- First, this happened. Toronto officially became the fourth largest city in North America, taking the title from Chicago.
- Toronto's population overtakes Chicago | Toronto StarWell, move over, Chicago. Toronto is laying claim to being the fourth largest city in North America. Since Toronto was amalgamated in 199...
- Then, this happened. A Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg writes wryly on the news, saying that even comparing Toronto to Chicago is “an insult to our city.” His, not ours.
Woe, Canada - Toronto quietly crows over Chicago - Chicago Sun-Times
BY NEIL STEINBERG nsteinberg@suntimes.com Updated: The Canadians, in all their damnable fairness, are too decent to crow. So if you look ...- We followed up with a piece of our own.
Comparing Toronto to Chicago an insult, Windy City columnist insists (sort of) | Toronto Star
Someone in Chicago has finally noticed Toronto has surpassed it in population, and he's wryly congratulating us on the extra people. Neil...- Steinberg's column may have been tongue-in-cheek, but not everyone saw it that way. For example:
- Steinberg retweeted the Star's story about his column, and the discussion on Twitter started getting ugly, with Steinberg replying to many of the tweets. Here's a taste of some of the back-and-forth.
Toronto vs. Chicago: Fight! Fight! Fight!
A story about Toronto having a larger population than Chicago quickly turned into a snarky battle on Twitter between a Chicago columnist and the Twitterverse. Toronto vs. Chicago. Humour vs. just plain mean. Here's what happened, blow by blow.
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