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  1. Habfanman
    What? I'm sorry mate but Montréal has moved beyond the usual 'North American package of events' that tour everywhere. The thing that differentiates us from the rest of North America is that we have our own mojo. The rest of Canada is happy to present sloppy seconds of whatever America- their main source of inspiration- has to offer. We throw ourselves up into everyone else's face. They don't like it? Fuck em! We dig it, that's all that matters. A few points: Montréal was the first MLS expansion choice. Joey Saputo refused to pay the 40$ million expansion fee that MLS was demanding. Good move as it was based solely on an inflated valuation of LA Galaxy which, because of their signing of Beckham, boosted the valuation (falsely) of MLS teams by 10$ million. MLS needs Montréal more than Montréal needs MLS. Joey Saputo rules. Toronto doesn't dictate which tennis players come here. It's simple really: men's and women's tournaments alternate each year. Nothing shady there. Montréal has been chosen as the national team's HQ so.. I guess we won that. I love skyscrapers but I love a liveable city more. I love the fact that Montréal values its natural attributes and liveability more than it values the ability of come-and-go developers to make quick money. I live on the ground and I could give 3 flying f_cks if a building is 30, 40, 50 floors.. only if it fits in with its surroundings. Floor counts are for loser cities that have nothing else to offer and/or third-world cities that are trying to impress. We are neither.
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    Oh no not this again! Thank god that Gilbert Rozon, Guy Laliberté et al don't think as small as some of the people here. So, you'd think that people here would be happy that we have created the largest, most successful comedy festival IN THE WORLD. You'd think that they would be happy that, because it is the most successful comedy festival IN THE WORLD, it is now exporting itself all over the world. You'd think that these same people would be laughing at Toronto because they're relying on Montréal to provide them with a festival that they couldn't create on their own. But no; the small-thinkers here think that the festival is 'moving'. Based on what? First of all, there is no street festival aspect to the Toronto JPR. Why? Because Toronto won't close streets like we do here, they have nowhere to hold a proper festival like we do here and they're too anal-retentive to allow people to have a drink on the street like we do here. Toronto is not a fun city. They'll have shows in theatres.. that's all. Let me tell you, as someone who has lived in Toronto: JPR isn't going anywhere. Any attempt to have a Montréalesque festival wouldl fail miserably. M. Rozon will make money off them, have indoor shows and call it a day. Toronto is too anal to have a proper festival I read an interview with M. Rozon where he stated that it's easier to get international acts if he has a number of dates to offer them, rather than just paying them for one big one in Montréal. By creating festivals in Toronto and Chicago, he's doing just that. He's also planning on expanding to Los Angeles and Atlanta. So who are we 'losing' it to: Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles, Atlanta? Are we losing the franco festival to Rennes (Lyon next year), or is the expansion just a further extension of the dominance of THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMEDY FESTIVAL? Naturally, the loser mentalty people think that we're losing it to Toronto. You've obviously never been to a 'festival' in Toronto! Seriously, stop living on the internet. Attend festivals here and then go somewhere else. If you do that, you'll know why Montréal has nothing to worry about losing a festival to boring Toronto, or anywhere else in North America.
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    Francely, the only city on your list which has held both the Olympics and a World Expo is Paris: Olympics in 1924 and Expo in 1937. Keep in mind that before WW 2, neither one of these events was comparable to one held after the war. The late 1950's and 1960's introduced international air travel, which allowed people to actually travel to these events. Before that, 95% of the people who attended the Olympics or World Fairs were either residents of the host nation or of nearby countries. It never ceases to amaze me that internet forums seem to attract all the loser mentality Montrealers. People here (not all of the people here!) and the people on SSP, SSC go out of their way to diminish all the awesomness of Montréal and instead, go out of their way to downplay every single one of the vast number of accomplishments that make this city the best that I've ever lived in. It's certainly not the case with the people in my circle: we eat this city up!! But then, we actually live in Montréal and not in some boring suburb where "50 floors!!!" is more exciting than.. I guess you have to actually LIVE here to understand.
