Best cities to live in Canada

Statistics are relative and every statistic that tries to figure out the best and worst places to live comes up with different results. What is hardly ever clear is how the analysed categories are weighted. The most recent statistic from MoneySense Best cities to live in Canada which looks at Canadian cities only takes weather, affordable housing, household income, new cars, population growth, job prospects, access to health care, low crime rate, and percentage of people that walk or bike to work into account. According to the Epoch Times they also rated public transit, amenities, culture, income & sales taxes but I can't see them on the on-line list of the MoneySense website.

How do you rate weather though? What weather one likes or dislikes is very individual. Edmonton might have lots of sun but it also has snow for 6 months. It does not rain much but the dryness causes itchy skin and eczema. Believing Moneysense the climate is best in Ontario, followed by B.C.; only Manitoba has one city in the top 30 but no other province. 
New cars? Is it a good thing to have more cars on the road, or newer cars? Shouldn't we be aiming for less cars on the roads and better public transit? And what do they measure public transit on, compared to other Canadian cities? All of them should receive low points then. 
Population growth also makes me think. Is it great to have lots of people move in? I like small places, a vastly expanding place would make me want to move away. Dave suggests that population growth implies that people want to live there. That might not be due to the beauty of the city or any other factor than job prospects. I know enough people who don't find Edmonton attractive but live here due to (husband's) employment. That includes myself. 
Percentage of people  who walk & cycle to work is interesting too. Yellowknife is top. Well, you can't drive anywhere from there, cars are expensive and it's still small enough to walk & bike. In winter you'll probably be safest outside with skies or snowshoes. Edmonton comes out 104 which might seem high for a city with so much sprawl but then again people may just move to the corner of the city they work in.          
I would really like to see the list for income & sales taxes and wonder if it takes into account what you get for it. Alberta has generally low taxes but the city of Edmonton for example barely manages to plough the roads during winter - why not tax more & provide better service? The reason for the low taxes are the oil & gas operations, above all the tar sands. The province lives off the taxes paid by the big oil corporations but the negative environmental impacts these operations have are probably not accounted for. Are those desirable circumstances in order to keep taxes low? I don't think so.