saskatchewan and Alberta are the only two provinces that have their highest income tax rates below 50%
Can't smoke weed in public in MANY Canadian provinces, tho.
@@TheSmartCinema I didn't know that. Is it treated like alcohol?
That was a pretty good summary, the only difference ill point out is that instead of a federal NHS style system each province is responsible for its own system. To cover the costs the federal government sends "transfer payments" or chunks of the federal part of the income tax back to the provinces.
Also regarding cheap land, yes very cheap. Getting a power connection to said cheap land is not. Ive met a few people that have propane systems for heat and cooking and solar panels for electricity to get around that.
In Canada, specifically Ontario, we have a few different taxes that come off of payroll. There is a portion for unemployment insurance, and old age pensions. Our healthcare does not have its own tax, it is built into the over-all tax that the government take, and to be honest, I am happy to pay.
I recommend doing VIA Rail from Toronto to Vancouver. Maybe hit the Maritimes first if you can before getting on the rail in Toronto. An absolute must is the Rocky Mountains in Alberta (Banff, Lake Louise, Canmore). Or better yet, the 4hr drive from Banff to Jasper is breathtaking. It will blow your mind!!! Similar to the Alpes but they go on for an additional 600km. Canadian Rockies are also 50 million years older, not sure if that changes how a mountain looks! Never been to the alps.
Train ride from Toronto to Vancouver takes 4 days! As beautiful as the Canadian country-side is, it's a total waste of time for a young person's first time in Canada.
@@jeniferdouglas I totally agree with you, but it's probably not the best way to spend a one week vacation especially if it's his first time visiting Canada. Just like if I was visiting Europe for the first time, I wouldn't spend more than half of my vacation time travelling on the Eurail. But of course that's my opinion, to each their own, right?
You asked why Loyalists (Americans who stayed loyal to the Crown during the Revolutionary War) didn't just go to Britain. Some did. And some stayed in what became the US as well.
By the way, "Louisiana" in 1803 was basically what is now the whole middle of the US, not just what we know today as the state of Louisiana.
To answer your question about Death Valley, it's not near Las Vegas. it is in California. Different desert. :)
If you go to Canada, as an American, you feel very at home. I've been to Canada several times, and I certainly did. Yes, there are differences. But the popular culture of both countries is so similar, that's it's very familiar. People go back and forth between the two countries constantly, or at least they did before COVID. I live in the northeastern part of the US, and it's quite common to see Canadian cars on the highways here in summer. As an American, I'm interested in Canada, but I do agree that most Americans probably don't know as much about Canada as they should. Americans probably don't know as much about the US as they should either, but that's a whole different conversation. :)
As of today British people would support America in usurping the British in the 18th century.
I'd be surprised to find any British person today who wasn't on America's side..
Buying the land and building the house wouldn’t cost too much in the Canadian wilderness. Building the 500 mile road to get to the property would be a fortune. Or you can always buy a helicopter and get a pilots license. 🐝🤗❤️
But you also need supplies. A simple banana costs a fortune up in the middle of nowhere.
@@toolbaggers Yes, everything cost more. Food is much more expensive in Alaska for example…
Much of the Canadian North is designated as parks and protected as wilderness areas. Much more is "Crown Land", officially owned by the government of Canada and not for sale. Millions of acres of wilderness are held by Canada's indigenous peoples granted by various treaties. Because 90 percent of Canada's population lives withing 100 miles of the U.S. border or on coastal areas the roads begin to cease to exist when your 300 miles north of the border. Where roads do exist (usually created to support mining or forestry industry), they are often closed for many months of the year due to weather conditions. You could build a cabin in the wilderness, but would require 200 to 300 miles of new road to reach it. You would be truly "off-grid" without electricity, telephone, cell service. Anything that you did not make yourself from the resources of the wilderness would have to be brought in at enormous cost. Hunting and fishing lodges and native communities are dotted throughout the north, but are only accessible by amphibious aircraft. Also note, that Canada has more lakes and rivers than any other country and has the largest reserve of fresh water in the world. That land withing 100 miles of the U.S. border is generally far more expensive than land in the U.S.A.
@@chrisgraham2904 Yes, getting a road into your property would be the expensive bit. It would be cheaper to get your license and buy a helicopter or a float plane.
Living off grid would be one thing, but having no access to hospitals or police in an emergency would be the hardest for most people I would think. I don’t think most people want to be that isolated… even the offgriders usually want access to emergency help.
@@deborahdanhauer8525 The only roads that may exist would be mining or logging roads and they would likely be closed for half of the year. Living in the wilderness and building a homestead, usually on your own or with a partner, is a dangerous endevour. Accidents happen and then your done. Not a place for kids.
What I find so telling after reading through a ton of the comments is how many more comments there are about Canada than the US. Most of the US comments are explaining the Louisiana purchase. Just saying!
That's because Canadians feel forgotten. Everyone knows about America so we don't feel the need to explain our country.
Belated Canadian tourist advice. I'd say, visit Montréal, Toronto -or-come-other-big city, and some bit of western wilderness. Quebec is very different from the rest of Canada, and Urban Canada is very different the the pretty wilds.
The Canadian cross country train is A+. they even time it so you see the pretty mountains views and sleep through the farm fields.
Go look at a picture of Lake Louise (near Banff between Edmonton and Vancouver).
The west Edmonton mall is giant but still a mall. pass. and Victoria, BC is cute because it's a little touch of the UK in Canada, but that's not likely what you want to pay to come and see.
