You must recognize that prices in canada are bad atm?
Yes? I guess? Obviously real-estate is but everything where I reside is ultra expensive, 25 for a jug of juice, 15 for 1kg rice, 44 for 5 chicken breasts, etc. so when I go south to Toronto or Edmonton everything feels incredibly cheap.
But obviously I recognize Canadians are struggling financially but the average credit card debt for a Canadian is lower than the average credit card debit for a person the USA.
I'd say the average Joe americans are struggling just as much.