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Go North, Young Man!
The Canadian edition of Who’s Your City? is finally out. Richard Florida has published rankings of the top Canadian cities for a few broad cohorts. But the territorial capitals (can Iqaluit actually be considered a city?) do so well it makes me think his statistical tools break down in extreme cases. And then there’s the inexplicable high scores of Toronto and Calgary… 
| Young singles | Mid-career | Families | Empty-nesters | Retirees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary | Ottawa | Ottawa | Toronto | Ottawa |
| 2 | Iqaluit | Calgary | Toronto | Ottawa | Toronto |
| 3 | Ottawa | Whitehorse | Calgary | Calgary | Calgary |
| 4 | Victoria | Yellowknife | Fredericton | Victoria | Victoria |
| 5 | Yellowknife | Iqaluit | Yellowknife | Canmore | Montréal |
| … | |||||
| 8 | Victoria | ||||
Anyway, I’m going to go see if one of the 295 single women under 30 in Iqaluit strikes my fancy…
