The poll by Research Co. showed that young adults are among the most in favor of a name change that recognizes the province’s Indigenous heritage. Overall, 53 percent of British Columbians oppose changing the province’s name, which is seven points below a similar poll conducted in August 2021. However, a third of British Columbians, 32 percent, would like to go ahead with a name change, and that number rises to 50 percent among 18- to 34-year-olds, according to the poll. 1:59 BC man funds scholarship after bid to rename school with controversial name falls through “More than a third of Vancouver Islanders (37 per cent) would welcome changing the name of British Columbia,” said Mario Canseco, president of Research Co. in an announcement. Current trend
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Story continues below ad “Support is lower in Northern B.C. (32 per cent), Metro Vancouver (31 per cent), Fraser Valley (30 per cent) and Southern B.C. (26 percent). The poll found that just over three in five British Columbians (62 per cent) are not bothered by any element of the province’s name. Around one in five are upset about the lack of recognition of indigenous peoples (20 per cent) and the ‘British’ part (19 per cent). Only eight percent said they were bothered by the “Columbia” part of the name.
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The poll did not provide examples of what a name change might look like, but asked if residents thought the provincial flag should be altered to remove the Union Jack. 31 percent agreed with this plan, but 46 percent disagreed. Only 24 per cent of British Columbians aged 55 and over would agree to have a provincial flag that does not bear the Union Jack, the poll found. Support is highest among their counterparts ages 35 to 54 (30 percent) and ages 18 to 34 (43 percent). When asked about changing the name of the Queen Charlotte Islands in 2010, most British Columbians – 58 per cent) – believed it was the right decision. Story continues below ad In 2010, the Queen Charlotte Islands were renamed Haida Gwaii. Most British Columbians (58 per cent, +2) believe this was the right decision, while 20 per cent (=) disagree and 23 per cent (-1) are undecided. The results are based on an online study conducted from October 29 to October 31, 2022, of 800 adults in British Columbia. Data have been statistically weighted according to Canadian census data for age, sex, and region in British Columbia. The margin of error—which measures sample variability—is +/- 3.5 percentage points, nineteen times out of twenty. © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
