Vancouver -- AKA "The Big Smoke". Ask someone from the interior (redneck country) & they'll probably tell you it's more like granola -- some fruits and nuts, and a whole lot of flakes.
As beautiful as Vancouver might have been, my recollection is that Victoria made it look like a dump. But, would I be right in guessing the politics are pretty similar (liberal)? How much does the island do to insulate you from the pestilence and vermin?