Canada is a country in steep decline. GDP is not keeping pace, the social ties are evaporating and now, that everyone have become so poor, Canadian women are now being asked to use their beaver to put a roof over their heads. This cannot end well.
Augsburg is considering SHUTTING DOWN traffic lights due to high electricity cost. Also shutting down: lighting historic buildings, fountains, and street lights.
I think things are a lot worse than they are letting on publicly.
https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/wegen-energiekrise-augsburg-will-sogar-ampeln-ausschalten,TAkPBig