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    The beauty of the internet is that you can say you're from wherever you want! My guess is that, even if Dick happens to be in New York right now, he's an ex-pat Torontonian. Why else would he get so worked up about people commenting on Toronto, on a Montréal board, if he's actually a New Yorker?
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    Listen, Dick (I'll assume that's you're first name - it seems to fit!) WTF are you talking about? First of all: I WAS around for both the 76 Olympics and Expo 67. My parents wheeled me around Expo in a stroller so it didn't leave much of an impression but the Olympics certainly did. Second of all: Does everyone alive.. today, have to have 'contributed' to something in order for it to be great? Is the Empire State Building going to suddenly suck as soon as the last 'contributor' to it dies? Will the rest of us no longer be able to speak of it? Will it suddenly DISAPPEAR? Fuck off! So what should Montréal do then? Already had an Olympics, already had a World Fair.. I guess we have to have them EVERY year because according to you, the cachet wears off after 40 years (make sure that you inform every other city which has held these events that, after 40 years - they mean nothing, they have to hold them EVERY YEAR in order to renew the legitimacy). So please, Dick, tell us what we should do to top the Olympics and Expo (other than the Grand Prix because.. you know.. we're the ONLY city in North America which has held it year after year for 30 years). Are you catching Pan Am fever yet? As far as Canada is concerned: It was a great experiment while it lasted. It will never be a great nation - it's already, practically speaking, the 51st state. Québec should (and will, someday) get out.
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    Hope you're still lurking... TIFF used to be democratic. Now it's all about 'VIP donors' getting preferential treatment and star-gazers standing in line forever to catch a glimpse of Brad or Angelina. It's beeen co-opted by Hollywwod dicks who breeze into town for a few seconds and then fuck off. The sadddest thing is: it has done nothing for Canadian film- moribund as ever, except in Québec. TIFF celebrates Hollywood, the rest is secondary. That's what we get from Toronto, our supposed 'English Canadian Cultural Leader'- more Brad, more Angie. The World Aquatics Championship is THE qualifier for the Olympics.. nobody who's anybody misses it, and only a very few cities in the world have the facilities to host. Montréal was the only time that it has been held in North America. The Pam Am games are a regional track meet that nobody cares about.. Winnipeg has held it twice.. and most elite athletes skip it because it doesn't matter. Even after hosting the Pan Am's, Toronto still wouldn't have the facilities to host the World Aquatics Championships. As far as spin-off benefits: Ever wonder why a disproportionate number of Canadian Olympic athletes hail from Québec and not Ontario? Hmmm.. "What you should really be asking yourself is this: Why doesn't Toronto create something and export it to the rest of the world like Montréal does?" Good non-answer! You forget that Montréal has already hosted the 2 largest events that a city can host: the Summer Olympics and a full-fledged World Fair. No other city in the world has done both. Add to that, the largest sporting event that a city can host: Formula One, whereas Toronto has done fuck-all and will probably never do anything memorable. Toronto is a wannabe, never has been, never will be anything but a second-rate American city.
