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Old Posted Jul 13, 2017, 1:11 PM
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In specific demographic only. I am pretty sure Céline Dion and maybe Bryan Adams and even Shania Twain pack a bigger punch across a broader range of demographics globally.

My parents and in-laws live in the same province Drake is from and have no idea who he is.

Even if it's not 100%, kids are way more likely to know Dion, Adams and Twain than older people are to know Drake.
Not to mention Justin B. Also, indie rock fan will likely be more into Arcade Fire. Their world tour is solding out everywhere and their newest album is not even out yet.
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Not to mention Justin B.
Which tends to be a good thing....
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I think Bieber tops all of them easily be that as it may.
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Old Posted Jul 13, 2017, 1:54 PM
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I think Bieber tops all of them easily be that as it may.
Think of a 52 year old Japanese housewife.

Of a 62 year old Russian university professor
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I loved it as a kid. It was extremely popular in French Canada in fact. Maybe more than in Australia itself. Even many kids the age of mine can hum the tune or at least would recognize it immediately.


"Skippy, skippy... notre ami le kangourou!"

The singing part starts at ~35 seconds: Skippy le kangourou

Edit: didn't notice Acajack had already posted the link
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Think of a 52 year old Japanese housewife.

Of a 62 year old Russian university professor
They are not the targeted consumer demographic and are, therefore, condemned to irrelevance.
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"Skippy, skippy... notre ami le kangourou!"

The singing part starts at ~35 seconds: Skippy le kangourou

Edit: didn't notice Acajack had already posted the link
Strange things happen when inexpensive TV content meets the global village ....
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Old Posted Jul 13, 2017, 2:33 PM
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Strange things happen when inexpensive TV content meets the global village ....
Yes even in 1974.

OK, McLuhan was around then.
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"Skippy, skippy... notre ami le kangourou!"

The singing part starts at ~35 seconds: Skippy le kangourou

Edit: didn't notice Acajack had already posted the link
I can name that tune after the whistle and the first couple of notes.
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Strange things happen when inexpensive TV content meets the global village ....
There are lots of hilarious examples. Yugoslavia imported movies and television from Mexico to eliminate the Soviet Union's cultural influence. Spawned a decade of Slavic Mexicans - including mariachi bands and the like in Eastern Europe. Some of the movies aren't remembered even in Mexico but are still assumed by older people in the region to be among the most famous of all time.

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Did you just quote yourself (which is the previous post) just to further rag on Toronto?
He's got a few aliases going so it probably gets confusing.
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Old Posted Jul 13, 2017, 5:44 PM
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At the risk of some embarrassment in front of Montreal forumers, here are Edmonton's top "urban" commercial strips outside the downtown core:

Strathcona (Whyte Avenue): https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5181...7i13312!8i6656

124th Street:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5423...7i13312!8i6656

Chinatown:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5500...7i13312!8i6656

Alberta Avenue (118 ave):
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5703...7i13312!8i6656

Little Italy:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5554...7i13312!8i6656

Avenue of Nations:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5513...7i13312!8i6656

Highlands:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5648...7i13312!8i6656

St. Albert:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6337...7i13312!8i6656
Whyte ave is very nice and totally respectable. The others aren't as complete but they have their charms. Western cities have the one storey retail strips in common.
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Old Posted Jul 13, 2017, 9:35 PM
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I believe someone posted a graph of Canada's million plus CMAs and their GDPs many pages back. Here is one that also includes Quebec City and Winnipeg. Hamilton's GDP is about $30 bill. I think.

http://www.quebecinternational.ca/ec...-half-of-2016/
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As an aside, Edmonton GDP went down from 2015 to 2016 yet Edmonton salaries led the country in gains from 2015 to 2016. That is exactly what we need to see in Alberta on a path towards diversification. (You can see the details in cansim table http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a26?lang=eng&id=2060011).

One could argue that much of that increase is do to the NDP investing in public services during the downtown to help prop up the economy, but in any case it is a trend that should continue. One thing about GDP in Alberta is that it is obviously tied heavily to the oil industry, which in a sense inflates the real productivity of Alberta workers along natural resources lines. As Alberta gets more diversified, one would expect the GDP to regress towards the mean per capita productivity among Canadian provinces, adjusted for Alberta's unusually young workforce.

Point being, GDP declines in Albertan cities are not necessarily a bad thing, and as long as job growth and salaries keep up, it could be interpreted as successful diversification for Alberta.
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Old Posted Sep 11, 2018, 8:31 PM
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Re/Max seems to thing that Montreal doesn't exist, at least according to this report...

The report, which speaks to national trends, said young families are driving sales. Re/Max surveyed brokers working in markets with high potential for recreation across the country, and 73 per cent of them said young families are one of the most active demographics in their market.

The report also indicated that sky-high real estate prices in Vancouver and Toronto are a contributing factor. "Buyers are increasingly selling their homes in Canada's two largest urban centres and using the equity from the sale to purchase a cottage, cabin or ski chalet," found the report.


In a completely different story and media...

Global News is also under the impression that Montreal doesn't exist or is not the second largest city in the country.

Millennials in Greater Vancouver and the Greater Toronto Area are significantly less likely to have debt and more likely to save than their peers living in other cities and town, according to research by financial comparisons site RateHub.

RateHub also found millennials in Canada’s two largest cities are more likely to have student debt, rather than other types of liabilities. Forty-four per cent reported having student loans, compared to 26 per cent outside those cities.


I'm really at lost to find a rational explanation for that. I guess we better laugh about it.
Another Canadian media outlet that seems to have forgotten that Quebec exists!

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/who-pa...city-1.3991348
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Another Canadian media outlet that seems to have forgotten that Quebec exists!

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/who-pa...city-1.3991348
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On the plus side the article quoted by Martin MTL does appear to have been improved in the past year, now reading "RateHub also found millennials in two of Canada’s largest cities..."

"Editor’s note: A previous version of the following paragraph incorrectly referred to Toronto and Vancouver as Canada’s two largest cities. Montreal is Canada’s second largest city. "
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