Just the part on housing prices alone is enough fodder for talk..
From the article:
Region
Average Price 1984
Price Today If Homes Had Risen by the Inflation Rate Since 1984
Actual Average Price Today
Canada
$76,214 - Average home price in 1984
$154,587 - What it would be today if adjusted for inflation
$369,677 - Average home price in 2012
Vancouver
$116,444 - Average home price in 1984
$236,187 - What it would be today if adjusted for inflation
$761,742 - Average home price in 2012
Calgary
$94,154 - Average home price in 1984
$190,976 - What it would be today if adjusted for inflation
$409,750 - Average home price in 2012
Toronto
$96,078 - Average home price in 1984
$194,878 - What it would be today if adjusted for inflation
$504,117 -Average home price in 2012
Montreal
$66,116 - Average home price in 1984
$134,105 - What it would be today if adjusted for inflation
$318,400 - Average home price in 2012
Halifax-Dartmouth
$71,950 - Average home price in 1984
$145,939 - What it would be today if adjusted for inflation
$272,599 - Average home price in 2012
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