It gets even more impressive when you think that these 3 other players are almost unanimously considered the best in the history of the sport. We are witnessing history, not just with McDavid, but this current generation of players is probably the best since the 1980s. Connor with 100 assists...

My argument there is a counter as to what the survey referred in the comment says. 1 in 20 said that they'd been personally assaulted? They either polled a very targeted demographic, or these number don't add up. As I said, I do believe we should be stricter with open drug use (and hard drugs...

I will echo that. Having grown up and lived in Latin America most of my life, and experienced what ACTUAL high crime rates and violence is, it feels like people here are overblowing things. I will agree that the fact that even the most dangerous cities in Canada are overall a lot safer than...

For water quality, at least potable water, maybe the percentage of residences with treated sewage and water? I like the # of smoggy days/year as a measure for air quality. There is also the air quality index that could maybe be found from weather forecasting platforms, and grade them based on a...

And even this... Weather is such a matter of personal preference. I don't care how much people try to convince me, IMO Vancouver or Victoria, for example, DON'T HAVE NICER WEATHER than Edmonton. Damned be the warmer temperatures. The rainy, gloomy winters are MUCH worse on my mental health and...

This is so anecdotal that it's not even funny. A lot of the people I know there have the perception that they're worse off than AB, especially in terms of rental market and healthcare.

He is definitely one of, if not THE most improved player on this team from last season to this one. I tend to discount the pre-Knob era of 2023-24, as even McDrai were playing subpar hockey (by their standards) back then. I agree that he's not a player who should be making more than 1-1.5M...

This ranking seems a lot more balanced, IMO. great job! Edmonton's position is definitely more reasonable, and I'll try to avoid my own negative bias towards Brazil, as well. One thing I'm thinking about is in the transit/transportation score, and it brings me to a more general point: the...

I'd honestly choose a $6-9M in Edmonton over almost all of these cities, save for maybe NYC and Toronto. Vancouver, Victoria, Palm Springs and San Diego are frankly overrated IMO, and I wouldn't have a happier life in either city than I have in Edmonton, and Montreal would probably be annoying...

That is debatable. I've got several friends in Quebec, and the overall impression I get is that as bad as we might think things are here, AB is still in much better shape, all around, than QC.

As far as I am aware, yes.

On the flip side, phase II does have the potential to do something that is not quite common, and become a market-maker. They have the liquidity, firepower, know-how and understanding of the city's dynamics for this. The big question mark is Katz's risk aversion, to be honest. One thing I would...

We say these things, and then he hits the ice with bloodlust on a revenge tour for the ages and banks in five 3pt+ games straight 😂

I'll bet on 3/4 months to ground level, weather permitting.

Country music is a lot stronger here than a lot of people give it credit for, maybe because of the very automatic association that most people make with Country/Stampede/Calgary. Luke Bryan is going to be another sellout crowd on April 18, and finding Zach Bryan (last name variation be damned)...

I disagree with them being overrated, but it's all a matter of personal taste. It's still a very good addition, and their location is great to add more walkable/bikeable options to that area.

I was thinking the same thing earlier today, driving to work. There are a bunch of multifam developments going up all around the big box stores in Orchards/Ellerslie/Summerside/Charlesworth, as well as a lot of trails/pathways that crisscross these newer developments and actually allow easier...

I would look at the indexes for high severity crimes (murders, kidnappings, etc...). Most places tend to track these similarly (murder rate/100k/year is a very standard measurement, as well as sever crime/100k/year). This will likely give at least some weight to crime and safety i the list. For...

Unlike some of us, I am not surprised by Sao Paulo's position in the ranking, considering the criteria used. It is an impressive city, with amazing active transportation and public transit, and relatively affordable, especially considering other cities of similar size. I will point out, however...

Yup. It's very unlikely that they don't start phase II next year. Time of the year might change, add they might decide to go for the shorter commercial building first and build the tower right after, if conditions are less than ideal, but everything that I've heard from people involved with this...