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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
I think it stems from the idea that people in the city are simply not as concerned about property rights. You don't often hear about a urban subdivision being rezoned or declared non-conforming in a way that impacts large numbers of landowners.
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I disagree. Land uses are far more regulated and restricted in a city. Indeed, every single piece of land has significant zoning land use restrictions on it. Also, urban property is far more likely to be expropriated by a municipality than rural property is to be expropriated by the province. In my view, people who live in cities are just used to and accept these sorts of justifiable infringements of our property rights. It comes from living with a lot of neighbours.