Policy-Making Through a Declustered Lens

9/4/2025|Updated: 9/4/2025

Commentary

Canada’s public policies are built on flawed averages. Housing is a prime example. Since the 1960s, the national average ratio of house prices to after-tax income has more than tripled, from around 2.2 in 1965 to over 7.5 by 2024. At its peak in 2022, that ratio surpassed 9.0.

Alan Aubut is a retired geologist based in Nipigon, Ontario.