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[-] atomWood@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

It did allow Toronto to become the business capital of all of Canada. It was previously Montreal.

[-] zesty@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

People didn't move to Toronto from Montreal because it's more affordable. They moved because of the language laws that make English speakers second class at best in Quebec.

[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

It was more about the Quebec independence referendum. Before that, Montreal was the economic capital of Canada.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

the language laws that make English speakers second class at best in Quebec

Weren't those passed in the 1990s? I thought businesses moved their headquarters out of Montreal in the 60s and 70s with the threat of separation (and FLQ bombings).

[-] atomWood@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I didn’t mean to claim that Toronto was more affordable than Montreal, simply that Toronto previous affordability allowed it to become what it is today.

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