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And how much more of it is preparation for the effects of global warming? I'm personally strongly considering buying land in Alaska because the land will be far more livable in just a few decades. It makes sense that people around the globe would start preparing in Canada too.

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The major metropolitan areas of Canada are no colder (and often quite warmer) than their neighbouring US cities. Toronto and Chicago are fairly comparable, and Vancouver and Seattle pretty much the same.

Alaska and southern Ontario are about as comparable as Vermont and Florida.

An argument could be made that people move to Canada for political stability, though.

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