r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Mar 02 '26

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u/ConstructionOk4528 Mar 13 '26

108k full time jobs lost and Carneys approval rating will still go up smh are people stupid

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u/boozefiend3000 Mar 13 '26

“The Canadian economy lost more jobs in February than it has in a single month in the last four years — but Prime Minister Mark Carney says when compared to the United States, we're doing pretty good.” 

Who gives a fuck? Country needs to constantly compare everything to the states. We’re absolutely pathetic 

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u/OxfordTheCat Mar 15 '26

Because it offers context?

Every single developed country is experiencing significant job losses. We're still doing better than the world's largest economy south of us.

I swear Gen Z's think we live in a bubble and every country is some separate closed economy insulated from the world. 🙄

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u/Lumindan Mar 15 '26

Because it offers context?

Comparing to the U.S. only adds context if it actually explains what’s happening here. It doesn’t magically make the problem smaller. Saying we're doing better doesn't really mean jack shit.

Canada losing the most jobs in four years is still bad news for Canadians regardless of what the U.S. numbers look like. If anything, constantly pointing south is just a way to dodge the obvious question.

Why is our labour market weakening right now? Why is the government still pumping immigration and offering people full PR when our youth can't find work?

Economic benchmarking can be useful, but it’s not a substitute for accountability. Saying we’re doing better than the states doesn’t help the people who just lost their jobs, and it doesn’t explain whether the policies here are working or not. If Canada’s economy is strong, it should be able to stand on its own results not just look good relative to someone else having a worse month.

I swear Gen Z's think we live in a bubble and every country is some separate closed economy insulated from the world. 🙄

Nobody is claiming Canada exists in isolation. The point is that Canadians care about the Canadian economy first. If job losses here hit a four-year high, brushing it off with “well the U.S. is worse” is basically the economic version of “it could be worse,” which isn’t exactly reassuring. I get you feel the need to run defence and carry water for you guy but this is just sad.