NorthernThunder

What makes the United States so different that they have TEN times the population?

That's the only conclusion I keep coming to as well. Unfortunately, Canada's birth rate is disproportionately low compared to other countries of similar economic and geographic size. The federal government has had to make up for this by having what is arguably the most liberal immigration rate in the world. I wish I understood why Canadians seem to be so reluctant to have bigger families. The government (federal/provincial) needs to create more incentive for that. It would also mean lower taxes, if our population was larger.

I pride myself in not being a warmonger but a pacifist and a liberal but even I have to admit to shame about the shape of our military. It is vastly under funded. How can we afford to finance a larger military, without increasing taxes by a lot?