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    Envoyé par Ornello Mastrocola "I guess will call it even with the 2005 World Aquatics Championship held in Montreal in which nobody wanted but our fair city. Last I remembered, we did not come out in the black." Melbourne Australia, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Long Beach California and Athens Greece bid for the 2005 Aquatics Championship (Melbourne hosted in 2007). Montréal won and was the first (and only) North American city to host. No other Canadian city was interested because no other Canadian city has the facillities to host such an event. The World Aquatics Championship is - next to the Olympics - the most important aquatics meet in the world. The Pan Am games are only a regional games - the Americas - that most elite athletes skip in order to compete in Europe. There's no comparison between the two. And yes, they lost 4$ million dollars but we were left with fantastic facillities (why do you think that such a disproportianate number of olympic athletes come from Québec?) and the spinoff benefits. "Newsflash...In July 2007, Just For Laughs celebrated its 25th anniversary with a month-long festival in Toronto. A flagship festival in Chicago has garnered rave reviews and continues to prosper under the banner "Just for Laughs" If you remember Second City Television began in Chicago. Just for laughs is not only held in Montreal Habfanman but has and/or will expand Globally. If it hasn't already" News flash... Just For Laughs Toronto 2007 was a 3-day festival, not a month-long festival (Team 990 again?). Just For Laughs Montréal is a month-long festival every year. And yes, it is expanding - not moving - because it is so successful. It has expanded to Chicago, Toronto, Bermuda and Nantes France. They also produce much of the Edinburgh festival in Scotland because they are successful, not because they're moving. And btw, you're confusing The Second City Improv, which began in Chicago and has expanded to Los Angeles, Toronto and soon, Montréal, with SCTV which began in Toronto and moved to Edmonton before going off the air in 1984. Second City Improv did not move from Chicago, it expanded to other cities because it's successful. "Toronto doesn't need to steal. Montrealers will simply become aloof and loose it from right under their noses. Where was the GP last year? Montrealers and I do mean the politicians are not pro-active but always reactive. When we lost the the GP last year, only than did they react. As for the Toronto event, I heard it on Race line Radio on the team 990! I will look for the link. You can not jam 340,000 people in a city street racing environment. It's impossible. Torontonians do know how to party. TIFF is second to Cannes. They know how to party!!" Which other city has hosted the Grand Prix in North America? For over 30 years? We lost it last year because of the insanity and greed of Bernie Ecclestone, not because we screwed up. The sponsors, teams and drivers made sure we got it back because we are the only city in North America able to host it. And you can jam 340,00 people (over 3 days) into a city street raceing environment if you have the audacity to build a track on a man-made island in the middle of a river. Why doesn't Toronto do it? They have the islands, all they have to do is run the subway out to them - like we did. I don't know if you've ever been to TIFF - I have - and it's only a big party if you're in the industry or are willing to spend vast amounts of money. For the average person, it's a nightmare of lineups where you're lucky to get tickets for any of your choices unless you pay several 100$. "Guy Laliberte if he is such a Nationalist, why doesn't he set up a Cirque de Soleil resident show in Montreal like he's been doing Globally, the last one being Dubai at the new Atlantis Resort. Like everyone, they go where the money takes them. He's not stupid." No, he's not stupid. That's why he won't set up a resident show in Toronto. There are resident Cirque shows in only 2 cities: Las Vegas and Dubai. Both are Disneyesque entertainment meccas. They tour everywhere because they are successful. Again, you're confusing global success with some sort of indication of moving. Why on earth, of all the cities in the world where they could set up another resident show, would they pick Toronto? I hope they set up a resident show in Montréal but if they don't, I'll guarantee they won't be setting one up in Toronto. What you should really be asking yourself is this: Why doesn't Toronto create something and export it to the rest of the world like Montréal does?
