What exactly is it that Toronto has you can't get anywhere else?
The Blue Jays? The Raptors?
That's pretty much it I'm sure.
If you're gonna tell me some nonsense about the culture of the city being so unique, save it. Every city has nightclubs and concerts and art shows and theater plays and other artsy stuff.
Every city has a food scene nowadays too, and fancy cafes and whatever else.
Toronto isn't that special.
Food scene is great, hockey scene is amazing even if we do have the Leafs.
As much of a joke as the saying is, it really is the centre of the universe in Canada and benefits from the perception of such.
You have to be super bitter to say Toronto isn't actually that special in Canada, go watch Everyone hates Toronto or something.
Even Victoria, which is tiny compared to Toronto, has all of that.
And amazing cultural festivals too.
Please leave your bubble once in a while.
So all those cities have the same things but in much smaller quantities and generally missing out on larger events which Toronto is never skipped for.
I don't live in Toronto and haven't for more than short stints in nearly 25 years. Toronto is a great city. Vancouver is a beautiful boring sprawl and it's got some great things within a short drive. Montreal has a good cultural scene but fails on the job market. All the rest of the cities are too small to compare.
Other parts of Canada aren't terrible and definitly make more sense than Toronto for a lot of people. But Toronto has a combination of things that no other city in Canada compares to and to deny that is to be delusional.