Si un jour vous arrêtez à Oshawa (Ontario), pincez vous, puisque vous vous imaginerez dans le décor d'un film de suspense. La province de l'Ontario offre une diversité surprenante, avec des villes innovantes (Toronto, Ottawa), des villes marquant l'histoire d'un passé (Kingston) et, des villes assigés négativement par le libéralisme (Oshawa, North Bay).
Il faut spécifier que, sans que personne l'ait vraiment souligné, Toronto se place dorénavant, en Amérique du Nord, comme une des villes économique les plus puissantes.
"Toronto is a major international centre for business and finance. Generally considered the financial capital of Canada, Toronto has a high concentration of banks and brokerage firms on Bay Street, in the Financial District. The Toronto Stock Exchange is the world's seventh-largest stock exchange by market capitalization.[65] The five largest financial institutions of Canada, collectively known as the Big Five, are headquartered in Toronto, as are a majority of Canada's corporations.[12]
The city is an important centre for the media, publishing, telecommunication, information technology and film production industries; it is home to Bell Media, Rogers Communications, and Torstar. Other prominent Canadian corporations in the Greater Toronto Area include Magna International, Celestica, Manulife Financial, Sun Life Financial, the Hudson's Bay Company, and major hotel companies and operators, such as Four Seasons Hotels and Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.
Although much of the region's manufacturing activities take place outside the city limits, Toronto continues to be an important wholesale and distribution point for the industrial sector. The city's strategic position along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor and its extensive road and rail connections help support the nearby production of motor vehicles, iron, steel, food, machinery, chemicals and paper. The completion of the Saint Lawrence Seaway in 1959 gave ships access to the Great Lakes from the Atlantic Ocean.
The city's net debt stood at $4.4 billion as of the end of 2010 and has a AA credit rating.[66] Toronto is expected to pay $400 million of the debt in 2011.[66] The city's debt increased by $721 million in 2010.[66] The city’s unemployment rate was 8.1% in November 2011, down from 8.3% year over year[67] (source Wikipedia.org).
Pendant que l'économie américaine a de la difficulté, certaines villes au Canada explosent, malgré la situation économique. Cependant, le boom économique crée aussi son inverse, des zones oubliées. Un peu comme St-Henri était l'ombre de Westmount dans les années 1970, Oshawa se place dans la dure réalité d'être le back flip de Toronto, et ce, à 65 km plus à l'est.
Culturellement, il est intéressant de voir transparaître dans cette ville une certaine forme de culture de noirceur, de trash rock macabre, comme si les gens se persevaient "pauvre" face à la première de classe économique: Toronto.
