The Week in Polling: Young British Columbians want to escape their costly province, Trudeau’s successor, mandatory national service in the U.K., and the Edmonton Oilers

This is The Week in Polling, your Saturday dose of interesting numbers from top pollsters in Canada and around the world, curated by The Hub. Here’s what we’re looking at this week.

British Columbians ages 18-34 are ready to leave the province due to high home prices

Young British Columbians are feeling the pressure of the province’s starkly unaffordable housing market, so much so that many are ready and willing to leave their home province for greener, and most likely cheaper, pastures.

In 2024, the average price of a home in British Columbia has reached just over a million dollars. Compared to other provinces, B.C.’s homes are, on average, by far the most expensive.