[isaidso]

Toronto looks to New York first, London second.

It's impressed by its stature, vibrancy, and influence on the popular culture. Toronto has long admired London for the same reasons. There are also strong residual Commonwealth bonds despite the Commonwealth being viewed as irrelevant today. I suspect Torontonians will always admire Montreal for its historical place in Canada. Skyscraper geeks and urbanists increasingly feel a kinship for Melbourne. We see ourselves when we look at Melbourne and pay attention to how its developing.

All said, Toronto doesn't really 'look up' to any city any more and isn't looking to emulate any place else. It wants to be a bigger, better version of itself.