Just like Washington State, the Alberta part of Canada isn't stunted like BC is.
"The Calgary Metropolitan Region is home to Canada's second-largest number of corporate head offices among the country's 800 largest corporations.[14] In 2015, Calgary had the largest number of millionaires per capita of any major Canadian city.[15] In 2022, Calgary was ranked alongside Zürich as the third most livable city in the world, ranking first in Canada and in North America." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary#Transportation
Unlike Vancouver, Calgary & Seattle are able to improve transportation infrastructure without taking lanes away from the narrow bridges.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle#Transportation
Calgary has more 50 story office towers than Denver or Minneapolis.
Calgary and Edmonton Compared https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h9HgvwQxJc
