British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; French: Colombie-Britannique) is one of the coastal provinces of Canada. Nestled between the Pacific Ocean, Alberta, Alaska, and Oregon, British Columbia features an impressively diverse array of landscapes, including rocky beaches, temperate rainforests, warm deserts, and soaring peaks. While Victoria is British Columbia's capital city, its largest city is Vancouver. The province is home to over 3.6 million people, largely residing in the Lower Mainland, on Vancouver Island, and within the Okanagan Valley.

British Columbia is the epitomy of cosmopolitan politics. Hundreds of languages are commonly spoken within British Columbian communities, including 34 indigenous languages. BC is similarly diverse when it comes to religious affiliation and ethnicity identification, largely due to immigration waves in the 20th century in response to various international events. Economically, British Columbia is reliant on industries in natural resources, agriculture, retail, real estate, film production and tourism. The Port of Vancouver is the largest in Canada, and, along with its neighboring ports near Seattle and Tacoma, supply the west coast with vital resources.

In recent years, British Columbia has been considered a swing province due to its rapidly shifting political views. Due to the diverse nature of the province, it is difficult to pin down the ideological leanings of British Columbians, though most experts agree that they vary from region to region. (To be continued)