Yay a Canada video you should do more hahah.
Canada was basically a country since 1867 but Canada’s constitution was Britain’s constitution. Our rights were the same as British people’s. We didn’t get our own constitution for Canadians until 82. Arguably Trudeau’s defining achievement.
As for our population, a HUGE portion of our land isn’t cheap, or even that great for inhabitation. Most is covered by the Canadian Shield so not many places to create a good foundation. We are also capitalist so anything in charge of real estate bleeds you dry. We are actually in a housing crisis right now. Housing is dumb expensive.
As for our tax, healthcare just comes from several means of taxation by the feds. They then send large amounts of money proportion to population to the provinces (feds control the territories themselves) where the provinces then make their own plan from the funding. I don’t ever recall having a healthcare specific category on my tax returns. I think it’s just passively funded through what the feds take in.
Also yep weed is 100% legal here. It’s awesome. You can’t smoke it ANYWHERE you want use common sense but if you’re just in your driveway or in the park and away from children you can smoke it openly. If you’re in a place you can’t the cops will just tell you to go somewhere else lol.
Canada sounds so awesome to me, can’t wait to visit. More Canada vids on the way mate :)
Kabir Considers Would love to see more videos on Canada. I love my Country and feel very blessed to have been born and raised here. Like the video mentioned…we are often in the shadow of our southern neighbours (yes…neighbours spelled with a “u”…another difference between us! 😁) and so seeing more videos showing the beauty and diversity of Canada would be amazing! It seems that most people that do videos on North American tend to focus on the USA.
that last part is too true lol. happened alot to me and my friends since it got legalized. cops did show us new spots we never heard about in the town, they we’re really nice!
You have to treat smoking pot like drinking alcohol. You can't do it while driving and you can't do it in the streets. I believe Canada has the highest percentage of land set aside for National Parks so you can't just come and buy any piece of land...although we would be very welcoming :)
Until 1982, Canada's Constitution was an Act of the British Parliament, the British North America Act. Any constitutional changes Canada wanted to make had to be voted on by the British Parliament. Like all the other Dominions, we were effectively an independent country, but when the constitution was repatriated in 1982, we became fully independent. Before 1982, the Queen was our queen because she was Queen of the United Kingdom. From 1982 onwards, she has been Queen of Canada in her own right, a small, but not insignificant difference.
We pay income tax (the health care comes out of that) then we pay employment insurance (if you get sick laid off or have a baby this is where your money comes from when you aren't actively working) then we pay canada pension plan so that when we are old we have an income even if we haven't managed to save enough. The farther north you go the cheaper land is to acquire, however the farther north you go the further you are away from medical care, basic provisions, and neighbours/ friends, so it's a balancing act.
WHAT? How far North you talking?
Having lived in Inuvik, I can honestly say it's much more expensive to live / buy / build there than more south. The healthcare system in Inuvik is better than what we have in Nova Scotia, where I currently live, but you're living in 24/hr darkness / light and extreme heat and cold up there. Other than that, it wasn't much different than living in rural Nova Scotia. 5% tax in the north, 15% in Nova Scotia.
Books, children's clothes, unprepared food and women's hygiene products are all have a partial tax or no tax in NS. (Our 15% is a harmonized tax)
@@Angelabout1 Actually, Katherine, not that far in Canadian terms.
@@Whistlewalk Far enough from where I come from.
@@JBond-zf4dj No I'm certainly not talking that far. My brother lives in Nunavut somewhere, he sends me photos every now and again of basic grocery items with their price tags. Absolutely shocking. I am from Ontario (I suppose I made some big assumptions generalizing as I did). I'm from what is called "northern Ontario" even though it's still in the southern half of Ontario. And I live in southern Ontario. A few years ago (jeez like 10 now that I think about it) I was doing some searching and found a 90 acre forested property for like 25K with all rights included (meaning I could harvest lumber or minerals or what have you), several hours north of where I'm from. I was seriously looking into it as a place to build a dream home until my daughter was diagnosed with NF1 and severe scoliosis, the travel would have been a 12 to 14 hour drive to attend specialists in "the city" (Toronto) several times a month for 5 years at least. (she's 18 now and all is well but will still need specialist regularly) We went south instead. We left less than 600$ per month inclusive rent for 900$ (today the same place is 15-1800) plus utilities so that we could have easy access to the city. So, in Ontario the further north (away from major cities) the less expensive land is to purchase, but hospitals are further away, specialists are further away, Gas and groceries and other provisions are more expensive. Vehicle licensing is less expensive. The town I was born and raised in has a "hospital" but doesn't even have a OBgyn or a psychiatrist, for the birth of my first child I had to be air ambulanced to the nearest city and my sister who still lives there has to travel hours to see a psychiatrist. But you could buy a house with a yard for under 100K and a "condo" (apartment) for less than 40K. It's a trade off, Cheaper property more expensive necessities. Fewer opportunities for work. Fewer options for entertainment or shopping. We have 13% HST and same break down as you for partial or no tax based on necessities. It's likely more about proximity to cities (and therefore trade routes) rather than the direction specifically but here, the direction is mostly north for cheaper property, land, undeveloped usually.
