Are lower housing costs and Rocky Mountain views enough to lure Vancouverites to Alberta?

This week, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney launched a campaign to attract skilled workers from Vancouver and Toronto to Alberta, promising lower taxes, affordable housing, shorter commutes and the Rocky Mountains. 

“I’m standing in front of something that a lot of folks in Toronto, Vancouver, don’t get to see very often: the yard of a single-family home,” the premier said.

Alberta economist Mike Holden said the province is struggling with a labour shortage, adding: “Albertans see themselves as a welcome place, they want to bring more people here.”

To be fair, housing costs in B.C. are the highest in the country. The average price of a home