In an April 6 column,
Globe and Mail writer Marcus Gee reports on a recent speech by David Naylor, the president of the University of Toronto, who wants to turn those GTA frowns upside down.
"'It's time to get over ourselves. Yes, there are things to fix. But please make time to celebrate the hugely positive features of the remarkable municipalities that together make up the Toronto metropolitan region.'"
"That region, he says, ranks high on many global surveys: number three in livability, number four as an innovation hub, number six on a scale of business competitiveness—yet Toronto ranks number 59 on a list of the world's most expensive cities."
"It has the third largest financial centre and fourth largest health-sciences community in North America. Its design sector is the third largest on the continent, with a work force of more than 28,000 designers. The Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development says Toronto has the fourth highest rate of entrepreneurship among regions in the industrialized world."
"What is more, he says in a 'pointy-headed aside,' these strengths are 'multiplicative.' They build on one another."
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Original Source: Globe and Mail