| Title: | True North Strong & Free |
| Notice: | Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524 |
| Moderator: | POLAR::RICHARDSON |
| Created: | Fri Jun 19 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1040 |
| Total number of notes: | 13668 |
Montreal's need was greatest. reads the headline. This is the
"reasoning" behind locating yet another Federal (you know the
government in Ottawa) office there. It appears that "poor" old Montreal
has hit hard times, and needs the boost. It is not (according to the
PM) a bid to win support for the federalist side in the upcomming
"battle of Quebec".
Do you suppose that Montreal is suffering from years of political
unstability, and racial intolerance ?
Nah, it's all the ROC's fault I'm sure.
In an unrelated event, the Montreal casino will be getting a
$90,000,000 expansion. I wish Nepean was so "poor"
Derek.
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| 815.1 | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Sick in balanced sort of way | Fri Apr 08 1994 13:43 | 6 | |
Montreal has the highest unemployment compared to the other large cities in
Canada. Of course the language issue has affected Montreal, I don't
think anyone denies that. Toronto is in much better shape and Vancouver
is still roaring ahead of the rest.
Glenn
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| 815.2 | NAFTA move | KAOFS::N_PIROLLO | Fri Apr 08 1994 15:36 | 16 | |
It'll probably help the city when Quebec separates. After all,
PQ/BQ swear up and down they want to be members of the NAFTA zone
when Quebec has its' day.
I can just see Jacques Parizeau already proclaiming,
"we even now have our own NAFTA trade office" in Quebec.
I agree, if Montreal is so poor, how come all these people
have all this money to spend in multimillion $ casinoes.
These aren't lowly bingo halls, but the real thing. Las Vegas
of Canada?????
Norm
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| 815.3 | It's coming | KAOFS::J_DESROSIERS | Lets procrastinate....tomorrow | Sat Apr 16 1994 00:03 | 6 |
So this is Canada eh! Pay taxes to the canadian governement and don't
get anything in return. With Qu�bec separate, we would not be
counting beans as to who got what, what was a political "investment"...
Jean
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| 815.4 | KAOFS::M_COTE | I was there | Sun Apr 17 1994 21:33 | 7 | |
Oh, but Jean, remember yours is a 'have-not' province. That would support
the theory that political blackmail does bring oil to the squeaky
wheel.
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