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Not surprisingly at all, you're wrong yet again. The topic with your stunned little friend Fxx is/was metro Vancouver 2015 affordability. Try to keep up if you're going to mindlessly jump into the convo... which is done anyway with little Fxx turtling.

My behaviour doesn't affect a large number of people outside my family and social circle. That family's behaviours, unfortunately does. So again, I wonder if she gets upset when her husband wishes the same on others?

I wonder if she gets upset when her husband wishes the same on others?

Another stunned wonder who has to chirp in... and who clearly has difficulty understanding that metro Van was highly unaffordable in the early 2000's. Hard to accept the fact's isn't it...

You keep saying that but can't prove it. Admit the obvious fact.... you're a simple little hack with little else in life other than disapproving anything left or liberal while holding onto your dreams for a conservative government, which obviously won't happen any time soon. 🤡

FFS... 2015 affordability in metro Van was the original topic clown. You and your equally inept little friend have a tough time accepting facts that are not flattering to your bias don't you. A couple 🤡's

Lol... great info if that was the topic clown 🤡 A scrambling little Fxx is a funny little Fxx trying to cover his tracks. You're a foolish little hack, but good fun to laugh at! 😂

We're going nowhere on this... You have a problem with some persons cultures and religions which is fine. I may not agree with how people live culturally or understand their religions but learned a long time ago, it is what it what and so as long as they do their thing and I do mine, so be it. Immigration numbers are being dialed back so regardless of the numbers, it's lesser than was originally planned for because of massive influx we had from 2021 through 2024.

So you obviously acknowledge metro Van was unaffordable in 2015. Your inability to show me otherwise confirms that. You also obviously can't dispute that a higher percentage of our population was living below the poverty line in 2015 than today. Despite the fact, it's hilarious that you also can't even acknowledge it. You keep ignoring or shifting the facts because of your blind bias to anything and everything right wing. That's your problem, not mine. To help soothe your disappointment though, I 100% agree that affordability is more acute today than it was in 2015, but alas, that wasn't the topic. Keep trying Kiddo... 🤡 I just said that 'stūpid'... Hard to believe that things were less expensive 11 years ago isn't it...

Lol... you never give up do you Kiddo. When people tell you you're FOS does it make you repeat your imagined thoughts more often to make them even more real? Remember Kid, 5+ million people or 14% of the population was earning below the poverty line in 2015. Lol... 2014 and 2016 were much lower. Are you serious... You're embarrassing 😂 3.9 million people in 2014 or 11.3%. 2016 was 4.5 million people or 12.8%. How again are you trying to defend affordability in 2015? We can probably agree about what the government ultimately did with CERB benefits but at the time it was the end of the world and the end of pay checks for a lot of people. Hindsight is great, but it didn't apply to the now, unless of course we had a relatively recent pandemic that we could have learned from. Are you trying to say that US tariffs have nothing to do with our current economy? There is nothing I've said that isn't fact. If there has been point it out. You know the facts... you're just too stǔpid to admit them. Your love affair with the conservatives and hate for liberals borders on pathetic, to stúpid.... call it pathetically stùpid. Yes, I'm aware of the wealth gap that is widening. Do you believe that is a liberal problem? I'm not disagreeing people find it less affordable today, but that hasn't been the subject. You knowingly disregard what the world was actually back in the heyday because of your life mission to shìt on anything left or liberal. Are you suffering and in misery like all other Canadians?

Things were less expensive 11 years ago. No shît Sherlock, and it took you an hour of searching and pasting to show me that? As far as your idi0t friend goes... Metro Vancouver was highly unaffordable in 2015 and the hack knows it. It's a simple search 'was metro Vancouver unaffordable in 2015', not if things were cheaper 11 years ago fool. You just showed where the minimum wage has increased by $7.60 p/hour since then... did you not expect all prices would have increased as well? Normal inflation aside, the pandemic had a massive impact on the cost of housing, materials, logistics, labour, etc, etc... that we're still feeling and probably always will with those trickle down costs Real estate has up and downs and always will. We had a housing shortage in 2015 and we have a housing shortage now. I'd hope all governments can figure out zoning and approval processes need reshaping to it make easier and more attractive for developers and builders. As far as the good old days of 2015 in metro Vancouver and other cities, of course things were less expensive but the cost of living was still difficult for many because wages were also lesser then. Affordability was obviously a challenge with 14% of earners below the poverty line then versus 11% today. There has to be something to that stat don't you think. Canada experienced a developing housing shortage and rising affordability challenges during Stephen Harper’s term (2006–2015), particularly in cities like Vancouver and Toronto. While not as acute as the post-2020 crisis, the period saw rising homelessness and rising home prices, alongside a federal retreat from direct social housing construction. Key Housing Trends (2006–2015): Declining Affordability: The MLS composite house price index rose 86% during the Harper years, raising concerns over a potential bubble. Shift in Strategy: The government shifted from social housing construction toward "Housing First" initiatives, focusing on funding for homelessness rather than new affordable housing supply. Reduced Funding: Critics argue the government scaled back funding for affordable housing and failed to tackle housing shortages, with analysts pointing to a rise in rent and home prices. Regional Shortages: Vancouver, in particular, was facing record homelessness and a lack of supply in the mid-2000s. Market Growth: Despite high prices, the average price appreciation per year was approximately $25,000, which was lower than the subsequent high increases in later periods. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

