In the Philippines during the Marcos era, Filipinos families who suffered during natural disaster in the 70's and had lose their lands and houses were then given another land (lot) where they can build their own homes. I don't know if this kind of government relief is accessible to Canadian families when disaster strikes or had been struck by natural disaster. The land area in Canada is much bigger and too many vacant lots. However, according to land surveyor those lands, vacant lots could be tundra. Or not really land but land covered with floating logs on watery ground. Hmm, I don't know. I am not so sure about that.
Have you seen those campers (TV News) who were turned away by the police when they build their tents on specified area which are off limits from campers. Squatting is not permitted in Canada, in a civilized well developed country Canada where the rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Truth is there are many poor people in Canada. If you have food banks in this country you know that there are many poor people here. That the only few rich people can afford for charity is by providing free spare food from their pantry or give away some fresh fruits and fresh produce from their garden. They really can't afford to give free houses. No free land.
I used to visit and browse the Craiglist's of houses for rent through the internet and the rent for 3 bedrooms are way too high for ordinary citizens of Canada. With minimum wage of $12/hour who can afford a 3 bedroom house with 2 bathrooms for $2,500/month (utilities not included) include the utilities with rent of $2,500/month you are about to spend at least $1,000-$1,500 to keep that house in proper good condition. Old houses are sure to be a high-maintenance when it comes to heating during winter and cold nights. Old houses have old ventilation and recondition its entire house could be very costly. Old appliances especially using old fridge with fryeon can be debilitating to your budget. Newly built houses have better wirings, better insulation and heating. But who can afford brand new houses? Who do you think can invest in such houses? Maybe the noveau riche. The burguoise. Whoever they are, still is the banks owned most of the infrastructures and housing facilities in every city and the banks owed the Central Bank and the IMF. No one can boast that they really own such houses unless of course they are fully paid with their mortgage and paying only the yearly tax.
A famous singer once told everyone she knows that her family once lived inside the car or van in Alaska. There are many families who lived inside their winnebagos, RV's, coaster or trailers. Houses in America and Canada are super expensive. Would you like renting a house for $1,500/month to $2,500/month? That's only for the house. The maintenance of vehicles, the heating, water, garbage collection, grocery (food), cleaning supply, internet, TV, medical insurance, car insurance, gasoline for the vehicle, clothing, and other utilities are not included in the house rent. The rent for the house that's equivalent to P62,325/month to P103,875/month in pesos. And you wonder why many families here can't afford College education for their kids. Or you can give your kids the College education and live in a shanty or in the squatter's area and just poop in the bank of the river.
Some families in Philippines live through the handouts of their parents and can afford to send their kids to College. Good for them they are lucky. They are fortunate to have good parents who are helping their grandchildren to attain higher education. They are being helped by giving them free houses, shelter for them to live without paying its rent and they can borrow from their parents when they cannot pay electricity and hydro-water. Not only they have the free houses to live on, they also have free food.
NOTE: I'm not making up stories. TV NEWS Network showed them for their viewers to watch on TV (Documentary): Families living in squatters area can send their kids to prestigious Universities in Philippines, they cannot afford to live in ordinary houses fit for humans, they live under the bridge but they can afford high tuition fees for their College students and they don't even have proper bathrooms and toilets in their shanties, they have to poo down thr. the river or throw their bag of poop and garbage in the landfill called river.
What happened next? FLOOD.
I think you don't need College/University certificate to be educated as long as you know what is right from wrong (wisdom and logic) or you are civilized and you are not part of the humans who caused inhumanity and illegal acts. To be educated and civilized need no certification. Imagine if you have University education, you have the College degree, graduated from prestigious universities and then you are a murderer, you are a thief and you are immoral what are those certifications represent?
Anyway, who the land belongs to anyway? When God made the earth it's for humans to live and prosper and taken care of. God didn't tell you to sell the land that He created. That's why billionaires/scientists will soon have a rendezvous in space, maybe they will look for free land in outer space. Maybe they will extend their search in Mars or Saturn. I don't know why they can't go to Jupiter, the land is bigger. Is the land bigger in Jupiter?
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