French elections: thousands vote here
An estimated 200,000 French expats live in Montreal, and roughly 77,000 of them will be able to vote in impending French elections.
(Why doesn’t François Legault blame these wandering Gallic visitors for our housing crisis?)
Ian 09:22 on 2024-06-26 Permalink
They certanly made the rents jump noticeably in Mile End…
JP 09:57 on 2024-06-26 Permalink
They’re white and they speak French. How could they be part of the problem.
Nicholas 11:02 on 2024-06-26 Permalink
JP, about one in six people in France are not white (if you count Arab as not white (race is a construct and… complicated)).
JP 11:36 on 2024-06-26 Permalink
Thanks Nicholas…. 🙂
JP 11:39 on 2024-06-26 Permalink
Also, just because it’s a construct doesn’t mean it’s not relevant…one in six is not a majority by any means.
Daisy 12:01 on 2024-06-26 Permalink
I was surprised to see a French election sign in Verdun today.
DeWolf 16:51 on 2024-06-26 Permalink
France doesn’t collect any data on ethnic origin so any numbers are going to be approximate. But I think it’s worth noting that French immigrants to Montreal are a fairly diverse bunch and they’re probably one of the reasons the Plateau is a lot less white today than it was in the past.