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link: https://www.smartyoungbc.com
title: "Smart Young BC: A Vision for the Future of BC"
tags:
  - Vancouver
  - BC
  - article
author:
  - Ian Vanagas
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By Ian Vanagas. [Subscribe for updates and related content](https://smartyoungbc.substack.com/).

> A strong indicator that BC is moving in the right direction is if **smart young people are moving and staying here**. Why this metric compared to something like economic health, output, GDP, HDI, debt levels, prices, cultural output, global awards, or something else?