>"shipping both ways is 100% not free in Canada."

It is free for what I order.

>"suddenly I found myself spending less money on junk"

I do not buy "junk" just what I really need (mostly for business), so do not have this problem. I buy some things locally as well but it is not my goal to favor either.

>"Highly recommend getting rid of prime"

I am very service averse person and am trying to use as little as possible. My phone for example does not even have data plan. If I do use some however (Amazon in this case) it means I need it as it saves me money / time whatever.