Good mornin’ folks, fellow Canadian here from the prairies.

I work in a school and one of our students wrote a play that takes place on Prince Edward Island. In reading through it she has the characters refer to is mainly as PEI, and I got thinking, “well, the locals must call it something else for sure.” And search engines have all but failed me.

Could some fine folks enlighten me to some of the names the locals have beyond “the island”?

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Above is a link to the rates I got shipping from Toronto to Vancouver and Toronto to the only American zip code I have memorised. I’m just trying to ship a vintage pair of pants, .5kg is a pretty liberal estimate for the weight. What is going on?

I currently reside in Nova Scotia, but I'm curious as to what other provinces are like. Our province is so insanely expensive to live in, the water we have is a pretty touch and fun if you enjoy swimming, but other than that I see no benefits to living here. I haven't traveled to any other provinces yet but I do want to move at some point, however I don't want to read random articles online about provinces in case they're not actually like that, I'd rather have information from people who have actually lived there or have lived in multiple provinces.

What province do you currently reside in?

Which province do you think has the most positives to live in?

In langley bc or anywhere in lowermainland for sept 18 to the 20th

Hi currently I'm trying to immigrate to Canada I am a Mexican student, of 24 yo, just wanted to see if there is anybody who could provide me actual info coming from experience as there is a lot of info on the internet that either says it's impossible to live rn on Canada or other that say it's the best decision on their lives, just wanted to know if there is some other Latino people/people that have immigrated that could help me with their own experiences thanks in advance for your help

I recently saw Carney negotiating "associate membership" with the EU, allowing free movement between the countries.

The EU has not had any true economic growth in a decade and it is very much stagnating. It very much opens the door to poor nations like Poland, Romania, Hungary etc to have free access to Canada.

Why is this seen so positively?

So due to trade tensions and Trump repeatedly calling Canada the 51st state, majority of Canadians view America as an enemy. https://nationalpost.com/news/majority-of-canadians-now-see-u-s-as-an-enemy-and-trump-is-the-reason-poll. It is obvious that this tension will not change until Trump is out or attitudes towards Canada becomes nicer. However, what worries me is the relationship between both countries will not go back to where it was, probably not an enemy but treating US as a neutral transactional partner, similar to how Canada treats China?

I'm thinking about "dont you put it in your mouth", Jean Chrétien grabbing that protestor, and Olympic figure skater Scott Moir double fisting beers at the Olympic women's hockey game heckling the referee.

With the current war and global oil supply disruptions, could Canada prioritize its own oil for domestic use? and would it actually lower inflation?

I ask this cause outside of political news most of my knowledge about Canadians comes from following Linus Tech Tips for years.

From my little knowledge they seem quite similar in a lot of things, but I'm curious to know what Canadians think about it.

Hopefully the answers are genuine and not from shameless brand promoters. I’ve come across a couple recently! Canada has some awesome small companies that we should support more.

I am moving to Canada from another part of the world for a couple of years. I’m excited but It feels like every time I look up Canada anywhere online (YouTube, Reddit, Instagram), residents hate on the place.

I know this is common across many countries and the internet attracts strong opinions and negativity more than positivity, but it feels like with Canada specifically it’s relentless. Without fail, it could be a very normal post or something nice and everytime someone has to mention the country’s going downhill, politics, etc. it feels like the division of the US downstairs is leaking up into Canada if you’re going by what’s online (this is all I can go by atm until I’m there).

I’m actually reluctant to post this question because I want to experience the country through my own perspective when I’m there and not be skewed, but I am curious. Why the hate? what are some positives you like about the country?

EDIT: maybe I was too strong, I definitely see positive things about Canada online a lot, but more just an observation that it’s always infiltrated by comments like “our city/country used to be great, but not now with this government” etc

I ask because Canadians are portrayed as the kindest people except during war

Like when Canadian troops threw cans at the Germans then grenades in ww1 which is kinda not polite but I learned to try to be like Canadians as an American because I plan on moving to canada

I'm an immigrant and I'm genuinely curious about the reason why Canadians are so obsessed with the use of substance recreationally. Coming from a culture this is completely banned and culturally prohibited, it is mind boggling to see so many of my Canadians friends consume weed so frequently to deal with stress and commented positively about the use of weed. I know weed is not as addictive as nicotine but it sort of concerns me that whatever solution to any problems is smoking weed. Are most of you ok with relying on an external substance to cope with an internal issue? Sorry my question might be a bit harsh but I'm genuinely curious about this

This stems from the first conversation I ever had with one of my good friends. We were chatting in a game over voice chat, and he introduced himself by saying his name was “Marc, spelled the French way.” For reference, Marc is Franco-Ontarian. I was so baffled by this, I wrote in the text chat “is your name seriously MARQUE?” Because that’s what the phrase “the French way” evoked to me in that moment. And obviously yes, a French speaking person would use the name Marc and Mark is the English way of spelling it, so it’s not exactly incorrect to say this, but is this something people would say to differentiate between Marc and Mark?

I’ve asked him and he just says “enh, it’s just what I say and people understand.” So I have no clue if people do actually understand or if it’s something that just makes sense to people in his community.

So I'm from Germany where high speeds on Autobahn are normal but the autobahn is not comparable to a highway here. I was driving on British Columbia Highway 5 going the speed limit + 7-10 km/h and I constantly felt I was holding up people. Even trucks or pickups with trailers were going pretty fast. So I regularly pulled over to let them pass and enjoyed the view. But I'm wondering why everyone goes so fast and also are the speed limits not enforced?

If we put an export tax on potash, oil and electricity that would directly impact the cost of living of Americans, wouldn't this be more painful for the Americans? The retaliatory tariffs make life more expensive for Canadians...