It’s because we don’t actually care how many km away somewhere is, we want to know how long it will take to get there. Time is the only form of travel measurement that matters.
2026-03-29 13:13:49
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Declutter with Heather 🇨🇦 :
Listen, 20km in a small town versus 20km in Toronto are NOT the same
2026-03-29 20:26:40
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Jessa Glacine ❄️🇨🇦 :
I honestly have no idea how to conceptualize distance without using time.
2026-03-29 09:41:39
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justacanadiangirl1978🇨🇦 :
it's a big country. hours are more effective to the distance.
2026-03-29 06:01:43
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Ned :
Traffic is so bad, Toronto is an hour away from Toronto.
2026-03-29 09:03:39
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Jester :
It's literally the only measurement that matters when travelling. You don't ask how long someone's flight is and expect 100000km.
2026-03-29 10:42:23
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danimal170 :
If we told you the kilometers your next question would be, how long does that take? 😂
2026-03-29 09:23:51
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BertaBeefGorl 🇨🇦 :
We respond in time because we need to know if the trip is worth the time in the car or not 😂
2026-05-06 18:27:33
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Tania 220425 🌶 🇨🇦 🇨🇱 :
its a very large country lol .
2026-03-29 16:37:38
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🇨🇦 Ryan Doyle 🇨🇦 :
but you gotta admit it, it makes sense right. Distance only matters with time
2026-05-14 03:42:13
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Jenn | theatrelovingswiftie :
20 minutes of city driving versus 20 minutes of country driving can get you two very different distances in Canada so that’s why we use
2026-03-29 17:34:32
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mammap :
This is a fact lol
2026-03-29 18:18:36
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khonsu sionne :
Just add two 0's after the hours and that's how many kilometers it is roughly.
2026-04-01 02:30:32
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fre-sha-vac-ado 🇨🇦 :
It wasn't until social media that I learned other countries don't do this lol. This seems so logical to me. What's the use of knowing how far something is when how long it takes to get there varies depending on the time of day?
2026-04-01 12:57:51
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Danielle 🇨🇦 :
And anything under an hour drive is considered close 😁
2026-03-29 21:11:04
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s.a.m.🇨🇦 :
If someone tells me it's 669km I'm gonna just follow up with and that's how long ? I want time not distance !
2026-05-05 04:22:27
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Bookbyte🇨🇦 :
Hours is so much more helpful though, no?
2026-04-02 19:33:49
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Lindsay 🇨🇦 :
2nd largest landmass country in the world. Kilometres is a construct hahaha hours is the definitive “you really want to go there it’s an 8 hour drive”
2026-04-03 09:29:40
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gangof1 🇨🇦 :
It's because time has a value that is more important than the distance.
2026-03-30 06:17:47
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Semperfidani 🇨🇦🍁 :
Hours make the most sense. 16 hours from Edmonton to Vancouver is better to conceptualize than 821 km (which would be an 7-9 hour drive if we didn’t have mountains).
2026-03-29 20:32:17
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Amanda Liddle :
Our country is ginormous… it only makes sense lol
2026-03-29 14:23:55
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Swarlsbarks :
This is such a lie…sometimes I respond in minutes 😂
2026-04-03 01:20:57
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warrick_witch :
20kms on a rural road, 20kms urban driving, or 20kms on the Trans Canada are NOT the same lol that’s why we measure travel by time, not distance. 🤪
2026-03-30 11:14:22
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Sandra Cowan :
Yes. Cause Canada is huge
2026-04-06 08:25:42
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B-AWESOME 🇨🇦 :
Trust me, it's better this way.
2026-03-31 14:04:19
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