https://www.reddit.com/r/skyscrapers/comments/1lj6u5w/sydney_vs_melbourne_vs_gold_coast/
Unlike Canada, Australia has quite a towering presence on its Pacific Rim side. In many ways Vancouver is still stuck in a self-imposed provincial backwater trap. No office tower within the city of Vancouver has ever been permitted to have a 40 th floor. Unlike Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast have residential towers above 70 floors.
Mild winter Victoria, BC hasn't even been allowed to be as big as Halifax, NS. Halifax is so small when compared to Boston and Montreal. As a provincial backwater capital, Victoria is still smaller than Q. City, Winnipeg and Edmonton.
In the US, millions of people have moved to cities with mild winters. This has been going on for several generations. Thus, the urban infrastructure has tried to keep up. In Canada the opposite seems to be happening.
