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Re:Canada’s $6.9B Wildfire Is the Size of Delaware and Still... by beloch on Friday June 03, 2016 @08:29PM (#11834247)
Calgary is demographically young and cosmopolitan. The average Calgarian came from somewhere else in Canada. Their political views reflect this. When Nenshi was elected, Toronto's media had a massive freak-out over the fact that he's a Muslim. This did not happen in Calgary because Calgarians didn't view his choice of religion as being pertinent to his job. Meanwhile, the enlightened, progressive people of Toronto elected Rob Ford.

Calgary's CTrain has the third highest annual ridership among North America's light rail systems [1]. The bus system is lagging behind, but the LRT system is being expanded. The airport is a 22 min drive from downtown under normal circumstances. There is traffic congestion during peak travel times, but absolutely nothing like in Toronto or Vancouver.

If all you know about Calgary's cultural scene is the Stampede, one has to wonder if you've even been to Calgary.

In short, thanks for slagging a city you clearly know nothing about.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_light_r...

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Re:Canada’s $6.9B Wildfire Is the Size of Delaware and Still... by na85 on Friday June 03, 2016 @08:52PM (#11834311)
>Meanwhile, the enlightened, progressive people of Toronto elected Rob Ford.

I'm not from Toronto but the fact is that the barely-literate, anti-intellectual, suburban outlying population of places like (edit) Etobicoke elected Rob Ford.

edit: ah yes, the old reddit-style downvote because the truth hurts. The simple fact is the man was a train wreck, and his supporters are basically Tea Party North.

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Re:Canada’s $6.9B Wildfire Is the Size of Delaware and Still... by hunterjrj on Friday June 03, 2016 @09:17PM (#11834396)
Ok, I'll bite: You realize that Markham is a separate municipality and it's residents aren't eligible to vote in Toronto municipal elections?
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Re:Canada’s $6.9B Wildfire Is the Size of Delaware and Still... by na85 on Friday June 03, 2016 @09:30PM (#11834456)
As I said, I don't live there. So no, I didn't know that. But I do know that the bulk of Rob Ford's support is/was mostly in the outlying suburbs of Toronto, and not "old toronto". Substitute Markham for someplace like Etobicoke and I think the point still stands.
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