.home-page {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 86% 11%, rgba(246, 200, 125, 0.18), transparent 24rem),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fffdf8 0%, var(--section-cream) 39rem, #fffdf8 100%);
}

.home-page .site-header { background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.94); }

.home-nav-links a {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 44px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--brand-strong);
  font-weight: 720;
}

.home-nav-links a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 7px;
  left: 0;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--cta);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform 160ms ease;
}

.home-nav-links a:hover::after,
.home-nav-links a:focus-visible::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }
.home-menu-toggle { margin-left: auto; }

.home-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.25rem);
}

.home-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  top: -8rem;
  left: calc(50% - 36rem);
  width: 72rem;
  height: 39rem;
  opacity: 0.28;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(49, 88, 74, 0.09) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(49, 88, 74, 0.09) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 36px 36px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, black 24%, transparent 90%);
}

.home-hero-inner { display: grid; gap: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3rem); }
.home-hero-copy { max-width: 1100px; margin-inline: auto; text-align: center; }

.home-hero h1 {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  margin-left: auto;
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 3.8vw, 3.25rem);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}

.headline-contrast { color: var(--cta); }
.headline-second-line { display: block; white-space: nowrap; }

.learning-thread {
  width: min(100%, 660px);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(36px, 1fr) auto minmax(36px, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin: 1.35rem auto 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 720;
}

.learning-thread-item { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.45rem; white-space: nowrap; }
.learning-thread-item > span {
  min-width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(49, 88, 74, 0.16);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--section-sage);
  color: var(--brand);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 850;
}

.learning-thread svg { width: 100%; overflow: visible; }
.learning-thread path { fill: none; stroke: rgba(49, 88, 74, 0.3); stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; stroke-width: 1.5; }

.market-selector { position: relative; max-width: 1040px; margin-inline: auto; }
.market-heading-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.market-heading-row h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.25rem); }
.market-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1.15rem; }

.market-card {
  min-height: 275px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(237, 246, 239, 0.78), rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.96) 62%), var(--card);
  box-shadow: var(--soft-shadow);
  color: var(--text);
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.market-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(184, 92, 56, 0.4);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 42px rgba(65, 50, 33, 0.1);
  color: var(--text);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}
.market-card:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid rgba(184, 92, 56, 0.34); outline-offset: 4px; }
.market-card-topline { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; }

.market-icon {
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  border: 1px solid rgba(49, 88, 74, 0.18);
  border-radius: 13px;
  background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.92);
  color: var(--brand-strong);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.market-label { color: var(--accent); font-size: 0.83rem; font-weight: 850; letter-spacing: 0.03em; }
.market-card-copy { display: grid; gap: 0.5rem; margin-top: 1.15rem; }
.market-title { color: var(--brand-strong); font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.3vw, 1.7rem); font-weight: 860; line-height: 1.16; }
.market-description { max-width: 410px; color: #4f6259; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.market-audience { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.82rem; }

.market-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--cta);
  font-weight: 850;
}
.market-cta span { transition: transform 180ms ease; }
.market-card:hover .market-cta span, .market-card:focus-visible .market-cta span { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* Parallel market routes: shared component geometry with restrained regional accents. */
.market-card[data-market-link="ontario"] {
  border-color: rgba(49, 88, 74, 0.24);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(237, 246, 239, 0.96), rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.96) 68%), var(--card);
}

.market-card[data-market-link="us"] {
  border-color: rgba(184, 92, 56, 0.35);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 234, 215, 0.96), rgba(255, 248, 239, 0.98) 68%), var(--card);
}

.market-card[data-market-link="ontario"] .market-icon {
  border-color: rgba(49, 88, 74, 0.27);
  background: rgba(237, 246, 239, 0.95);
  color: var(--brand);
}

.market-card[data-market-link="us"] .market-icon {
  border-color: rgba(184, 92, 56, 0.36);
  background: rgba(255, 232, 210, 0.96);
  color: var(--cta-hover);
}

.market-card[data-market-link="ontario"] .market-label,
.market-card[data-market-link="ontario"] .market-cta { color: var(--brand); }

.market-card[data-market-link="us"] .market-label,
.market-card[data-market-link="us"] .market-cta { color: var(--cta-hover); }

.market-card[data-market-link="ontario"]:hover {
  border-color: rgba(49, 88, 74, 0.46);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 42px rgba(49, 88, 74, 0.11);
}

.market-card[data-market-link="us"]:hover {
  border-color: rgba(184, 92, 56, 0.54);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 42px rgba(184, 92, 56, 0.11);
}

.market-card[data-market-link="ontario"]:focus-visible { outline-color: rgba(49, 88, 74, 0.38); }
.market-card[data-market-link="us"]:focus-visible { outline-color: rgba(184, 92, 56, 0.44); }

.home-footer-top { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; align-items: center; }
.home-footer .footer-links { justify-content: flex-end; }
.home-footer .footer-bottom { flex-wrap: wrap; row-gap: 0; }

.home-footer-updated {
  margin-left: auto;
  color: #fffdf8;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  text-align: right;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home-nav .brand-tagline { display: block; }
  .home-hero { padding-top: 1.95rem; padding-bottom: 2.15rem; }
  .home-hero-inner { gap: 1.15rem; }
  .home-hero h1 { margin-bottom: 0.55rem; font-size: clamp(1.82rem, 7.8vw, 2.05rem); line-height: 0.98; }
  .headline-second-line { display: inline; white-space: normal; }
  .learning-thread {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 360px;
    grid-template-columns: auto minmax(18px, 1fr) auto minmax(18px, 1fr) auto;
    justify-items: stretch;
    gap: 0.35rem;
    margin-top: 1rem;
    font-size: 0.68rem;
  }
  .learning-thread-item { gap: 0.28rem; }
  .learning-thread-item > span { min-width: 24px; height: 24px; font-size: 0.58rem; }
  .learning-thread svg { width: 100%; transform: none; }
  .market-heading-row { margin-bottom: 0.55rem; }
  .market-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 0.7rem; }
  .market-card { min-height: 172px; padding: 0.9rem; }
  .market-card-topline { gap: 0.55rem; }
  .market-icon { width: 34px; height: 34px; border-radius: 11px; }
  .market-card-copy { gap: 0.28rem; margin-top: 0.65rem; }
  .market-title { font-size: clamp(1.22rem, 5.8vw, 1.35rem); }
  .market-description { display: none; }
  .market-cta { padding-top: 0.55rem; }
  .home-footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .home-footer .footer-links { justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .home-footer .footer-bottom { justify-content: flex-start; text-align: left; }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .home-nav .brand-tagline { display: block; }
  .home-hero { padding-top: 1.75rem; padding-bottom: 1.85rem; }
  .home-hero::before { background-size: 28px 28px; }
  .home-hero h1 { letter-spacing: -0.025em; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .home-page *, .home-page *::before, .home-page *::after { scroll-behavior: auto !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; }
}