Driving a car is an annoying experience because all one does is sniff the tailpipe coming form the car in front while not moving because there’s too many people stuck in cars. The irony that a car is supposed to be freedom is palpable. Everyone knows that cars are not a good thing, and it’s clear that younger people know that better than the boomers as young Canadians are bemoaning anything to do with cars. Car ownership and the desire to even own a car have decreased dramatically in the last decade, hopefully backwards-looking conservative politicians will start to realize that we need our country to support all sorts of non-car transportation options.
We’re experiencing a generational shift, and attitudes towards car ownership are reflected in that shift. According to the poll, half of Canadians are responding to escalating costs by doing things like driving less (32%), shopping their insurance providers more often (21%) and, more alarmingly, delaying maintenance (18%).
Article contentSomething else to keep an eye on: the pandemic work-from-home shift saw many Canadians ditch their second cars. Families weren’t committing to two vehicles because they wanted to, they were doing it because they had to. The return to work orders across the country are facing pushback, with many pointing the finger at politicians desperate to protect their corporate real estate sectors and premiers like Ontario’s just wanting people to buy their lattes again instead of making them in their kitchen.
