Daniel Francis and Toronto

Allan Levine: While Levine champions "Toronto the Good," Francis scoffs at the "breezy arrogance" displayed in the text -- something all Canadian metropolises are guilty of -- and the silence around certain disparaging moments in Toronto development, according to Rabble. Yes, the age-old battle of Toronto vs. But what happens if you don't live in Toronto or, really, anywhere near it, and say in a different city that is also fighting for Canadian city superiority Through this lens is how reviewer Daniel Francis deconstructs and evalutes this book. Vancouver is alive and well in this review; however, once we look past the feud, Francis exposes much richness and history from the crusading moralists to the Rob Ford Show and from the city violent history to the faux-multicultural mecca. In the introduction to his new book, Toronto: Biography of a City, Allan Levine writes that "the story of Toronto is really the story of Canada. Read on for Francis' fantastic review. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.