[Mister F]

I actually sort of agree with mike. Sort of. Canadian downtowns are great compared to the ones in the States, but they do feel small and quiet compared to European downtowns in cities the same size. If you compare even Ontario's best small city downtowns like Peterborough or Kingston with Oxford, England or Teplice, Czech Republic, the European ones feel significantly bigger and more lively. Another Czech city I've been to, Pilsen, feels like Canadian cities three or four times the size.