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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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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't cost anything to have less people. It costs lots to build houses and infrastructure to support those people.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

It also takes time to build out housing and infrastructure but pasuing growth can be done almost instantly politically speaking.