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Originally Posted by geotag277
1. Montreal - Canada's city, without which nothing exists. Toronto may have more people and a larger economy largely propped up by finance and real estate, but Montreal will always be the heart of the country - economic, social, influence, and dynamism.
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Originally Posted by Acajack
This is absolutely how things feel to me, but I resist truly coming to that conclusion as I realize my view is tainted by being a francophone living in Quebec. Though it's true that some people from outside Quebec also share this view.
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Objectively speaking, how could Montreal possibly be social heart of the country and more influential than Toronto when its culture and language is distinct from most of the country? You really think the average person in Vancouver, Calgary or Halifax has more connections with Montreal than Toronto?
And I don't know how anyone could even begin to argue that Montreal is more important economically than Toronto. There are countless objective metrics that would contradict that.
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Originally Posted by Acajack
Where are all the PMs from Toronto over the past 50 years? The last true Torontonian to live at 24 Sussex was Lester B. Pearson.
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That's your metric? Here's a more important consideration; no Prime Minister can be elected without support from the GTA. That can't be said of Montreal: