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Originally Posted by Tapioca

If people leave Vancouver to go somewhere else in Canada, it's fine for the country. From the federal perspective, it's probably a good thing if someone educated goes to a smaller city, like Halifax or Winnipeg.

People are often fixated on the City of Vancouver and its politics, but Vancouver is really 20+ local governments. It doesn't matter if someone has to move from the City of Vancouver to Langley - they pay taxes that support local infrastructure and contribute to the local economy. Besides, what can municipal governments do to influence prices? They only control zoning and every municipality in Metro Vancouver, outside the City of Vancouver, has been approving multi-family developments. If you really, really want a detached house in Metro Vancouver, buy a bungalow in Maple Ridge for 600K.

The provincial government doesn't care if people leave the Lower Mainland for Vancouver Island, or the interior. As long as these people stay in BC, then it's okay. The last I heard, people are not leaving the province because arguably, it's still pretty good here.

So, there's really no point in whining because a lot of us understand that the political system is not designed to respond what arguably constitutes a vocal minority of people who can't/refuse to get in.

you're absolutely right, for inter provisional migration. The bigger pull for my network has been San Fran and London (UK).