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    I posted this on SSP a couple of months ago. It's a study from U of T which confirms what I had suspected: that the immigrant mix in Montréal is very different from that of Toronto and Vancouver. Toronto receives most of its immigrants from Asia (70%), the majority are Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan. Vancouver has an even higher % from Asia (80%), the majority of whom are Chinese. Montréal has a much more diverse mix with roughly 30% Asian, 25% European, 25% African (French West Africa, Mahgreb North Africa), the remaining 20% from the Americas (U.S., Central/ South America and Caribbean). Shifts in immigrant origins http://www.urbancentre.utoronto.ca/pdfs/researchbulletins/CUCSRB42-Murdie-Cdn-Immigration3-2008.pdf The origins of the recent immigrant population in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montréal have shifted dramatically in the last 35 years. Figures 4, 5, and 6 present data from the 2006 census that indicate the origins of the immigrant population living in the three metropolitan areas in 2006 by period of arrival in Canada. The patterns for Toronto and Vancouver are quite similar; Montréal is somewhat different. Figure 7 presents pie graphs showing a more detailed summary of the place of birth of recent immigrants, 2001–2006, for Montréal,Toronto, and Vancouver as well as Canada as a whole. In 2006 in Toronto and Vancouver, the vast majority of immigrants who arrived in Canada before 1961 came from Europe (Toronto: 92 percent; Vancouver: 82 percent). In contrast, less than 20 percent who arrived in these two cities between 1991 and 2006 came from Europe. The reverse pattern is true for Asians, especially in Vancouver. In 2006, about 10 percent of Vancouver’s immigrant population that had arrived before 1961 came from Asia, compared to almost 80 percent of the immigrant population that arrived between 1991 and 2006. The shift from a predominantly European population to a mainly Asian population began in the 1970s in Toronto, a little earlier in Vancouver. In Vancouver less than 10 percent of the city’s 2006 immigrant population came from any other region of the world. The origins of Toronto’s immigrant population are more varied. Immigration from regions other than Europe and Asia peaked in Toronto in the 1970s, when about 15 percent of the immigrant population that had settled in the city as of 2006 came from the Caribbean, 10 percent from Central and South America, and 5 per cent from Africa. In the succeeding decades, fewer immigrants came from the Caribbean, while the proportion arriving from Central and South America and Africa remained at 10 percent of the 2006 immigrant population or less. The pattern for immigrants who were living in Montréal in 2006 is more diverse than that of Toronto or Vancouver (Figure 6). As with the other cities, the vast majority (90 percent) of immigrants living in Montréal in 2006 who had arrived before 1961 came from Europe, but only 20 percent of Montréal’s 2006 immigrant population who arrived between 1991 and 2006 came from Europe. Although most of the immigrants who arrived in this period came from Asia, the percentage of total immigrants from Asian countries (36 percent) is not nearly as high as Toronto (66 percent) or Vancouver (79 percent). Instead, Montréal attracted a higher percentage of immigrants from Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Africa than either Toronto or Vancouver. In particular, the proportion of African immigrants in the 2006 immigrant population increased dramatically, from 10 percent who arrived in the 1980s to over 20 percent of those arriving between 1991 and 2006. Montréal attracts immigrants from francophone countries and former French colonies in the Caribbean (Haiti), Northern Africa (Algeria and Morocco), and the Middle East (Lebanon). In part, this pattern reflects the fact that the Québec government can select its own economic-class immigrants and some refugees (Rose et al.2006:4). Toronto Vancouver Montréal
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    Oh really? I guess that's why Toronto went and got the third rate Pan Am games that nobody cares about. Why, after 25 years and after becoming the world's largest comedy festival, would it move to Toronto? The street portion of the festival would suck in Toronto. They won't close a street for more than 2 days and even then only on a weekend, and they definately won't allow alcohol to be sold on the street. It would be as lame as any other festival in Toronto. Moving JPR to Toronto would kill it. Really? Where did you hear that? Care to provide a link? They've had 30 years to 'steal' it from us but they haven't, and they could barely attract 40,000 people to the Toronto Indy last year compared to the 340,000 that we get year after year. If they ever did decide to build a track, it would be out in the middle of nowhere and the usual Toronto lameness would prevent anything like the party here from ever occurring. ... Again, why? Cirque was created here and has a massive headquarters in St-Michel. There's also École Nationale de Cirque, La Tohu, Cirque Eloise, Les sept doigts de la main and the new festival de Cirque starting this year. There's none of that in Toronto. And do you really think that Guy Laliberté, a nationalist, would want anything to do with Toronto? I suppose you think Francofolies will be moving to Toronto too? Get real.
