You don't need to build in the hinterlands. Looking at a map I see space around many major Canadian cities. Vancouver may be the most constrained geographicall

You don't need to build in the hinterlands. Looking at a map I see space around many major Canadian cities. Vancouver may be the most constrained geographically but quite a lot of it looks suburban and could be built up if the political will existed. Or, Canadians could choose to build nothing but single-family homes, but if they make that choice, they should own it and admit it is the real reason rather than blaming foreigners.