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Originally Posted by jmt18325
Manitoba has a growing economy and population. It's per capita GDP is nearly on par with BC and Ontario. We're finally eating away at our infrastructure deficit. That seems to be a baseless statement.
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If by growing economy you mean a growing civil service / welfare state..
And, if by growing population you mean the parade of underemployed single moms pushing strollers in front of Portage place then I'm inclined to agree.
For those interested, take a look at the stats from this Free Press piece that appears earlier this month..
Atrocious.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opi...339177012.html
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A Statistics Canada report released this week on recent changes in demographic trends in Canada paints a flattering picture of Manitoba’s population growth from international migrants. The provincial nominee program has been one of the great triumphs of this NDP government, which should be applauded for attracting families from all over the world.
But examining population growth through the interprovincial migration metric paints a very different picture. TD Economics’s most recent data on the subject show at a rate of -0.3 per cent, we beat out only P.E.I. for the worst interprovincial migration rate in Canada. The most recent Statistics Canada figures show Manitoba lost 4,212 residents to other provinces in 2012. In fact, since 1976, Manitoba has had the highest net loss of residents to interprovincial migration in Canada — a whopping 170,000 plus — the highest in the nation by a significant margin. What’s most worrisome is the age of those who are most likely to leave: young adults between the ages of 20 and 27.
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