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For several decades Canada’s population growth rate hovered at about 1.0 percent annually. This rate has more than tripled in a few short years, up to 3.3 percent in 2023.

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[–] Curufeanor 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

There is no downside to building homes for everyone. There are downsides to not having a large population. More people can be beneficial economically, geopolitically, and socially.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There are significant downsides to a large population, some of which are a function of the buildings required to house them, like how you supply all those homes with electricity. There is absolutely such a thing as too many people and such a thing as too many buildings and/or buildings which are too large.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

And we're nowhere close to those theoretical absolute limits, and likely will never get there as a species.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But not being able to build homes fast enough to match the population growth is detrimental though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You can't scale that overnight, it takes time to train the new workforce to achieve that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Sure. So get started.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Liberal politician: we hear your complaints about how little affordable homes there are, thats why we are introducing a new dental care plan for seniors!