i've been watching "bowling for columbine" (by michael moore) again. i know its probably going over old ground but is it really true that canada is this wonderful place where you can leave your front door unlocked?! in the film moore suggests that it is the continual investment into the populace at large that helps promote peace and physical and mental stability. is it true that the social welfare programme is so well co-ordinated? over here in australia the government is embarking on the same social experiment that has so far wrecked other countries, namely a bill going through parliament and the senate to destroy rights of working people. where does canada stand on the issue of unions and workers rights? basically the government here is trying to casualise the majority of workers, kind of a hire and fire situation. anyway....
Depends on the province. Workers rights are provincial so some provinces equal left, and some equal right wing. Plus just like anywhere there's good area's and bad. But in vancouver last year i also didn't lock my door a single time in 6 months last year (to be fair neither me or my two roommates had a key).
I live on the east of Canada and my door is unlocked 24/7. not a big deal.. when i move to the city I'll lock it but i probably won't need to! Canada really is the greatest country in the world!!
I lived in Saskatchewan, in a town where not only did I leave my house unlocked, I left my car unlocked with the keys in the ignition for 3 years. It was stolen once, but it was returned an hour later with $10 for gas money pinned to the sunvisor. hehe. When I was living in Regina, some kids took some books and tapes from the back seat, but they returned it all a week later, with a note saying that I have weird tastes. We are big on notes in Saskatchewan.
looks as if theres some hope for the world! whats happened over here is that alot of people voted for the liberal party thinking that they would be responsible! everyones got themselves a loan for a house/room and now they won't be able to pay for them because everyones going to be earning less money haha. yes i have always said to people that wouldn't life be nice if you didn't need a swag of keys to lock and unlock your life. might go on holiday to canada to some point.
I had just gotten home from a library sale, so I had books like "Communism and You" or "A Complete Guide to the Ozarks".... that kind of thing. I had also cleaned out their Leon Uris section, so I had multiple copies of "Trinity" and other social-political fiction. They were like 25 cents a book, so I got a ton. I also had a bunch of weird tapes, both from the library sale and from my travels. One of my tapes that they took was a Filopino rock group called the Eraserheads... most of the album was in Tagalog. Also had a Waylon Jennings tape, a DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince tape... ohhh! And I had some of those "read along with me" tapes... I think it was the "Pokey Little Puppy" and some Seasme Steet adventures.
That's kinda funny that our criminals steal things like books, so that they can educate themselves more. Here in Ontario, it's a little less friendly I think. I lock my door at night, just cause there are some questionable people who know where some valuable things are located in my house, and people have made it a habit to just walk inside and go downstairs to see us, cause we never get up to answer the door. I don't see any reason to lock the door during the day. My friends' parents who live a mile away lock their door every time they go through it. But they're stupid. They always lock us out when we're having a smoke. Anyway, I think Michael Moore went one step too far in Bowling for Columbine when he was describing Canada. I only say that cause he was in Toronto, and there are neighbourhoods there where YOU LOCK YOUR DOOR! Some bad shit goes down, especially in the Scarborough region. I think there was probably alot of people who told Michael Moore they do lock their door. It's called editing. And what he tried to show as a Canadian slum....there are worse places here in Hamilton. I like Michael Moore, and what he says is true, but a lot of it is exagerated. As long as you're not right in the heart of the city there shouldn't be any reason to lock your door. I wonder if there is less crime here, or if people are just more pessimistic elsewhere. I know that we are not void of suspicions or anger or thieves. Cause I see and hear about it everyday. There is a class of delinquent people, dangerous people, wreckless people, etc.....and I could find them downtown Hamilton anyday.
I only lock the doors at night, on my way to bed. I'm in Kingston, Ontario. I love Canada. I am proud of the fact that our politicians no longer feel they have to cozy up to American politicians and that people can now marry who they love (same-sex marriage rights). We care about the health of every Canadian so there is no elitist attitudes around medical needs.