About our taxes: Canadians pay federal, provincial and municipal taxes. Health care is under provincial jurisdiction, but both federal and provincial taxes pay for it. As well, in Ontario, residents pay a health tax - the self-employed pay it directly, the amount geared to income, and employers pay hefty health taxes - a percentage of payroll - on behalf of their employers. I don’t think any provincial health scheme universally covers prescription drugs or dental expenses, unlike in the UK. However, in Ontario, those over 65 pay a “premium” for prescription drugs that are otherwise covered, but not all drugs are covered. Contrary to popular opinion, there are many instances of private health care in Canada: radiology clinics; labs; physiotherapy clinics; walk-in clinics; some specialty hospitals; even doctors, are private entities within our “universal healthcare system”. Canadians believe their universal healthcare scheme is sacrosanct, but it is increasingly being shown to be inadequate and exceptionally costly. It cannot continue in its present form.
About buying up our “wilderness”: what is uninhabited, is Crown land. It’s not for sale - well, I guess for the right price, you could buy it! But, then what? It’s not like the federal government is going to sell you an acre or two and let you build a shack on it without utilities (I don’t think, anyway). And, contrary to your assumption, land can be very expensive in Canada. Buying a house in, say, Toronto, is like buying one in Chicago, even New York. Same with farmland - parts of Canada have some of the best agricultural land in the world. Like everywhere else, it’s all about location, location, location. Think about buying a cottage in suburban Ullapool vs a townhouse in Highgate. We have our Ullapools and our Highgates, too.
To answer some of your questions , no -6C is warm -30 to -40C is cold... a typical winter temp. We have two levels of taxation Federal and Provincial, a portion of your Provincial taxes supports health care. Yes you can still Homestead in Northern Alberta ie get the land free only if you build on it and develop it. Others have made good points below read all the comments and learn more about Canada. Two weeks spend time in Montreal and Toronto and maybe Ottawa on the way thru. but all parts of Canada are worth a visit , just say'in
Having been born and raised in Detroit Canada is like apart of my life. I can be in Canada before I can get to my Aunts house (15 minutes tops)lol. I’m a 3hr drive from Toronto (closer than Chicago at 4hrs). Growing up we’d often go party there too because the legal drinking age is 19. Canada is pretty dope….
Drinking age in Alberta is only 18.
@@michaelkruk3415 😲 really?! Wooooow
@@michaelkruk3415 I was going to Windsor which is so close that is ridiculous. When I show people their jaws drop 🤣
We also have pretty strict limits on how much you can drink if you are driving afterwards.
@@michaelkruk3415 18 in Quebec too.
They didn't just buy Louisiana, the bought the whole Louisiana Territory, which what was shown in white when he was talking about it, which doubled the size of the whole country
Also in 1803 $15 million which is about $340million today
And Manhattan Island was purchased from the Indians for $24 dollars and some beads. Not a bad profit there.
In Canada, each province has their own single payer health insurance system, so there is not national health care taxes. So it is actually 10 different health care systems. The federal government also transfers money to the provinces to help pay for healthcare. For the territories the federal government is more involved. It's all quite complicated.
"The coldest it has ever been here is -7 Celsius"
Here, in Calgary, Alberta, it goes as low as -40 Celsius and sometimes lower.
Having spent time in both countries culturally speaking id say in character the us and Canada are polar opposites!
Yeah I find that I relate more with Eurpeans , kiwis , and , Aussies , people aren't afraid of us . When I drive three hundred kliks into the States people don't have a clue about where I'm from .
@@jackfishcampbell6745 are u canadian?
@@oldfogey4679 Yeah I am . I've always had a good time in the States . But I've never met anyone who knew anything about Canada other than a very pleasant retired Air force pilot in Tennessee, originally from Pennsylvania . I've been down there over twenty times .
@@jackfishcampbell6745 my cousins lived for years in Toronto! And many summers wed visit Toronto and Montreal! I spoke with an immigration lawyer who advised me to start my business ideas at home before immigrating! He said but u can't bring ur guns into Canada! I said but my gun fits into my Bible! There was this long pause! I would have loved to have seen his face! He didn't know I was being totally sarcastic! I'm against the second amendment civilian gun ownership in general! And I've always disliked the American character! And yes I know Ottawa is the capitol! Uve got parliament etc its amazing how many Americans say they want to move to Canada but don't learn anything about the country! Disgustingly u can get pistols with Bible verses on them!
@@jackfishcampbell6745 whatever u do don't privatize your health care system! And make the gov get back into vaccine production!
I'm a Canadian and I think there's a couple of other differences between the 2 countries to note: Canada has much stricter gun laws, the infant mortality rate is lower in Canada, the political divisiveness that exists in the US today isn't present in Canada although we do have political parties that identify as centralist, progressive, left and right
Like the US, Canada has a wide variety of travel experiences. Unless you're an avid skier, don't come in the winter for your first trip. I live in Ontario but I wouldn't recommend coming here as a first choice. I'd suggest one of Banff/Whistler in the Rocky Mtns, Quebec City or Prince Edward Island first. Each of these will give you a unique Canadian experience. And only pick one or two. Canada is big and travelling from place to place will consume a day or two of travel
Whistler is in the Coast Mountains, not anywhere near the Rockies.
The answer about the health care is depending of the province that you live. Here in Quebec we pay two incomes. Federal income and provincial income. Quebec has the hand on the health care. Ottawa make some money transfer to the province to compensate for the federal income that we pay. A part of that go to the healthcare as a part of the provincial income goes to the healthcare. The cost for the Quebec for healthcare is 60,000,000,000 a year.
Three reasons a lot of American TV shows and movies get made in Canada:
1) Show me the money! It's cheaper to fake New York or Chicago in Toronto than to film on location in the states.
