Why are people leaving Montreal?

They basically hate Montreal and everything it is about, and ruined Montreal. It's almost four decades since the PQ first came to power and the city has still not recovered. read more

“In particular, the number of people leaving Montreal CMA to municipalities just outside it (such as Les-Pays-d’en-Haut and Montcalm) is higher than that of people migrating in the opposite direction,” said Patrick Charbonneau, demographer at StatCan. read more

I was born in Montreal and I'm glad I got out of there early. Quebec nationalism is the only thing that's keeping people there. Their utility function is 90% about feeling superior to anglophones and Americans. read more

Jack Jedwab, president of the Association for Canadian Studies, said most of the people leaving Quebec are between 25 and 34 years old — an age when most are just starting their careers. "It's an important group, relative to meeting our demographic challenge," he said. read more