The real vs the imaginary city
Patrick Lagacé hits the bullseye with his piece on the real vs. the imaginary city. Does Montreal need to stage big events to make it shine internationally? (He doesn’t name names, but that’s the Denis Coderre approach.) Or does it need to look after quality of life as experienced every day by its residents? Lagacé is not shy about preferring the latter course.
Uatu 10:32 on 2021-05-11 Permalink
I think it says something that the YouTube videos ive seen on Montreal rarely focus on the big event stuff that some think makes us world class and more on stuff like the REV and triplexes with curving metal stairs.
Blork 11:11 on 2021-05-11 Permalink
Nice read, and I like his take on the “imaginary city.” Back in the 90s people couldn’t stop calling Toronto “a world-class city!” and I always used to chuckle at that and be grateful for living in a Montreal-class city.
My only regret about the article is his slagging of electric bikes. 🙂
DeWolf 19:54 on 2021-05-11 Permalink
What he describes is exactly why my wife and I chose to move back to Montreal.