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    Montréal has a reputation for style because it is the most stylish city in Canada. Just about everyone who visits here remarks upon the style of Montréalais. I'm not talking about 'haute couture' worn by a few millionaires but of the style of the average person. Every female friend who has visited me here makes a beeline to Simon, Les Ailes and the various shops on St-Denis and St-Laurent because they can find things that they "can't find anywhere else." and every friend - male of female - remarks on the overall attractiveness of people, particularly when we go out at night. Why does everyone here think that every advance made by Toronto must result in a loss to Montréal? Toronto is the capital of english Canada and as such, it will respond to the needs of english Canada. More often than not that means tagging along with whatever is already happening in the U.S. Montréal responds to the needs of french Canada. If that means being 'different' than the rest of the continent then so be it. In the long run we'll get far more respect and recognition by staying true to ourselves than by selling out and trying to mimic New York, Chicago etc., like Toronto does. Besides, being the 'Fashion Capital of Canada' is a little like being the 'Fashion Capital of Scotland': nobody in any of the real fashion capitals gives a shit. Québec designers going to Toronto to make sales is as natural as going to any other city, and we have 2 formidable fashion events: Mode et Design and SMM. We also have 60% of the Canadian textile industry which is on an upswing after years of continent-wide decline. On another level, Montreal was known as the fashion capital of Canada and still could be simply because of the fact that Montrealers spend more per capita on clothing and accessories than any other city in the country. This is a cliché, like so many others, which has been repeated so often that people now believe it. Always because "they heard it somewhere". Here's a link to a consumer marketing website 'What Québec Wants' where the author puts this silly notion to rest: http://www.whatquebecwants.com/whatquebecwants/consumer_insights/page/2/ OCTOBER 04, 2008 Kitchen renovations and fur coats I used to work with a creative director who thought he had figured out Quebec women: “Give a $10,000 to a woman in English Canada and she’ll renovate her kitchen. Give the same to a woman in Quebec and she’ll buy a fur coat.” I always thought it was more a cliché than reality but I never had data to support or challenge this claim – until now. Ipsos-Reid conducted what it calls the Laundry Study on behalf of National PR and GE in August 2008. It asked 1,012 Canadian homeowners this question: If you had $10,000 to spend on one of the following options below, which would it be? New home appliances A new wardrobe Valuable artwork or paintings Backyard or landscaping improvements The only significant difference between provinces is in Alberta where homeowners are more likely to say they would spend the $10,000 on a new wardrobe. Posted by Eric Blais at 08:12 AM in Consumer Insights | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0) ShareThis
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    Dude, you really have to try to get over yourself. Do you not have enough toy stores downtown already? What is Best Buy going to offer that a dozen or so others (including their clone, Future Shop) don't already offer? And why should a major downtown Canadian retai strip have all the same stores as any mall or lifestyle centre in Cleveland or Buffalo? That we feel it necessary to have all of this generic garbage on our main street says more about the sad state of Canadian retail than anything else. And btw, I'm no kid - I'm in my 40's and I moved here from Halifax, not Ontario. After living in 4 counties on 3 continents and in 5 Canadian provinces, I don't find Montréal "exotic". It's simply the best place I've lived in thus far.. by quite a margin. You may not agree with my opinion but at least know that it's an informed opinion. I've found that you can learn a lot more about a city/state/province/country by actually living and working there than you can by simply popping down for a weekend and/or looking at pretty skyline photos on the internet.
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    Malek, I'm not talking about grocery stores. Grocery stores like the IGA in Complexe Desjardins are great and we need them all over downtown, not superstores, but neighbourhood stores that people can walk to. Discount furniture stores such as Brault et Martineau, The Brick, Ikea etc. locate in the burbs because of the cheap land. Since most people shop for major furniture purchases maybe once a year, it's hardly necessary to have such stores in every neighbourhood. I've moved over 20 times and never once have I said to myself "Where am I going to make my weekly major appliance purchases? I must be near a furniture store!" Chances are, I'm not much further from one in Rosemont than most people in Laval or Longueil. If we put "the biggest Best Buy in Québec" on this corner, what effect will that have on other electronics stores that are already downtown? Since there will be no immediate increase in either population or the money supply of existing residents, this thing will suck sales from all existing businesses. By granting one company (Best Buy/Future Shop) a monopoly of three huge locations downtown, we'd be killing off 5, 10, who knows how many independant businesses. Filling one hole by creating 10 or more new holes is not a particularly intelligent strategy. And don't think for a minute that they won't close the Future Shop a few blocks down after they've put everyone else out of business. That's what they do. There's a reason these stores are called "category killers". They enter an area and destroy the competition by (initially) offering low prices. Once they've killed the competition, they ramp up the prices because they no longer have any competion in that area. Not only that but they result in fewer net jobs than the businesses that they displace (and Big Box jobs tend to be lower paying Mcjobs). Any increase in taxes that they pay tend to be more than offset by the loss of taxes paid by the businesses that they've displaced. As well, chain stores do not support other local businesses as much as local retailers. They don't use local banks, lawyers, advertisers, web designers etc. More new holes. Besides all of that, putting a Best Buy on the main corner of what is supposed to be the cultural heart of the city is a little like having a Taco Bell in the councourse of Place des Arts: not a particularly bright move.
