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Homelessness Explodes In Canada As Rents, Housing Prices Soar
(www.barrons.com)
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According to the Government of Canada, 1 in 3 Canadians will be affected by mental illness during their lifetime. The CDC suggests only 1 in 5 Americans will realize the same.
According to the Government of Canada, 27% of Canadians use cannabis. The CDC reports only 18% of Americans do the same. According to the World Health Organization, Canadians drink 10 litres of alcohol per week. Americans, only 9.3 litres.
According to Queens University, Canadians are only 72% as productive as Americans. That may not be explainable by ethics, but we are working less. When someone attributes homelessness to work ethic, are they actually speaking to ethics specifically, or is it merely shorthand for any type of condition that would find someone working less than what would be considered typical?
Interesting stats. I can imagine the arrow of causality going both ways.
(I don't know why you're being downvoted for comparative statistics...)
Well for one no links to back up what they're saying.
Primarily. Also, they seem to be linking cannabis use with homelessness for some reason, and are surprised that diagnoses of mental illnesses are higher in a country where people have universal health care.
It is linked to drug use. Turns out cannabis is a drug. Who'd a thunk it.
There is no surprise.
How on earth does one come up with this nonsense?