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Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (died 2015)
William Richards Bennett, was a Canadian politician who was the 27th premier of British Columbia from 1975 to 1986. Bennett's tenure also included megaprojects such as the Coquihalla Highway, which cost approximately $848 million. His government also spent over $1 billion on the Northeast coal project to create jobs.
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Bill Bennett was born in 1932. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Bill Bennett's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1932 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.18 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,000 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $2,600 | $67,500 |
| Movie ticket | $0.20 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 124.8M | 341 million |
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