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    No, you don't have to allow big box stores downtown, they're a suburban phenomenon and that's where they should stay. I don't want Ste-Cath, The Main, St-Denis to look like 'Any Street USA' like every other city.
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    I hope it's a little more magical than the bland crap Diamond and Schmitt have been building in Toronto. It looks promising.
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    Why would we want a Best Buy on such a prominent corner? If we have to have shitty big box stores (and we don't), stick them in the burbs and not downtown. Besides, there's already a craptastic Future Shop down the street
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    This is 100% better than that first piece of shit. I hated that 'thing'. This underlines the importance of not automatically accepting the first crap proposal - simply for the sake of having something, anything built.
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    I love this building! I only hope that buyers are made completely aware of the fact that massive festivals will be occurring outside their windows much of the year. They should be made to sign a 'no-bitching' agreement. I don't want Place des Festivals to have to cut back their programming due to a few whiny condo assholes. Kind of defeats the purpose.
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    It's true that McGill has the highest proportion of international students. They estimate that almost 20% of the 34,000 - let's say 7,000 - are foreign. Concordia states that almost 11% of their 39,000 - 4,000 - are foreign. What's not true is that there are few foreign students at francophone universities, particularly U de M. There are over 5,600 foreign students at U de M - over 10% of their 55,000 total enrolment. I would imagine that UQAM would have a low foreign enrolment. Most foreign students at UQAM are probably enrolled in the FLS program, many of whom are permanent residents.
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    LOL! If the study said that Toronto was number 2 in the world, you'd take it seriously and be using it as an example of how they are ahead of us, how Montréal is going down the drain blah blah blah.. but since it says that Montréal is number 2 in the world, it is of course 'inutile'! Lonely Planet is an extremely trusted and influential travel publication. If a person is looking for a fun place to visit in North America as opposed to a place to look at green glass condos, an article such as this may influence them to come to Montréal instead of some other, boring city. It's good news you know but not exactly surprising.
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    Steve, I've discovered so many artists since moving here that they are almost too numerous to list! There is a kind of parallel universe of music in Québec that you never hear about in English Canada. Some of my favourites are (and I'm sure I will forget some) Jean Leloup- before I moved to Montréal, I asked a friend to send me some representative francophone music She sent me his 'best of' and I became an instant fan. He can do any style. Daniel Bélanger- I first heard him on the soundtrack of the film 'l'audition'. Rêver Mieux is one of my favourite albums ever. I can't wait to hear his new one 'Nous', where he is moving into funk. Brilliant singer/songwriter DobaCaracol- Saw them at my first St-Jean.. beautiful, and Caracol's solo album is great. Karkwa- One of the most talented bands I've heard, remind me of Radiohead aRTIST oF tHE yEAR- awesome electro-funk, great fun to see live-I've seen them 6 times! We are Wolves- incredibly innovative, you have to see them live! Vincent Vallières- caught him at l'autre St-Jean this summer and was mesmerized. Ghislain Poirier- I've seen him everwhere spinning with everybody! Misteur Valaire- These guys are incredible. Seeing them live is an experience!! Ariane Moffat- I'm stating to work through her catalogue now and she's fabulous. Les Dales Hawerchuk- These guys ROCK! Champion- if there is a 'Montréal sound' then this is it. I was worried about the loss of Betty Bonifassi but Pilou is excellent. Champion at Metropolis is a show you'll never forget! Duchess Says- WOW! Annie-Claude is so capitivating live and a complete nutjob. Not pop-punk bullshit. Malajube- I haven't seen them live but I need to.. soon! Yann Perreau- saw him do a crazy set at Piknic and just getting into him Then there are anglo or franco/anglo acts like Beast (WOW!!), National Parcs, The Dears, United Steel Workers of Montreal, Creature, Bran Van 3000, Leonard Cohen (international legend!), The Stills, The Besnard Lakes, Mellissa auf de Maur, Parlovr, Claass, Arcade Fire, Patrick Watson, Clues, Kid Koala... hip hop, which I'm not very familiar with...jazz, blues, folk... fuuuuck!! The music scene here is mental!! I find that francophones are more likely to be into both scenes whereas anglophones are more likely to stick with anglo bands but I think that's changing.