2) Fewer related unions. While in general, Canada is more pro-union than the U.S.A., there are fewer unions one is forced to cooperate with to produce a show there than in the U.S.A.
3) access to the market. By using locations in Canada, you will be guaranteed access to Canadian avenues for broadcasting your production, and help your U.S. broadcasters gain access to that market as well.
When he was saying most Canadians must live on the coast and was circling Labrador and northern Quebec... The largest population centre is inland on the Great Lakes, the next being Montreal which does have ocean access through the ST Lawrence but is not near the coast. Most of the coastal cities are pretty low on the list the exception is Vancouver.
In point of fact the overall taxation situation breaks down along these lines:
Canada 42 % (direct and indirect tx from federal/provincial/municipal gov'ts)
US of A roughly 30%
However, Canada has a public social safety net, universal healthcare, subsidized education, minimum mandatory paid holidays,
government (mostly by provinces) established minimum wages, ergo all the usual socio-democratic (welfare state) amenities.
To illustrate differences in mindset, lots of folks in Canada have firearms but, our licensing and ownership requirements
are tedious and rigorous to say the least (similar to UK). No second amendment ''Right to bear arms'' here!
Despite the Trudeau's Liberal Gov't propaganda, again trying to portray legal gun owners as a threat,
easier than tackling/dealing with the urban gang issues and their illegal guns... (Usual Gov't obfuscation/gaslighting)
We do not have mass shootings (4 or more victims) every other week as they do in the States, they hardly cover anything less due to frequency.
Regional differences/perspectives exist in both, due to geographical exigencies and economic imperatives reflecting why neither is homogeneous
as not merely attributable to migratory/cultural/ethnic diversity.
In short, big places with lots in common and, more than a few differences between the Land of the Free and a Just an Fair Society!
St John Newfoundland, Quebec city, Montreal, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Winnipeg, Banff, Vancouver, Victoria, Yellowknife. You will need lots of plane tickets and window seats. Fly during the day when you can see the country. There is a portion of the Trans Canada highway west of Winnipeg that is absolutely straight for around 60 miles (not a curve, a corner, or bend). Try that out in the UK.
two week visit to Canada means a week in Quebec and possibly the eastern provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island - Newfoundland and Labrador could use a week to see most of this province. then there is Ontario, two weeks would get you to most tourist venues in southern Ontario- or you could use a week to see northern Ontario, and Manitoba. if you want to go west you would need at least a month to see as much as you possible can west of Manitoba.
Ohhh haha it’s true,we Americans love Canada!
And the Canadians,they just sit back and laugh at America,slowly crumbling away,dissolving into Idiocracy.
Aah my beautiful country! What is happening!?!?😔
Don't give up......you have Jimmy Buffett.......now reach for that frozen concoction that helps you hang on !
I ain't laughing, brother. I'm terrified. Your constitution is collapsing under the weight of all those checks and balances, and elections are so expensive that the actual ruler of the country is the Big Wallet party. This does not bode well for the world. Luckily I'm old, so I won't live to see the worst of it.
@@johnfitzgerald7618 That's true, Canadians do have elections contrary to what the USA has !
@@palco22 Yeah. Elections whenever the Prime Minister wants it... Which is silly.
Where do you get the idea that we Canadians "just sit back and laugh at America slowly crumbling "? I don't know anyone who is laughing or gloating over this.
As a foodie, I'd focus on Montreal.
The options in Toronto though. Or the seafood in NS, or the wild game in the Yukon.
@@darex0827 Montreal has better food and a better food culture.
We have a saying in Ontario. If you want a terrific meal, go to Quebec. Dining at its finest.
@@janehall6587 Live in Ontario and even Ottawa for a good portion and have never heard that saying. Have crossed the border to go to a meal though although Montreal offers better options.
@@amyseaden9069 Montreal has better food. Toronto has a wider variety. i used to play a game with friends where we pick a different culture/ country each time we go out and see if we can find a restaurant from there... it wasn't really a challenge. Toronto is the most multicultural city in the world, and we eat like it.
Love Thy Neighbour - kind of says it all. I am Canadian....& very proud of both countries. We share a similar & varied history and may fail to get it right the first time.....we will get to where we are supposed to be. Proudly we share the the worlds largest border(s) and yet never feel threatened that because someone does something their brother disagrees with that your going to be attacked. No country is problem free but for the most part share a deep respect for another persons being. I have been blessed to travel 7 Canadian provinces and 40+ states. The land in both countries is breathtakingly scenic & the people are all beautiful! Sometimes we all talk tough but generally the heart is in the right place. We have divisive issues and you may or may not like our leaders but whether your Republican, Democratic, Conservative, Liberal it 'feels' like anyone of us would take the hit for anyone believing in free speech. We embrace our relationship. The rest of the world can use the Canadian/ American relationship as an example of how to get along and actually thrive together. We have borders and we build bridges. God continue to Bless America and Canada. It seems the EU and Commonwealth share many values. We are in an era where we all need to unite and support one another.
There are area in Canada that is warm. Try Vancouver, we go so hot this summer we got into mid 30 C (90 F). In winter, we don't get much lower than zero. We certainly are warmer than say Chicago in that time of the year. If you want to visit Canada for 2 weeks for the first time, I would suggest you go from west to east. Start out in Vancouver (4 days), Toronto (5 days), Montreal (4 days), and chill out 3 days in one of the Maritime provinces and from there, you fly home.
