Borje Salming is still more highly regarded in Toronto than our Prime Minister! He gets a huge ovation from the crowd whenever he is at one of the games. From talking about Bandy with one of my Swedish colleagues, it is very similar to a game called Broom Ball that we play except that we do not use skates, but rather normal shoes. Good Luck with your move if/when you make it... and welcome to Canada

Having also spent some time in Vancouver.... yes I would chose Toronto area (not within the city itself). Vancouver is a beautiful city, but boring for evening and weekend entertainment. (unless you want to go skiing every day) My commute time from a small town (13,000 people) to work in the north end of Toronto is 20 minutes each way in traffic. Here is one for you to share with the Ottawa folks: Did you hear they are getting a new area code in Ottawa? "043" (they are 0-for-3 against the Leafs in playoffs)

Having recently travelled a couple of times to Sweden I think you will find that the Canadian and Swedish people are very similar. I live North of the Toronto area and have found that our summer and winter climates are _very_ similar to Stockholm. Come to Toronto; work in the city, commute from the subburbs. And if you want to have a chance to see the best Swedish hockey player (Mats Sundin of course) in action you have to chose T.O. for the Maple Leafs