I have mixed feelings on Toronto. On the one hand, it does feel like an overall pretty pleasant for a large city, especially considering how hellish & aggressive many US cities can be.

On the other hand, it's falling hard into some of capitalism's consequences-- the cost of living has blown out of proportion, and there's tent cities cropping up just like in the states (positive note: I def feel like the homeless are treated with more dignity here, have access to services, etc). Vancouver is even worse, where there's effectively no middle class. It almost feels sometimes like covid became a catalyst for introducing privatization to undermine social services and fall more in line with the diminishing returns of western capitalism. It's just worrisome that it seems like Canada used to be a step above the States in terms of quality of life. And now it's almost trying to make up for lost time (sorry about the doomerism).

That being said, if you ever get the chance, check out French Canada. Montreal & Quebec City. Super progressive, friendly, fun, and liberated from a lot of that lingering Christian stigmatization that often permeates in the States. Also, the Euro in them makes them way better at protesting, upholding their rights, & questioning authority. Just my two sense. Toronto still a very cool place.