Ha, I didn’t notice that in the thumbnail. Very interesting indeed, if it is a 22 degree halo!

Would you mind elaborating?

I’ll preface this by saying that, imo, these sorts of views are the complete wrong type of mindset to have for governing a region that is known for it’s diverse and beautiful natural features and ecosystems.

“What are we going to do if we have 30 per cent less food production?

This is a pretty weak argument considering that food production accounts for a very small portion of B.C.'s total land ­— specifically 4.9% of B.C. is within the ALR [source], so to say that 30% of that is going to be taken away seems like quite a stretch. On top of that, most food production in B.C. is in a relatively compact portion of B.C.'s southern regions [source].

What are we going to do if we’re going to have 30 per cent less forestry production?

Less than 0.3% of B.C.'s land is actively logged at any given time [source], on top of that, only 26% of B.C. land (42% of forests) is available for logging [source], so, again, to assume that it would cause B.C. to loose 30% of it’s logging production is a stretch.

Why do you constantly ask questions without adding anything to the conversation?

That’s a loaded question; I disagree with the premise — I feel that I have provided useful information and context. You, however, have not provided anything but seemingly non-constructive and condescending content for your past 3 comments [1][2][3] in this thread.

The title is certainly classic clickbait — disingenuous and sensationalist. It also doesn’t really match the content of the video, imo.

So what were we talking about before you started trying to derail this conversation with endless questions?

Is that rhetorical? I don’t understand the purpose of your seemingly condescending question.

I think I may have misinterpereted your argument. When you said

It seems most the problems you’re talking about are global problems though.

Where do you think you’ll have a better quality of life? [source]

were you arguing that most countries have the same problems as Canada, so to immigrate elswhere would be futile? I was under the presumption that you were arguing that Canada can’t do anything to fix it’s issues, and that it would instead require some global collaborative effort.

I would guess that it is extremely difficult to quantify how much of an effect the tax has had on the housing market. Anything beyond a guess, however, would be outside of my qualifications — I would defer to those who have looked into this more appropriately. After a very quick, and cursory websearch, I found a paper that stated the following:

From the empirical analysis of overall market, we cannot detect the significant effect of Speculation and Vacancy Tax on the price of housing property in Vancouver after the implementation. Only the parameters of GDP of real estate growth and unemployment rate are reexamined to be statistically significant. We could observe the decrease of housing price in Vancouver from the price chart after the tax policy entered into force. The decrease is also reflected by the negative coefficient of City*Time although it is not significant. […] Focusing on a specific region’s housing price, we still cannot detect that British Columbia’s Speculation and Vacancy Tax has significantly impact on the housing price of Vancouver West compared to Toronto Central. All the other factors mentioned by other researches are not statistically significant neither. [source (archive)]

The original comment that I responded to was about inflation, food costs and housing costs.

Those are all global problems.

How would you argue that they are global problems? (please don’t interperet that as condescending, or accusatory — I am simply curious. It is hard to convey emotion through text)

My child will have to take out loans for like x10 that amount and it will destroy her future before it even begins.

It depends on where one goes — not all post secondary institutions charge the same amounts. Generally, the fancier/more reputable schools will charge the most. It is quite possible to complete undergrad in Canada for <30k CAD (not including living and transportation expenses). Also, keep in mind that inflation is innevitable — the Government of Canada targets an inflation rate of 2% per year [source].

Empty houses in the Metro Vancouver area have certinaly been an issue [source]. The B.C. Speculation and Vacancy Tax was implemented to discourage this behaviour [source]. Theoretically, it should also capture the negative impact that vacant housing has on society and the economy.

Is empty housing a prevelant problem across Canada? I was under the impression that it was really only a problem in Metro Vancouver. Furthermore, B.C. has a vacancy tax [source], which should capture the negative societal and economic impact generated by empty housing .

It seems most the problems you’re talking about are global problems though.

Which problems that they mentioned do you think are global, and why?

food prices are through the roof because we’re being robbed

Would you mind clarifying what you mean by this?

Higher education is unaffordable to anyone without wealthy parents

Based on what are you making this claim? The Canadian Government and the provincial governments provide loans and financial support to students, which should be able to cover all expenses for an average post secondary institution [source] [source]. Furthermore, the Canadian government provides extra support for Indigenous Peoples [source].

reflect on how bad you colonized and fucked up my continent

By “my continent”, I presume that you are referring to the idea that the indigenous peoples were the first ones to arrive in North America, and, by extension, you apply the first possession principle? Also, for clarity, what exactly does “my continent” refer to, in terms of lands?

I see no citations in the video description and I’m not too interested in listening to their argument if they can’t provide those citations up front.

Yeah, I agree that this is annoying, but, to be fair to the video, there are citiations within the video itself in the bottom right corner. I have no proof if they are provided for every claim, however.

The only measure they seem to be appealing to in order to support their claim that “no one wants to live in Canada” is that Canada has lowered in happiness index.

Aha, I would be very hesitant to justify clickbait, but, that being said, did the creator refer to that thesis within the video itself (I’m not disagreeing with you, necessarily — I could simply have missed something in the video)? One other claim that may be in line with that thesis is at 12:38 when they mention that, each year, Canada loses 0.7% (in the video, they misquote this figure as 7%, but, to be fair, the document that they were citing wrote the value as “.7%” which, arguably, could be easily misread) of its population to brain drain.

I would argue that it’s due to people not making the distinction between the government policies that attract immigrants, and the immigrants themselves. The immigrants are simply pawns in the greater game, and they are therefore used as a scapegoat to detract from the government’s own failings.

Out of curiosity, what content in the video do you specifically disagree with?