Canada, counted.
Where the country stands, what it has done before, and what's going around that isn't true.
Where it stands.
Each card links to the page with its source.
Parliament · 2006–2026
One vote in 700 goes against the party.
1,814 of 1,270,388 · House of Commons
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thefire.computerPopulation · Oct 2024 → Apr 2026
Temporary residents, down 19%.
StatCan 17-10-0121thefire.computer
thefire.computerHousing · 2024
Half the homes the growth needed.
CMHC · StatCan · 2024thefire.computer
thefire.computerIncome · 2025
Canada makes 61.9% of what America makes, per person.
World Bank · current US$thefire.computer
thefire.computerLife · 2024
Canadians live 3.2 years longer.
World Bank · at birththefire.computer
thefire.computerSafety · 2023
About a third of the American homicide rate.
World Bank · intentional homicidethefire.computer
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Things Canada has done before, or would need to do. None of it is a forecast.
Housing · 1973 vs 2025
Canada has built twice as fast before.
CMHC · StatCan · 1948–2025thefire.computer
thefire.computerGrowth · 2025 → July 1, 2067
What it takes to catch America by Canada’s 200th.
World Bank 2025 · OECDthefire.computer
thefire.computerGap: the picture. One paragraph, in Daniel's words, about an ordinary Tuesday in that Canada.
Claims, checked.
Some of the anger holds up. These pages say which parts.
Instagram reel · October 2026
"Work for 40 years. Spend $1.2M on a bungalow. Hand over 53% in taxes. Then wait 9 hours to see a doctor."
1 holds in part2 misleadingcomments · 1 false · 1 overstated