To avoid going bankrupt Alberta and Ontario and most of Canada are right now downsizing these priests by the thousand. The situation in our churches is hardly better. Roman Catholic priests are so few that they cannot possibly be there to listen attentively, pray for the expressed needs of individuals, or impart God's wisdom for the desperate situations of the people under their care. Absolution and blessing in God's name is mostly a formality. More and more sisters are doing genuine priestly work, but even if you multiplied their number by ten they could never make contact with the massive needs of Canadians.
Protestant ministers are equally unable to fill the spiritual vacuum.
Meanwhile in the USSR the attempt was made to eradicate any form of religious priesthood. The commissars became the priests but without any absolution to offer. And soon nobody dared to open their heart to anyone. In 1989 by the end of seventy spiritually starved years people toppled the commissars and demanded the return of their Orthodox priests. But it is doubtful if they can do any better than ours.