Edmonton's economy is the fastest growing economy in Canada. Fort Mac is right up the road from us, and the oil sands are booming. I'm not sure how or what Calgary does that dictates what our province and country is doing. Edmonton is still the capital last time I checked.
I agree downtown Calgary is nicer than Edmonton's but I don't work in an office building so why would I care? Whyte Ave is a hundred times nicer than 17th, and we actually have a vibrate arts/culture scene. Calgary's sprawl has gotten out of hand too.
As a skier, I can't say I wouldnt want to live in Calgary, but sometimes some Calgarians are too cocky and spoiled for their own good. The rest of the province sees you as the little spoiled annoying brat.
Its just the rivalry thing coming out, and for real I know 90% of Calgarians are totally cool and there are probably as many dicks in Edmonton as Calgary so lets leave it at that.