mikes – you summed up gagbandit’s reaction quite well, "edge".
Lots of Calgarians are on edge these days from the stress of big-city-life and also defensive from criticism and not being liked by anyone outside of Calgary.
We in BC expecially don’t like em due to having screwed up our communities by gobbling up our real estate with their dirty tar-sands money.
Even Toronto folk are more appreciated these days!
