Differences between Quebec and Ontario

 I will explain the why of each one in my opinion later cuz it'll be a bit long. But these are places/aspects in which Quebec and Ontario seem different to me from what I have observed right now. Each of the two provinces here deals with the following issues in often noticeably different ways.


confidentiality

people taking responsibility for their own communication skills

the way dropins and shelters balance low-barrier access with zero tolerance

physical fights

discrimination accusations

self defense and retaliation

calling cops

psych cases

surveillance

meddling by staff in clients' lives or relationships or lifestyle

meddling by other clients

diplomacy

practicality and ease

generosity

recycling/compost/trash/waste

opportunity

expectations/responsibility (both bullshit responsibilities and real ones)

sanitation/hygiene

honesty/straightforwardness

access/walkability

traffic and driveability

public transit

accessability

priorities of rights versus luxuries

communication

assimilation/foreigners

choice and consent

involvement of clients in helping other clients

societal/political buzzwords

diversity

politics

freedom of speech, expression, movement, information, association

safety and security (as in physical, "shallow" aspects of it)

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