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Originally Posted by Mr Flyguy
Edmontonians peeved, hah, what do they expect. That Ice District and bike lanes are going to make a world class city?
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A few things worth pointing out. The Economist only looked a a representative sample of cities. Its not surprising they included Alberta's largest city.
Its not a poll, its based on quantitative indicators. Summarized here. Its likely that if Edmonton were ranked on the same methodology it would have been #5 globally.
https://pages.eiu.com/rs/753-RIQ-438...lSK0twVFJvaiJ9
Alberta cities are as good as it gets for the average citizen. You can afford a house, clean, safe, low crime, good schools, high incomes, amazing infrastructure. London is great if you are a Russian billionaire, but there are few places on the planet that have the quality of life we have in Alberta.
Let that sink in for a bit - Calgary is the best city to live in in North America, as based on data collected by a conservative business magazine, the Economist. Makes a lot of the end of the world about rhetoric about the need to save Alberta on this site seem a bit foolish.