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		wrong_variable on Feb 12, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Without affordable housing, Vancouver risks becomi... > The only reason for this is outside capital driving up prices. Also known as inflation OR debt issued by your govt returning home.

shawn-furyan on Feb 12, 2016 [–]

This is an insufficient explanation. Canada's debt to GDP ratio is in the 60-70% range where that of the US is in the 90% range. Yet the situation in Vancouver is significantly more acute than those of New York and San Francisco.

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