This decade in Canada, the data is everywhere including actual real world experiences, which is the most important data. Talk to people affected by this stuff. We don't need to sacrifice much, we just need a better government. One that is smaller, but that focuses on the key issues. Less taxes and a much more simplified tax structure would go a long way to help too but it only solves part of the issue by reducing one of the biggest cost of living we face, but all the other costs of living need to be brought down too otherwise it would only help temporarily. An easy way to lower taxes would be for the government to simply spend less. Cut out all foreign aid, as a start and cut out any other aid program, if our COL are lower none of that aid should be needed in first place.
If you don't actually believe things are worse then you've been living under a rock or are very privileged. Or just out of touch. Just scratching the surface real quick on some of the major issues.
Crime is much worse, you just need to look around to see it. Businesses with broken windows, people having their vehicles stolen, broken into etc, more people getting assaulted etc. This is not a secret. Talk to people, get out, you will quickly find this stuff out.
Even very liberal CBC admits to crime being an issue:
This is focusing more on violent crime but you get the idea. A simple solution to this is simply allowing people to defend themselves and their property from criminals. But also, put criminals in jail. It's often a very small number of people doing all the crime, they are just repeat offenders.
Then there's cost of living. It has always been getting worse ever since inflation became a thing, but in the past 10 years it has really ramped up. Anyone who is not affected by this is very privileged with a very high end paying job or managed to get lot of promotions over the years. Not everyone is so lucky, especially younger people just trying to get started at life. For many, the idea of home ownership is now a pipe dream.
Even CBC talks about this:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-gdp-per-capita-rich-1.7318989
You know it's bad when the CBC admits it. They try to sugar coat it but the reality is it's bad. People are poorer now, than before, and that's what matters. Not compared to other countries but compared to us before.
Then there is the immigration issue, it's completely out of control.
Even the government is finally realizing and reducing the numbers, but they're still very high.
The immigration is also affecting the price of housing, just to add insult to injury.
I'm fine, I already have my house, I bought in 2009 when housing and COL was cheaper, but I do feel bad for those who are just trying to get one now.
These 3 issues only scratch the surface of how things have declined in the past 10 or so years. Crime, Cost of living and Immigration are probably some of the more major issues we face. Let's not forget about drugs, especially fentanyl. But we'll classify that under crime.
The liberals hardly even talk about these things, they sometimes touch on housing but so far all they've done is spent 82 billion without improving the situation.
They've also spent billions on homelessness, without solving it. That's what Liberals do, spend money, solve nothing. We pay for it.
Speaking of spending this speaks for itself:
That's just debt. So despite all the taxes we pay, they *STILL* manage to go into this much debt! Gross incompetence at best, but probably also lot of corruption. Where is all that money going and who is getting rich off it?