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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

Canada bet big on immigration to juice the economy but failed to build infrastructure. Now it's hitting the brakes.

I have no strong feelings about immigration. As far as I can tell, the feds went hard on bringing people in, but didn't do their homework when it came to ensuring appropriate services existed for the growing population.

Our infrastructure was already strained beforehand, and the extra few percent of population have exacerbated the many pre-existing problems.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago (8 children)

The infrastructure seems fine, actually. There's just not enough houses at the endpoints of it.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We live in very different places, then.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

It's possible. That oil money makes a difference. It could also be different expectations. Some sections of road are rough, but they're always present, convenient and passable, which is their job. Ditto for the plumbing and grid.

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