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    Bars should be able to stay open 24 hrs if they like. 3h00 is a random number and it doesn't make any sense. I worked in the bar industry for over 15 years and the majority of problems are caused by 2 things: 1) People over-order for last call and drink far more than they intended to 2) Fights occur when everyone is forced out at the same time and they have to battle for cabs, food etc. Eliminate last call and you eliminate huge over-ordering. Let people come and go as they please and you eliminate having 1000's all spilling out onto the streets at the same time and putting a huge strain on services. Most bars wouldn't change their hours significantly but big clubs would probably stay open 24h on weekends and smaller venues maybe an extra hour or two. We should also allow public drinking. It works for every festival, it works on St. Jean, it works for the St. Patrick parade, it works in the parks, it works for street parties.. there is no reason why it wouldn't work any other time.
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    I've been waiting for this news, it was only a matter of time before the men's tour arrived. Montréal has already been hosting the Women's Coupe du Monde for the past 12 years-the only stop in North America. http://www.world-cup-cycling.org/coupe-du-monde/index.htm La coupe du monde de cyclisme féminin : un événement unique en Amérique La Coupe du Monde de Montréal est la 6e étape d’un circuit de dix manches qui ont lieu dans le monde entier. Chaque année, l’Union cycliste internationale n’accorde que dix sanctions mondiales afin de déterminer la championne des coupes du monde. Montréal est l’hôte de la seule coupe du monde sur route à être présentée sur le continent américain. Les meilleures cyclistes au monde : La Coupe du Monde et le Tour du Grand Montréal accueilleront une fois de plus les meilleures cyclistes féminines à l’échelle internationale. Nous recevrons encore une fois l’élite du cyclisme mondial tel que les équipes Cervélo Test Team, Columbia High Road, Nurnberger Versicherung, Selle Italia -Ghezzi, ainsi que les équipes nationales de l’Australie, de l’Allemagne, de la Colombie, de la Suède et du Canada de même que les meilleures athlètes québécoises et canadienne I caught the 4th stage this summer in Petite Italie: Many hot women!
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    Malek, if there is anyone fucking up it's Fucklestone. We shouldn't be blackmailed into paying that idiot whatever he wants, it would set an ugly precedent. Here's an article from GP Update. The teams and the drivers will ensure that the GP is back! http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/10/06/america-a-stronger-target-than-korea-whitmarsh/ Martin Whitmarsh is unsure whether a Grand Prix in South Korea next year would be suitable for the sport; the opinion of the McLaren Team Principal, who believes the sport should strongly aim to return to North America, comes on hearing that the Yeongnam facility may not be equipped for a Formula One event. With the first ever Grand Prix in South Korea due to take place in just over a year's time, Whitmarsh has expressed the hesitation of both himself and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA), which represents all teams on the current grid. "We hear stories that it's four or five hours from anywhere and that there's no infrastructure - no hotels, no one can get there," Whitmarsh is quoted as saying by The Guardian. "It's going to make it difficult for fans and difficult for media. Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren Mercedes Team Principal "We're meant to be doing it for the fans and other people. My personal opinion is that we've got other priorities; we've go to act in North America - there shouldn't be question marks over Montreal, we should be prepared to sacrifice a normal week and get to Montreal. "We want to make sure we crack North America, it's got a big market - I don't think we should be so arrogant as to expect them to pay us good money to go there; I think, because we messed it up so badly in the past, we should be saying 'If necessary, we'll come there for free and we'll work with you to develop the North American audience'."
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    Trés cool!!
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    MLS Impact de Montréal

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    Great weekend! Montréal 9, Everyone else 0 Impact 2-0 and into the final Als 1-0 and clinch East UdeM 1-0 beat Laval Habs 2-0 Junior 3-0 I went to the Impact and UdeM games! Best sign!
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