Yeah Winnipeg is that big and growing.
They put up with it because they like their life where it is, and like to stay still, but some of them pack up and leave for greater pastures. Urbanites tend to be more NDP/Liberal, suburban and rural more conservative, except for the North which is more reserve land and traditionally NDP.
Most don't have the option to move unless they have a career that supports it or want to take a chance. Traditionally they aren't risk takers.
Yeah 410 is insanely busy. Was on it a few weeks ago and it was awful. Thankfully my shuttle driver knew all the shortcuts and got us to the airport quickly. Most mayors are similar though, Developers either pad their pockets (same thing happened in Winnipeg and Montreal), or pad the pockets of the bureaucrats and councillors.
Immigrants go where the family is, and/or where the perceived opportunity is. If a city doesn't advertise it's unknown. Hence why the bulk of immigrants go to Toronto, Vancouver and MOntreal as primary landing points in that order.
We used to live in Rexdale... so we know what community and being colourblind is like.