(1) a portion of income tax in Canada is given to the provinces, who in turn administer health care (2) living in the wilderness .. keep in mind that in the real wilderness, there are no roads (travel by canoe maybe) no electricity (find a way to transport a solar panel), no internet (unless you get a satellite dish) - a project for an adventurous, self-reliant, experienced woods person
The United States and Canada share the longest undefended border in the world. In other words, there are no military units facing each other along our borders. In sports, the National Hockey League has 7 teams in Canada & 25 in the United States while Major League Soccer has 3 teams in Canada & 24 in the United States. Canada has its own football league similar to the NFL, the Canadian Football League with 9 teams (Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa RedBlacks, Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Elks, & British Columbia Lions) The rules are slightly different, but basically the same game.
With windchill we can get to -30° Celsius in Southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦. Usually it's around-15°.
I’m a dual citizen in Canada. We pay Federal and Provincial tax but on one tax form. Health care (not dental) is a national program (it is the largest portion of national budget) but provincial government responsibility under our constitution but the money is given to each province by federal government. In addition “have provinces” notably we in Alberta (due to oil revenues) as well as normally British Columbia and Ontario pay less prosperous provinces a large portion of our revenues. Between 2007-2018, Alberta has transferred Ca$ 240,000,000,000.00 (an average of $5,000.00/person per year). (Ontario $97,900,000,000. B.C. $54,600,000,000). Quebec received $171,300,000,000. ($2,200/person per year). Just saying haha
Lol it wasn't just state of Louisiana that was purchased. It was the territory of Louisiana so parts of like 8 future states....Napoleon needed that cash flow so we went shopping like it was a xmas eve. So idk what that many states would cost in todays dollars....but um alot?
I just love that we used an English bank to handle the transaction. An English bank made sure Napoleon got his money... so he could afford to invade England.
I think when the US purchased what is now Alaska from Russia in 1867, they paid around $7 million. So there you go. Got a spare $7 million sitting in the drawer? Of course, you must consider inflation over the last 150 years, so, yeah it is not affordable any longer. 😉
-6° being really cold is crazy to me, I wouldn’t even wear a full winter coat, but I’m Canadian, what can I say🤷♂️ It can go to -30° BEFORE the windchill in Toronto where I live, and this is the warmest area to live in besides the coasts. We have a much wider range of temperatures across the country between the seasons as it can get up to much over 40° in many parts in the summer! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 Great reaction!
I am originally from New York and I went to college near the Quebec/US border. I never wore a jacket until the end of November. Winter coats only came out of the closet when the windchill picked up. Now that I reside in Florida, I wear T-shirts and jeans daily, while many native Floridians wear toques or beanies all year long and cry if the temperature falls below 50F or 10C.
@@ESUSAMEX wow that’s crazy, 10°C is ideal light hoodie and shorts weather tbh
Been in Toronto for most of my life. Coldest I can remember was -47c with the windchill. Hottest would be 100c warmer with the humidity. Those are the extremes obviously. It’s called a temperate climate I believe. Mostly good, but can be absolutely brutal in the extremes. Keeps you on toes that’s for sure.
@@grahamhamilton1174 did you mean -47f and 100f? 100c would be literally boiling. Toronto has never boiled.
Living in Vancouver-6c is really cold. A -10c day is extremely rare. During the summer a +30c day used to be rare and considered very hot. With global warming this is changing.
In British Columbia we pay a monthly payment based on your income though it averages about $35 per month. This usually. Ones out of your pay cheque. Then we have extended health like blue Cross. I don’t pay for drugs, hospital stays operations etc.
Canadians just pay an income tax, but it increases depending on a) where you live, and b) what your annual salary is. You also pay into unemployment insurance as a separate payment on your pay cheque.
There is not currently universal healthcare for things like dental, prescription drugs, or eyeglasses. You would need separate insurance from an insurance company, or get coverage under your employer.
I’m always surprised when people don’t know that Canada is larger. We’re the 2nd largest country in the world but that seems to only be taught here, because nobody else seems to know that
It's taught in the US at least in my area
Most poeple do not care . If it mine and I can sell it for some pennies don't care right . Wrong I love obscure facts but yes they do teach this I school what we call social studies here in the BIG CANUCK
What is more funny I am from Vancouver bc Seattle Washington is just a two hour drive away I met people in Seattle ths5 thought it snows all the time in Vancouver , the fact is both cities have singular weather
There was a 57 acre parcel of land that sold in Northern Ontario a few weeks ago for $30,000. I don't think you'd be stopped from building on it, providing you weren't damaging a protected wetland or damaging the habitat of an endangered animal. The problem is you'd have no power, or water, and no roads to you so no emergency services either. It would also be BRUTALLY cold in the winter, which is why the majority of Canadians stick to the southern parts of our provinces.
Wow that's cheap.
Here in Canada the tax is a single GST (General Sales Tax) for most of the country, but some individual provances have a PST (Provincial Sales Tax) added on while others have a HST (Harmionized Sales Tax) where GST and PST have been combined into a single value added tax
Kabir: as an aside, Upper Canada (Ontario), under its governor, Lord Simcoe, abolished slavery in 1793. And, the video you are watching is incorrect. Canada became an independent country, to the extent that any constitutional monarchy is independent, on July 1, 1867, with passage of the British North America Act, an act of British Parliament (obviously - Canada was, to that point, a British colony). In 1982, the Canadian federal government “repatriated” the BNA Act by passage of the Canadian “Constitution Act”, which wholly incorporated the BNA Act into Canadian law and introduced the “Charter of Rights and Freedoms”. The “Charter” is a codification of “rights” to which citizens were, and, are entitled, rights that were heretobefore sedimented in common and judge-made law, through various bills of rights (federal and provincial), and through practice and custom, as they continue to be in the UK. None of this could have occurred if Canada were not already a separate, distinct and completely independent national entity. To hold otherwise is misleading, ingenuous, and just plain wrong. I think the presenter of the video you are watching incorrectly equated the Canadian “Charter” with the Declaration of Independence (how very American!). Rest assured, Canada is way older than your mother.
