NIMBY: Selfish parochialism or rational self-interest? The term “NIMBY” (Not In My Back Yard) refers to the opposition by local residents to any new infrastructure project, such as a housing development, group home, or incinerator proposed for their neighbourhood. As Robert Lake writes in a 1993 article, Rethinking NIMBY, NIMBY is generally seen as “selfish parochialism” […]
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TINA! When I write “TINA!”, likely the first thought to enter any reader’s mind will be Tina Turner. Mind you, the title above would skew things even more. I don’t think I have ever heard anyone say they disliked Tina as a person, or her music, and she had some great hits. She had a
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In some circles, Canada is portrayed as underpopulated because it covers a huge area and has low population density. Growth promoters suggest that a large proportion of Canada could be converted to farmland to feed both a much larger population and much of the world. That may have seemed to be the case early in
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There is a witty one liner that “There are two types of people in the world: Those who divide the people in the world into two types, and those who don’t” often attributed to Robert Benchley. Other variations also exist, like “There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who are wise, and
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“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” – To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird will no longer be on the recommend reading list in Surrey schools. But rest assured, says Surrey school district communications director Ritinder Matthew: “We are not banning
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Editor’s note: This article was originally published on the Canadians for a Sustainable Society website (sustainablesociety.com). It is republished here with permission of the author. Canadian banks – Bank of Montreal, ScotiaBank and TD Bank – are funding the mass-immigration advocacy group Century Initiative, whose goal is to increase Canada’s population by 60 million people by
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It is hard to believe that it was way back in November 2022 that Pierre Poilievre, during a press conference, first claimed that “it feels like everything is broken in this country right now.” Poilievre never really defined what “everything” included or excluded, though he later posted “We can fix it” on social media with
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“People drive economies, so we need people.” – Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston Nova Scotia has an estimated population of 1,070,643. That’s not good enough for Premier Tim Houston, who has set an ambitious target for his small Maritime province: doubling the total population. After forming government in 2021, Houston’s Progressive Conservative government tabled its
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In 2023, Prince Edward Island’s population growth rate stood at 3.9%, the highest of any province in Canada. The tiny island of just 5,660 square kilometres added a startling 6,599 residents, bringing the total number to 173,787. The population is projected to rise dramatically, reaching the 200,000 mark by 2030. From 2022-2023, the Island had
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Contrary to allegations from my esteemed critics, I do not write about mass immigration because I am obsessed with it. I write about mass immigration because Canada’s elites are obsessed with it, fanatically jacking up the numbers despite serious negative consequences and widespread public opposition. According to an Abacus poll, 67% of Canadians think Trudeau’s
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