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Originally Posted by Changing City
They're mostly only accessible by helicopter, and the decision to close them was because of the environmental damage that they have caused. The local first nations are very concerned about the impact some of the mine operations have had. Nathan Cullen's seat is probably not threatened by the decision.
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Funny how they've never exactly made clear what the alleged environmental damage is. The local first nations were very concerned though!
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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut
That also describes Russia (minus the agriculture).
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I certainly hope Canada is not going to become an international pariah state anytime soon.
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Again, I'm not calling it a source of pride or shame, but it wouldn't hurt to convert some of those metals and timber into processed goods of our own. Primary sectors are always going to be more vulnerable to massive booms and busts than secondary/tertiary/quarternary ones, and we're seeing some of those now; if CC is correct, hotter temperatures will only exacerbate them. The lockdown was another one - we struggled to get raw exports out and finished goods in.
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Canada already has a productivity issue. I don't know why we'd invest in lower productivity manufacturing industries when we could invest in higher productivity primary or tertiary/quaternary industries.
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