My family and I are one of the lucky ones in Vancouver that have "benefited" from increasing prices.  We are a family of 3 in our early40's, living in a nice area of Vancouver.  While on paper we are millionaires and have good incomes, we sure don't feel well off.  I wish that the government would look at it's taxation policy and start taking into account how hard it is for young families to get ahead and still enjoy life.   It seems there is a lot of money / resources directed towards seniors and the ultra-rich, but the middle class (which is still families making $200K+ family income in Vancouver) don't have a lot of focus.  I think we need to investigate removing the capital gain exception on homes, but allowing for mortgage interest deductions on income.  Also, taxing income on couples vs. sole income in keeping with what seniors have would help.  If we don't start focusing on the younger people, we won't have any left in our major centers.