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Originally Posted by logicbomb
It's part of a global trend. The City and region have become a really attractive destination to many across Canada and across the globe. We have 7.5 mil people on this planet. A temperate region with no extreme variability in weather. One that has mountains with lush forests nearby while also having shoreline within a close proximity. Not as dense and busy as many world class cities.
People should have seen this coming and either adapted or prepared an exit strategy from the onset of Expo 86....and certainly by Vancouver 2010. The sign were all there and immigration is certainly not new. The global population continues to increase and the global elite will go wherever most desirable.
I can damn well tell you that a PR system will not change the trends. Either pay up to live here or move. It's really simple.
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I don't give a shit about people living in other areas of the globe. We have nation states with differing regulations and norms and they have no right or claim on property here, just as I don't have the automatic right to buy property in China. Fortunately the worm has turned here and voters have finally seen the light. Regulations are only going to get tighter. Today's NDP announcement of an inquiry on money laundering in real estate and luxury cars is a clear shot across the bow of global free riders. It will also be interesting to see what federal Tories propose in an effort to differentiate themselves from the Liberals. They will certainly pushed farther toward a hardline on global capital and immigration if Bernier's party establishes itself.
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