text: Immigrants quite logically head to our largest cities, as this is where the jobs are. In a way this contradicts those who support more immigration, who usually support their remarks by stating that Canada ids a big country. Except over 80% of our population live close to the American border, and the bulk of our population live in our largest cities and surrounding suburbs. We have witnessed various levels of government try to get a handle on housing in cities like Vancouver and Toronto to no avail. As our population increases this will only get worse. Cities like these are likely to be a nightmare thirty of forty years from now. There is absolutely no question that we need replacements for an ageing population,however if government could devise an incentive and a strategy that encouraged more immigrants to spread out across the country, and consider other locations, the east coast comes to mind, we would all benefit.