We pay more taxes on multiple levels, but I think it’s easiest to think of it as a variable cost. The much smaller population means that even if we had all the same policies, we would need each individual to pay more so that we could cover capital costs in general. Also, as Canada’s population is almost entirely accumulated within a ‘strip’ of land across a continent, it makes it much more difficult to build an infrastructure that services everyone.
@John Bradey The last video I saw on taxes Canadian pay less overall. Not by much like 1-2% difference. A lot of time things like exchange rate and such don't get factored in. Also like you mentioned, what state are they using as reference vs what province as a reference. Or are they averaging out the various states against all the provinces. Being Canadian, even if we do pay a bit more and the video is correct. I'd rather see my tax dollars going into health care vs America and a giant bulk of their tax money going into military spending. I'd be living under a bridge in a box if I had to pay what Americans pay for a hospital visit. A few years back I spent a total of 60 days in hospital, that would of bankrupted me had I been American.
People who visit Canada love the Rockies and travelling the glacier highway, stopping to see waterfalls and swim in certain areas. Lots of natural beauty, it’s unique and you can experience some wilderness.
If you want city life and cottage country go to Toronto.
Agree that the vast wilderness and all the beautiful lakes are what are really impressive to my UK guests. Muskoka, the Laurentians, Niagara on the Lake for wine country, etc. are what I tend to add to itineraries for Ontario or Eastetn Quebec which I wouldn’t for other countries. Cities are ok but don’t have as much to offer compared to London. Usually have to adjust itineraries because people don’t realize how big Canada is and think they can see multiple provinces in a 10 day trip.
When you were reacting to buying Louisiana, I just wanted to point out that the state of Louisiana today is way smaller than the Louisiana Purchase. You had the map up of what the actual size of the purchase was.
Buying land in the middle of nowhere would be pretty cheap. The problem is materials and labor to build. Including reliable power and similar utilities. ...not to mention a reliable road to reach your home.
Along with booze & maple syrup, America's favorite import from Canada, are Comedians. I'd make a list of em, but it'd take too long.
Musicians as well, at least recently. Bieber, Drake, The Weeknd, Rush, Avril Lavigne, Alessia Cara, Shawn Mendes and probably a bunch more.
For music/lyrics, don't forget Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Gordon Lightfoot.
Celine Dion, Alanis Morrisette, the BareNakedLadies, Jim Carey, Ryan Reynolds, Mike Myers.
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Celine Dion shouldn't be at the top of the list. She isn't anywhere near as funny as Jim Carrey.
She sings better than him, though.
re: "I can't imagine how cold it must get" - I grew up in southern Texas, where it hardly ever got below freezing. Now I live in Calgary, where it's around 25C in summer and in the winter, we can go for weeks without ever getting above 0C. The coldest I've experienced since I've been here was -35C. But honestly, once you get below -30 or so, what's another 5 degrees? It's not like you can tell.
The cold is what makes Canadians so hardy! Fewer insurrections because it’s too cold to riot lol. And hey the national sport is played on ice. Nuff said
I have personally experienced -52 (no wind chill). You can tell.
-6 C is T-Shirt weather in Canada, and shorts/sandals still. -20 C is a medium jacket time.
@@hrayz at -20 the UPS drivers are still wearing shorts!
@@bryceschug486 Can confirm. Idiot oil company thinks 60 different peices of diesel-powered equipment will magically work at the same time below -45. Thirteen days, multiple hysraulic explosions, and ten degrees warmer, all of a sudden all of our hard work pays off and everything is running. Imagine that. Fuck...
Yes, our taxes are a bit higher for healthcare. Federally collected then dispersed amongst provinces.
A lot of people already commented on the tax structure in Canada, but there's a few subtleties that the structures and numbers have difficulties quantifying. The bottom line is that a lot of tax goes into social programs in Canada that then become free or significantly reduced due to the government being able to more effectively capitalize on economies of scale . These same programs in the US generally cost more and either you luck out and have work deal with them or they come out of your discretionary spending.
The other subtleness is that, at least personally, I've found that in terms of credits and deductions, I get a heck of a lot more back at tax refund time than for the same amount in the US. Generally, I would say that the difference is big enough that when looking at what is available to me yearly for discretionary spending, I keep and control more money in Canada than in US. The more taxed impression is felt more when you get your paystub, so people people focus on that rather than how everything balances out at the end of the tax year!
Two weeks is not enough for so large a country. You need at least a month or more. Vancouver definitely has the best weed and aquarium. The drumlins and dinosaurs of Alberta can’t be missed. Toronto gets a bad reputation for being assholish, but has does have things worth seeing. You can eat your way through Quebec, plus beautiful, but eat your way through. The east coast are the friendliest people on earth. June-August is your window.
April to October.
