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Originally Posted by someone123
I mostly remember the old claims that Atlantic Canada is just terrible so nobody wants to live there, or it's economically cursed so it will do badly even though the federal government is hellbent on wasting tons of aid money there. And there are always the "to the moon" people who thought that we'd get circa 2010 demographic trends forever.
Lo and behold, when a few factors changed (like very low federal caps on provincial sponsorship of immigrants) it turned out many people were willing to move to Atlantic Canada. Imagine how successful it would be if the region cut red tape, duplication, and tax levels to become competitive with other regions. Some of this will probably happen naturally as the rural % of the population drops.
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Yeah, there was a
CBC article today going on about how the Atlantic provinces are shifting from Bust to Boom economically.
It's great to see the provinces doing so well in general. But as the article points out, we need to make sure we nurture this growth. And really, as our cities are booming, they have to start shifting their thinking a bit to be ready to handle higher population levels, with the expectations those population levels bring. Medical care especially seems to be at the forefront, but transportation and housing issues are also up there too.