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Ok then. Assume that BC/Manitoba/Sask, together, grows at roughly the same rate as Ontario.
That leaves 6 million Ontario vs 3 million Alberta.
If Alberta outpaces Ontario growth by 3% per year, after 23 years "The West" matches the population of Ontario.
At 2% over Ontario, it takes 35 years.
This could happen if energy prices stay at or above current levels, or if Alberta leverages it's current resource windfall and builds up a secondary economic base and massively encourages immigration.
The trick is the continued growth. Exponential functions kick the crap out of initial conditions. That is why modern capitalist industrial economies are behemoths -- centuries of exponential growth.
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Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.
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