TIME WARP
Average time spent with family members or spouses by those in the work force in 1986: 250 minutes a day
Average time spent with family members or spouses by those in the work force in 2005: 206 minutes a day
Average number of minutes workers devoted to work in 1986: 506 a day
Average number of minutes workers devoted to work in in 2005: 536 a day
Percentage of workers devoting 10 hours or more a day to work in 1986: 17 per cent
Percentage of workers devoting 10 hours or more a day to work in 2005: 25 per cent
Between 1986 and 2005, the time those employed spent with friends decreased by more than half.
Source: StatsCan
This last stat might explain why the murder rate is down but putting that aside if you don't have enough time you should read Ticking time bomb
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