https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/electronic-arts-burnaby-campus-expansion-construction
There are those that not only don't want traditional industrial jobs in BC, but not even high-tech jobs.
https://obj.ca/article/techopia/ottawa-climbs-top-10-ranking-north-american-tech-talent-hubs
https://dailyhive.com/toronto/toronto-tech-talent-top-ranking-north-america-report
There is no reason as to why Greater_Vancouver can't become a tech & business hub on the scale of Seattle.
