Parents think kids will move

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Most British Columbians remain proud of their province, but fewer are convinced that their children will continue to reside here, a new Insights West poll has found.

In the online survey of a representative provincial sample, more than three quarters of British Columbians (78 per cent) believe they will stay in this province for the rest of their lives. The finding represents a six-point drop from a similar Insights West survey conducted in 2014.

When asked about their offspring, 56 per cent said they believe their children will reside in BC — a 10-point drop in two years.

Almost two thirds of British Columbians (63 per cent) think the views of B.C.’s residents are different from the rest of the country, and 87 per cent say they are proud of the province that they live in.

“British Columbians remain proud of what the province is and represents,” said Mario Canseco, vice-president, public affairs at Insights West. “However, the most significant shift in this tracking survey relates to their children, at a time when housing, homelessness and poverty has become the most important issue facing the province.”