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Underpopulated? Did the environmental movement flip in Canada, and they're now trying to get rid of their vast, pristine wilderness? The Canadian people are cry
by SenAnder 3y ago
Underpopulated? Did the environmental movement flip in Canada, and they're now trying to get rid of their vast, pristine wilderness? The Canadian people are crying out to turn their forests into Hong Kong?
- gottorf 3y ago"Underpopulated" in terms of the GP's comment saying God isn't making any more land, yes. Like I said elsewhere in this thread, it's a policy tradeoff to preserve wilderness at the cost of a housing crisis.
- tharmas 3y agoJobs and climate determine where people live. There's no jobs in most places in BC so they go to the big city. And then there's climate. BC does have a better climate than most of Canada. However, most of Canada has a harsh climate. A lot of it is not really that habitable. The Canadian Shield covers most of Ontario and Quebec. There's a reason why most Canadians live within a 100 miles of the US border: Climate and Geography.