Comparing Ottawa/Gatineau to other cities

[GeoNerd]

Your response is both humorously false, and bordering on delusional.

You were given referenced facts, and all you were able to respond with was a tantrum like rebuttal that “I’ve actually lived there” followed by nonsense red herring arguments. But guess what, I also lived, worked, and studied there for almost 8 years. So your entire tantrum is a moot point.

Manufacturing base? Are you joking? Like most of SW Ontario, the majority of that industry has left. The “Several post-secondary institutions” again can be attributed directly to its proximity to Canada’s largest metropolitan area. Do you actually believe that region could support these schools without the massive influx of students from the GTA and international students?

Whether you believe in facts or not, the population is experiencing a boom. The annual growth rate is closer to 4-5% and the second fastest growing CMA in the nation. Not the 1% you claim. If you were my student and you provided a trash reference such as a Macrotrend link, I would immediately fail you. Even a freshman straight out of high school should know better. Also, I would consider 1/5 new residents arriving from the GTA (which is likely a huge underestimate) a significant amount.

In conclusion I’m done talking about some provincial nothing burger of a town. For whatever reason you seem to be overly sensitive and emotional about this. All I said was nobody in Ottawa should be envious of Kitchener for building tall buildings, as it pales in comparison to a real city. If you actually believe that KW doesn’t rely on Toronto for many things including a large portion of its growth, then you cannot be helped. But it wasn’t necessary to have a public meltdown over it.