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Challenge Of Defining A National Urban Strategy In The Context Of Divergent Demographic Trends In Small And Large Canadian Cities., Gilles Viaud

Western Division, Canadian Association of Geographers

Once forgotten as an object of research, a growing literature dealing with various aspects of small cities has emerged since the new millennium. The answer to the question "does size matter?" has so far received positive empirical support on both sides of the Atlantic. Using the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) three quality of life studies as backdrop, this paper offers further evidence that small Canadian cities are worth our attention. Since 1999, FCM has extrapolated results from its series of quality of life studies carried out on a sample of large and medium sized cities to monitor key changes …