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Why the insistence on single detached housing? Sprawl is expensive to service and maintain. Not everyone wants 4000 square feet.
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why not simply encourage companies to re-locate well away from the major cities on less arable land? There are enough small towns in Ontario that have not experienced any real growth in decades to absorb the population growth without paving over productive acreage. So-called ghost towns that have numerous vacant lots could easily double in size within current boundaries if there were jobs available in those towns.
because that is conducive to family development. And 1200 to 1500 sq. ft. may not make builders wealthy but they are more than adequate for a family of four.
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Do you know something that the rest of us don't?
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Why stay in Ontario ? It may come to a surprise to many to know there is Canada outside of Ont and Que.
Its just demographics...
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Plenty of new subdivisions with a 2000sq ft house built on it out in the suburbs.
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For certain that's playing the long game.
The push (at least in Ontario), is to keep seniors in their home, 'independent' for as long as possible. I've had neighbours (the original owners of the house when it was built in the mid-1960's) on my street staying in the home until they died in the mid-90s. I've probably got, just on my block, 4 sets of neighbours in their 80s and another 5 sets in their 70s, and another 6 in their 60s. Under the age of say 35, 3 sets and 1 of them are the only renters on the block and have no kids, the other 2 sets have 3 kids under the age of 3 and 1 set is expecting their 2nd kids.
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Adding on to this...
Cost of living needs to be addressed before this get out of hand.
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The longer the time from recent memory of Communism under the Soviets and the subjugation of central/eastern Europe and pre-Deng Xiaoping Communist China, the appealing that sort of 'socialism' and 'controlled government planning' becomes to the youth.
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Unlimited growth is an inherently irrational concept on a planet with finite resources. Thats the inherent flaw of modern capitalism and part of what's driving the youth to be highly critical of it. Something is going to give, Im hoping its the top 5-10% recognizing they need to do more for the commons like their predecessors did around 100 years ago. Based off what Im seeing thats unlikely so the young and desperate will probably get more radical and violent over the next generation.
Sometimes you need to give a little socialism so the people dont demand a lot of communism. Even arch-conservatives like Bismarck understood this.
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I think youre letting the continued subversion of country and its systems off the hook to easy.
While there is passive growth I am sure, there is also active work going on.
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