True, "Canada is much more than Vancouver" but it just happens to be that Vancouver costs much more than the rest of Canada. I do feel more empathy for Vancouverites who earn a median income of about $70k per year and yet have rents and housing prices that keep pace with Hong Kong and New York rather than Moncton or Saskatoon. No amount of bike paths or access to farmers markets 7 days a week makes up for precarious housing or determining you'll never be able to afford a child if you stay here.