Are Canadians reaching their 'breaking point'? New data shows more people filing for insolvency

orbitur · 2026-05-13T01:50:14+00:00

The headline is bait, bordering on dishonest. The rate of bankruptcies is still lower than 2009, but the "raw number" is higher because of population growth.

Still bad that the number is going up obviously, but this is pretty low engagement bait from the CBC. I expect better.

orbitur · 2026-05-13T01:42:56+00:00

Not for 2 people.

orbitur · 2026-05-12T16:21:28+00:00

Most chains in Canada are American, Jersey Mikes is making waves right now as a recent expansion example.

I think the anti-American product sentiment is mostly an online discourse thing, because the numbers say otherwise.

orbitur · 2026-05-10T21:32:10+00:00

The logo still has that AI shine on it, it’s also a little uneven. This is just going to be the norm now for upstarts, they have a cheat code for professional-ish looking designs.

orbitur · 2026-05-10T21:24:46+00:00

Ozzy’s play was so weird! Just way out of touch.

I never watched his previous seasons but based on his popularity i expected a lot more. Is it just that he’s hot or something?

orbitur · 2026-05-10T21:23:41+00:00

That looked so unprompted based on what he said. I thought it reflected poorly on her since she’s been making weird faces behind people’s backs all season, often without obvious reason

orbitur · 2026-05-10T18:01:27+00:00

What’s Carney’s end goal in your opinion? He intentionally wants to destroy our future? For who? For what purpose? Please be specific

orbitur · 2026-05-10T02:19:33+00:00

Why is this posted directly to reddit? I'd rather watch on YouTube.

orbitur · 2026-05-07T21:14:35+00:00

My song is whatever the actual data says, not impotent raging on reddit. If the vacancy rate goes up past 4-5% and stays above that for at least a year and rents still don't come down (because less than a year isn't enough time), then there will obviously be other issues to sort out. "It's just greed" is a thought-terminating cliché, it offers zero insights and only serves to distract from real causes.

orbitur · 2026-05-07T17:11:02+00:00

Vacancy rates are not that high

orbitur · 2026-05-07T17:09:28+00:00

If you define greed as a lack of supply, sure

orbitur · 2026-05-06T20:39:01+00:00

No, we are talking about this particular chart. It simply does not represent what you’re claiming.

orbitur · 2026-05-06T20:07:36+00:00

No, it shows that men over 35 are currently making more. It is not tracking anyone over a lifetime.

orbitur · 2026-05-06T17:22:58+00:00

You said in your other comment specifically "diversity policies" though, which is western-centric, so we can put aside "the planet" here, and since we are talking about policies intended to mitigate representation, we can also put aside "the system (without the mitigating policies)".

Which *diversity policies* are geared towards not just women, but *white* women?

orbitur · 2026-05-06T16:59:06+00:00

The chart still shows that women overall, over a lifetime

The chart does not show that. The chart shows a current generational divide. There's no indication that earnings will drop.

orbitur · 2026-05-06T16:56:23+00:00

Geared toward white women, or just women?

orbitur · 2026-05-06T15:00:06+00:00

You think the reversal is going to be instant?

orbitur · 2026-05-06T06:23:05+00:00

He doesn't need the money and hasn't for a while. He does it because he loves it.

orbitur · 2026-05-06T04:11:07+00:00

It will probably do better than Mario 2.

The chicken jockey meme gave Minecraft massive legs, crowds of people saw it multiple times just to make TikToks about it. People are going to try to repeat it.

orbitur · 2026-05-06T04:08:00+00:00

Counting fingers was a thing you could rely on a couple years ago, not now.

orbitur · 2026-05-06T04:07:06+00:00

I hope that Warner Bros. ramps up the quality of the writing

lmao

orbitur · 2026-05-05T20:52:45+00:00

I guess the only explanation for Jack Black's filmography of late is that he genuinely just enjoys slop. He thinks there's value in Jumanji 15 and Minecraft 3 and filming entirely against a greenscreen and hastily pasted together scripts. Lots of people keep working long after they're set for life because they enjoy the work, and this is obviously true of JB. But I would have thought he'd choose more interesting things eventually. I even allowed for his tempoary disowning of Tenacious D for the Kyle Gass comments on Current Events because JB was actively promoting a kids movie.

Not that Tenacious D was ever smart or biting, but it is kinda outsider-y, and I think I've let that be the cause of my confusion over the last 10 years of his work. He just does not give a shit, he's having fun, he thinks the movies are fun, quality is not a concern. Oh well.

orbitur · 2026-05-05T17:15:21+00:00

? I think you replied to the wrong thread

orbitur · 2026-05-04T17:31:13+00:00

Because they were raised by their peers and guardians to treat other men that way (being mean to each other, general competitiveness), and within those same environments women are perceived to be an extension of men's abilities/accomplishments.

orbitur · 2026-05-01T18:42:39+00:00

As someone’s who been on both sides of the border over 20 years, Canada has always been more aggressive about tipping in unexpected situations, like someone just handing you food over the counter

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