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Old 10-11-2012, 10:33 AM  
BlackCrayon
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It wasn't a bill. It was de regulation. A very over simplified reason is this : Loans were made to millions of people who could not afford to pay it back, of amounts that were greater than the value of the property.


Indeed. This is why there was no housing crash/bank failures in canada. Regulations in place never allowed it to happen. Banks won't give you a loan if you don't meet their metrics.
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