Money, power. Canada has a lot of space and natural resource, with proper development it could support a much larger population. Politicians seem to have an out

Money, power. Canada has a lot of space and natural resource, with proper development it could support a much larger population. Politicians seem to have an outsized view of the significance of Canada on the international stage (e.g. trying for and failing to get a seat on the UN security council), when in reality we are small and not that important. Maybe they believe with a larger population, and thus economy, there would be more weight to throw around in international politics.