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Originally Posted by polak
World class city? Not even close. Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, those are world class cities if you go by name recognition.
Having a nice old district and a big hotel does not make a world class city. There are hundreds of cities in Europe like Quebec City.
If you want to go by the actual accepted "Global Cities" rankings then its even worse for QC's relevance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city
Cities like Edmonton, Winnipeg and QC don't even rank in the top 100 in these, with Calgary rarely appearing far down as well. |
Sorry, I didn't realize that Vancouver was the cutoff point for world class. Anyway, who mentioned anything about "Global City"? It's not even remotely the same concept as calling a city a "world-class city". The French speaking world is fairly large and Quebec City has a lot of name recognition on that level and it's not like it is unheard of in the rest of the world. The place is always filled with visitors from all over the world (Americans and Europeans especially).
Quebec City is a provincial capital in a fairly influential G7 country. It hosts several national and international events, and it's core is UNESCO world heritage site. I think that makes it a world class city. World class does not have mean on the same level as Montreal or Toronto (I didn't realize that was the standard).