No, your parents aren't older than Canada, we've been around since 1867. It's just that in 1982, the last vestiges of the real official ties to Britain were de facto removed. Now, it's all symbolic (the commonwealth, the queen, etc.).
/ Do you get it , my brainwashed American friends ?
Technically the queen is not symbolic, her representative has powers to pass law, or abolish parliament if they get out of hand. Plus any organization that has Royal in it answers to the Queen. Like the RCMP, or a lot of the military. Royal Canadian Air Force, royal Canadian navy. A lot of the army as well. Also all Canadian ships are Her Majesties Canadian Ship, or HMCS when you become a citizen you swear to the queen, same with military. You can swear on a bible if you’re religious however.
@@Tripsbro The queen though means a lot less to us now than 60 years ago when I was five . She means nothing to us day to day . I think though that we've always been much more stable and better behaved here in Canada . I'm personally extremely glad that I'm not allowed to be an ass hole and carry a weapon down to our Provincial Capitol building here . The US was born in chaos and is still seemingly very difficult to govern .
@@Tripsbro Sorry, but de facto, it’s all symbolic.
You can get quite a few acres of remote land for 20k to 30k cdn. Also little population up north Nunavut is the largest political area in Canada about 9 times the size of the UK and has a total population under 40,000. It is very far north.
I'm not sure if anyone answered the question, but for property costs, it depends on where you want to purchase. For example, I chose a cheaper area in Ontario, which is north. You have to remember, there are areas that you cannot buy land in because you simply can't live there and wherever you can buy land, you are still subject to property taxes and the laws and by laws of the municipality (local government)(some have some strict building codes and regulations).
So a property for sale that is less than 1/2 an acre. It is overgrown and partially treed, so you may need to clear some of it to build your house. It has electrical and phone at the road, so you would be responsible for the cost of bringing it to the house, once it's built. Sewer is not available, so you would be responsible for that entire cost, whether it's digging for septic tanks or using a composting outhouse. Then, there is the cost of the supplies to build your house. Right now, a 2"×4"×8' is going for an average of about $9 a piece. Then, you have the issue of getting all of these supplies up to your property. The taxes on this empty property are $975 a year. Once you put a house on it, the taxes and value will be reassessed and will go up accordingly. Oh, and let's not forget all the lawyers fees because you have to go through a lawyer to make the purchase legal. This is finally all dependent on city approvals (they can turn down your house plans!!) So, how much to just buy this piece of land? Only $24,900, plus all of the above costs. The average cost to build a new home in Ontario is $240; soft costs for custom homes add $20 per sq foot to that. Low-end, $180 sq foot for small town/row houses (each). High-end, $450 sq foot for modern single homes. There are many municipalities in Northern Ontario that are now stopping people from parking trailers (or any "temporary" dwelling) on properties and living in them, so that's why I didn't mention them. I can't answer for other provinces, however. On the other hand, there are times when you can find very cheap land, but it usually has a cost someplace else.
Regarding the taxes question: The Health Care fees in Canada varies slightly according to province. The payment for coverage also varies. Ontario charges employers 2% of payroll with small employers only at 1%.
Our accents are both North American variations, but they are different. As a Canadian who has lived in the UK, I know we often get confused with Americans, but we speak differently. Confusing an American accent for a Canadian accent is like mixing the Bristol accent up with a London accent.
17:15 Wow! I live in Toronto, which is considered one of the warmer cites, and it reaches at least -35 every winter without fail.
Most of Canada just pays income tax. One province, that I know of, has a seperate payment for their healthcare (B.C.).
It's not too expensive to buy random land, but the other human needs is when things become expensive. You may need a small tractor to clear out your road to the highway if you want to get to work. Getting internet and power to your house would be pretty pricey, then you would need a well and septic tank.
You can't smoke weed out in the open, we have similar laws compared to alcohol.
Canada can be rather cold (it was -47C with the wind), but it also depends on where you are (the coasts don't seem to get that cold, but they have humidity to put up with). We can also get rather warm during the summer like +50C. It's an amazing country though and it's worth checking out!
I literally live 10 minutes from The Peace Bridge from Buffalo to Ft Erie and a half hour or so from the Rainbow Bridge from Niagara Falls USA into Niagara Falls Canada. I understand this more than most.
You lucky guy! You must cross the bridge at least once a week to fill up your gas tank with cheap U.S. gas. lol
I suggested this before but you should check out "How do new US interstates happen?" by Road Guy Rob, he has a great channel all about how US roads and highways work and the infrastructure on which they are built
I've lived in the Okanagan Valley in southwestern BC -- the summers routinely get up to 104F/40C. Where I live now, Victoria BC, we rarely get snow. Maybe a week each winter. Summers are around 30C/86F. We even have palm trees growing here. It's a temperate rainforest so we get lots and lots of rain in the winter.
Awesome, and insightful!
Being part native American, I really don't understand the "stolen land" trope. Wars were fought, land was conquered. The Americans "stole" land the same way native tribes stole it from each other.
I don't romanticize the history of my people. Terrible things happened in the past, and those atrocities were committed by every group of people against whomever they could. Powerful native tribes slaughtered and enslaved weaker tribes, and were themselves conquered in time.
I concur being part straight haired native and tightly curled hair native. Yelp black natives were here also and that was our down fall. Fighting one another which made it easy for the taken control of our land. It's still our estate we just don't control it. Law states that first occupant is heir to the land.
