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I love Montreal too, but being legally required to speak French drives away a lot of people who would normally come live here. Anecdotally, I know quite a few p
by HDMI_Cable 6y ago
I love Montreal too, but being legally required to speak French drives away a lot of people who would normally come live here. Anecdotally, I know quite a few people who chose Vancouver and Edmonton over Montreal, partly because they were afraid of the language / culture surrounding the language.
- MartianSquirrel 6y agoYou are right, the legislation on that part is counterproductive, but there are many ways around, especially for tech workers. And tbh we alway used english at work considering some of our team mates didn't speak french.
- rchaud 6y agoVanc over Montreal is understandable for weather reasons alone, but Edmonton??