@grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 7 months agoIt now costs more to afford basic necessities in Calgary than in Vancouver, Toronto: StatsCanwww.cbc.camessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down12
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkIt now costs more to afford basic necessities in Calgary than in Vancouver, Toronto: StatsCanwww.cbc.ca@grte@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 7 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-square@nomecks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•7 months agoWe have poorly regulated private insurance, and ambulance chasing lawyers are everywhere driving up costs.
minus-square@CanadaPluslinkEnglish4•7 months agoIs that really all it is? I did notice CBC linked that after I posted this. I was wondering if the tornadoes and really cold temperatures make home insurers nervous or something. Then again, we have less pest issues.
minus-square@nomecks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•7 months agoHail insurance sucks here. It’s almost guaranteed to hail at least once a summer.
minus-square@CanadaPluslinkEnglish1•7 months agoThat’s sure true. Do they not get as much hail out east?
We have poorly regulated private insurance, and ambulance chasing lawyers are everywhere driving up costs.
Is that really all it is? I did notice CBC linked that after I posted this. I was wondering if the tornadoes and really cold temperatures make home insurers nervous or something. Then again, we have less pest issues.
Hail insurance sucks here. It’s almost guaranteed to hail at least once a summer.
That’s sure true. Do they not get as much hail out east?