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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Yet tens of thousands still came, with 38,000 arriving in Toronto alone in 1847 - more than the existing population of the city. By that point Toronto was majority Irish, the population of which was roughly split between Protestant and Catholics. Unsurprisingly, this led to plenty of sectarian conflict, with riots between the two being a frequent occurrence through to the end of the 19th century. It was precisely because of that strong Catholic minority that the Orange Order had so much influence in early Toronto.

Yeah, I'm not so convinced that Irish Catholics went to Montreal to avoid Toronto.