[burfog]

Political climate is something that could go either way.

A city like Seattle would be comfortable for existing employees. It would do nothing to attract talent that dislikes that political climate.

[mynegation]

That's right. I actually have a pet theory that Toronto has already been chosen, but all this shortlisting thing is a theatre and removing almost all Canadian cities in the first round is for plausible deniability of the preference for Canada. I know, I know...