Thank you for saying this.
im no expert obviously so correct me if im wrong, but i recall learning about really shitty treaties being signed to take the land and then the europeans would completely ignore the rules layed out in their treaty about how to use the land and how much theyd take
@@ianwatling3930 you're not wrong, that took place also. As i stated before in law the land is ours we don't control the estate. Many think the U.S. is a country, it's a corporation. It's a occupying entity operating on our estate.
@@ianwatling3930 That was basically how the world worked up until the last 50 years or so, and it still happens.
I'm not trying to excuse bad behavior, I'm just saying things didn't work the same way hundreds of years ago as they do today. And constantly rehashing generational grievances isn't going to get us anywhere. The native tribes are not getting the land back, so the choice is either remain stagnant in the memory of what used to be, or get on with life and make a good one.
I find it funny how others countries throw in the US face that it's a new country. Yes, but we are. But we are older than a lot of other countries: Australia, Canada, etc. and people tend to forget that also. The US just doesn't care to rub that in because we are young also, in the bigger scope of things.
Yeah it’s really annoying. I think their just trying to find something to get us on
If you want a crazy fact, by year of countries current constitutions coming into affect... America becomes the 2nd or 3rd oldest country in the world, just depending on if you count non-codified ones such as the UK or not.
So, yeah, America is young... but it's also got one of the oldest still operating legal systems. Almost every other country on the planet is younger in a sense.
I mean think about it, france might be older but the French revolution took place after America became a nation, China was taken over by communists less than a century ago, and half the world only got free from colonialism around that same time.
So America is still establishing what it wants to be like a teenager, but has a legal systems and government institutions others can't match.
What does the US's age have to do with anything? It certainly hasn't held the US back in any way. We don't feel things must be done the way our ancestors did them, and look for better ways instead.
@Jermare Where did the centuries of slavery and extermination of the natives come into that "being the best possible country" thing?
In southern Canada we had -55 degree Celsius temperatures and average -25 throughout the winter
The comparison seems to mostly be between the English speaking regions of Canada and the US. I highly recommend spending several days in Montréal! Also Toronto / T.O. / T Dot as we call it. I've lived in both cities as well as Ottawa.
Cinéma Québécois has an international reputation, so you could get a taste by searching for films online.
2 of my favourites are 'Bon Cop, Bad Cop' and 'Camping Sauvage'.
Also, if you can get to Newfoundland, you'll find a lovely laid back and beautiful place. Of course, the Rocky Mountains in B.C. are incredible too.
Even here in the southern parts, the temperature can reach -40° Celsius, but all you need to do is dress accordingly. Long underwear is more effective than an extra outer layer, but you do need a serious winter coat.
BCBC is shot in both official languages and typifies the quasi-amicable tension between Ontario and Québec.
Interestingly, when I moved from Toronto to Montréal, my Toronto friends said, "That's great! Montréal's awesome." When I was in Montréal and said, "Je viens de Toronto.", I was frequently asked, "Quelle ville préférez-vous ?" It was like Montréal felt competitive, whilst Toronto didn't. Honestly, I had to say that I love both cities equally but for different reasons.
Also, you can travel by Viarail between T.O. Ottawa and Montréal in a short time because all 3 are in fairly close proximity.
A huge percentage of Canada's population lives in the southern part of the country. The three northern territories have a combined population of about 127,000 (about the same as Watford) ... and a combined area larger than Turkey, Ukraine, France, Spain, Sweden, Norway, and Germany put together.
And yeah, -7 C is an absolute joke even to the northern United States. In Minnesota, -20 C overnight is routine in January and February, and -30 C doesn't happen every year but it's not exactly unheard of either. There are towns in Canada where the overnight temperature averages -35 C in January, and even some reasonably large cities have records of -50 C or colder.
I've only been to Canada for an extended period once, visiting the Canadian Rockies (specifically, Banff National Park and the southern end of Jasper National Park). Beautiful area, highly recommended if you like mountain scenery.
Thanks for that info
Yeah, I think most canadians like myself have experienced the -40 C to -50 C range at least a couple times in our lives. When this happens we stay inside and thank God for electricity 😄
Fun fact: The Louisiana purchase occurred mostly because the French felt like they couldn't defend it from the British if they decided to invade, so they might as well sell it to the US to get something in return for it and keep it out of the hands of the British. And then Alaska was basically the same scenario except it was the Russians selling it to the US because they were afraid the British would take it over.
Louisiana was sold to the US by Napoleon (who didn't own it) because he needed the money. Your "fun fact" isn't a fact at all, and certainly isn't fun.
@@waynemarvin5661 uh, yeah. Napoleon was French in case you didn't know. "Own it" according to who? Land was certainly stolen from the natives, but in terms of the European imperialists, they certainly viewed themselves as having ownership stake in the lands that they claimed. Money was a minor reason for The French's decision to sell Louisiana. The biggest reason was the fear that the British would take it over, as I previously stated. Yes, my fun fact, is absolutely a fact. If you don't know what "fact" means, I suggest you research. And fun is a matter of perspective.
@@waynemarvin5661 Absolutely correct!! Napoleon needed money to finance his wars and this is why he sold it. He also could not defend it and so took the financial road to get money for his finances.
To ad to the Louisiana purchase, Napoleon needed the money for war
Yes pot is legal here and everyone is allowed to grow 4 plants for recreational use
Federal taxes are paid and collected, from which funds are disbursed to each province to cover healthcare costs. In addition, some provinces also charge a monthly fee or healthcare premium. I’m from Alberta, we do not pay an additional monthly premium.