I would not say Vancouver was the city of the 90s at all. I would say it was Toronto.
In the 1990s people were leaving BC and the economy was sluggish and Prmier Clarke did everything in his power to make it so. It waart of the Vancouver condo mania thanks to the influx of HK money in '89/90 but the city didn't really flourish. It certainly didn't do badly but nothing stellar either.
I wouldn't say Vancouver has ever been a complete "it" city for a decade. That to me is not neccessarily a bad thing because a massive boom can also result in a massive bust. Toronto has been the exception to that but being the largest city and the beneficiary of the Montreal exodus, it's situation has been unique.
Last edited by ssiguy; Sep 20, 2016 at 4:43 AM.
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