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Canadian tech expert says social media ban won't work
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Of course it won’t.
The only way to get kids off social media is to provide them a better alternative. And budgets are being cut for youth programs.
Another big one is to include comprehensive access to mental health professionals as part of Medicare.
Canada has Medicare too?
Yeah. It doesn't mean the same thing as it does in the US.