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City slickers and the legend of Canada as an urban nation

r macgregorglobeandmail.com It is the ultimate urban myth. And this newspaper is as guilty as any when it comes to spreading that myth. But there it was again late last week, published as if fact: "Eighty per cent of us live in cities." Full Article at Globe and Mail

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