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Canadian here, I'd be pretty surprised to see a change prohibiting americans from coming here. The political discourse here is pretty strongly against the curre
by gpm 2y ago
Canadian here, I'd be pretty surprised to see a change prohibiting americans from coming here. The political discourse here is pretty strongly against the current US government (because of threats of annexation), and in support of measures to protect ourselves against that (disentangling our economy and military), but we are also pretty clear that the average American who visits Canada is not responsible for that, not necessarily in favor of that, and might well be fleeing policies of the same US government we are acting to protect ourselves against.
- amanaplanacanal 2y agoI wonder if at some point Canada will start accepting political refugees from the US.
- cmrdporcupine 2y agoWe're currently in a "oh shit we let way too many people into the country and now nobody can afford a home" moment, and cutting way back on immigration of all sorts. And the definition of refugee is frankly rather strict. So, no, I can't really see it.
- amanaplanacanal 2y agoYeah I get it. You'd think that home builders would be salivating at having so many new customers and building like crazy, but supply and demand doesn't work like we think it does with housing for some reason.
- jamwil 2y agoOur municipal governments are allergic to densification and have onerous zoning laws that force basically all new development through years of consultation and permitting to get a shovel in the ground. Coupled with a weak currency and extreme land prices in the geographically constrained markets like Vancouver, many projects die on the vine.
- cmrdporcupine 2y agoEdmonton is the success story here. Much improved planning/bylaws, and a strong densification story with a lot of infill developments. Very different story when I visit there now vs when I lived there in the 90s.
- jamwil 2y ago100%. To parrot Russil Wvong, You can get a crane in the sky in under 12 months in Edmonton. The same project might take 3-4 years before you even break ground in Metro Vancouver.
- cmrdporcupine 2y agoGreat city. Shame about the province Let's Go Oilers.
- jmspring 2y agoFrom 98 to roughly 2015, I used to drive or fly up for the Vancouver Folk Festival. My favorite was crossing into BC at 1-2am. “Why are you here?” “The folk festival”. “Are you a musician?” “Nope, just one of the folk.” “Have a great time!” Best border encounter.