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It's very much a different situation between public sector vs private sector workers. Private sectors workers have been slashed and had salary growth stall while wage growth and hiring have more or less continued unabated in the public sector.
High school kids can't even get jobs because fast food places only want to hire TFWs.
Even if your wages have gone up 20%, the cost of housing has skyrocketed beyond rates of wage growth since 2021. Yes macroeconomic conditions have impacted that, but let's be honest, most people don't read the NY Times or the Economist to rationalize why the political economy is making it harder to meet basic needs.
In the suburbs, you're seeing drug use and homelessness in the open, which wasn't the case about a decade ago. Most people who choose to live in the suburbs expect peace and quiet in exchange for the conveniences of living in the city, so it's not hard to see why people are upset and are looking to blame incumbents. And look where the Cons won last night - Richmond and Surrey. We all know how Chinese people, generally speaking, feel about drug use.
Look at the main operatives of the BC Conservative party - all under the age of 40. Yes, even though things have materially better for me personally over the past 7 years, I'm not ignorant enough to dismiss the concerns of younger folks who aren't having their material needs being met. Thats why the BC Conservatives got the results they did last night.
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