I agree that we shouldn't allow thugs to immigrate here but there are religious fanatics everywhere. To say though that all Muslims and Sikhs are bad actors would not be accurate. We home grown white supremacists/far right extremists doing their thing just like other religious fanatics do as doing theirs, but as far as I know rampant crimes aren't being committed by muslim or sikh immigrants? Mind you Greater Vancouver has a problem with Punjabi youth gangs, but also has a problem with other Asian and caucasian youth gangs. No I don't want to live in Pakistan, Afghanistan or India, no more than I want to live in other parts of Canada or the US. The majority of immigrants are coming from India and are both skilled and non-skilled just like Canadian kids and are contributing to our economy. A lot of years ago I probably let the amount of the amount of them I saw 'taking over' get to me but have found over time, or probably accepted that it is what it is but they're just like anyone else, good and bad. As far as a burden that refugees/asylum seekers put on our social system, we're a humanitarian country (and hopefully always will be). They're only a 'burden' if too many are let in, which we did starting in 2021 trying to deal with the pandemic effect. We let way too many people in during Trudeau's last 4 years.... but I don't see immigration as threat to Canadian society. Immigration levels have been dialled back and will for the next few years. Trust they'll be managed reasonably thereafter as well.

LMAO... it was an anomaly and not Harpers fault!!! But no covid anomaly for Trudeau was there, or Carney and anomaly of US tariff attacks is there....because they're liberals 😂. Obviously facts elude you when they don't flatter your hero or right wing logic. What didn't you understand of the Stats Canada data?

I'm talking about 2015 clown, and yes I'm aware of the covid years and how affordability here and elsewhere became more pronounced as economies worked back from the pandemic.

Just a whiny little minion aren't you... Vax's, CBC, Trans, Liberals... it must be tough to deal with

Sure Kid... you've provided nothing and can't provide nothing, because it doesn't exist. Interesting how you say you've provided 'tonnes' but can't find a single one to prove your defence of your political hero. There's no question that your little mind is incredibly complicated, which is a job for a psychologist. In this realm, you're just a simple minded political hack who can only see contempt for anything left, liberal, and hope for Canada faltering. 🤡

🙄 and that changes what we've said... how? I'm sure they also have their anti-US propaganda. Were you anti-China when Harper was wooing them, or just became so after Carney inked a deal.

He's like a little chihuahua that has the urge to nip at peoples ankles when they're not paying attention to him. More fitting though is the saying "Wise men talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something'. Fxx is clearly in the fools category...

Are you confused about when '2015' was? Yes, covid had a profound effect on affordability here in Canada and most world economies that is still lingering today.

Absolutely.... I understand patriotism and biases but at the end of the day, common sense still rules. When you look at China with 1.4 Billion people and their long time investments in R&D of critical technologies it's not too difficult to see who is leading this new world age.

Just leave.... you'll be happier.

Separation... are you planning to hold your own referendum? Quebec or Alberta isn't going anywhere but even it did and you wanted to follow... pay your exit tax to Canada and all good. What a fool... do you keep your doors locked and curtains closed in fear of someone coming to 'vax' you? The only cultist here is you... 😂

Fortunately for America, these are the golden years. The rest of the world having to manage the economic blows this war has and will continue to cause every country.... not so golden.

I have no doubt it will, but is not going to solve the need for manpower for to move, set and place any time soon....as far as I see.

Interesting that you noted the names shown on universities original research/publications. An indicator that China is leading the world on the innovation front are the names on scientific publications throughout critical technological fields. As you noted, there seems little doubt that within the not too distant future they will be the world's dominant economy. https://itif.org/publications/2025/09/23/how-china-is-outperforming-the-united-states-in-critical-technologies/ This is concerning as it threatens to erode U.S. leadership across the innovation landscape. ITIF conducted a comprehensive analysis of China’s innovation capabilities last year, and that research concluded that China’s strategic, state-backed scientific advancement across advanced sectors—driven by bold industrial policy, generous government subsidies, and ecosystem integration—has resulted in a surge of global patents, indicating it has transitioned to become a global innovation leader. China is demonstrating dominance in robotics, leading in battery supply, innovating public health by doubling clinical biotech trials, outpacing in quantum communication with a 1,200-mile QKD corridor, experiencing near-peer achievement in AI output, and narrowing gaps in semiconductors and chemicals.