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Old Posted Nov 11, 2019, 8:59 PM
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Originally Posted by someone123 View Post
I don't mean to be negative but how much of a difference would this really make to the country as a whole? I think the real "disconnect" is that the main population centres are 1,000+ km apart. Adding some people in Northern Ontario won't make it significantly easier to get from Calgary to Toronto. Even the greatest rail service or highways would not be more convenient than the air travel we have already.

One factor that might be relevant is that Canada has had relatively little internal migration and a lot of immigration. A person whose parents immigrated to Canada is less likely to have personal ties to other provinces.
100% this. I have no idea how it could work, but I really wish Canada would make it easier for Canadians to visit other parts of our country, whether that is some sort of travel subsidy, creating an affordable and extensive train network, particularly in the west, or what.
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