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Geez boy. Open your Eyes. MONTREAL IS THE MOST RACIST CITY ON THE EAST COAST. I am willing to bet it is a frontrunner for any city within Canada and The US. I am limiting my statment to the East Coast because I have only lived on the East Coast, but I have lived in Washington D.C./Baltimore, New York, Boston and Montreal. I repeat! Montreal is the most overtly and entrenched racist city on the list I just mentioned. I have witnessed every type of racism at every level in Montreal: against blacks, arabs, women, jews, anglophones. Ask yourself, have you ever seen a non-white police officer in Montreal. That is alsways a good way to tell how the power of a community is distributed. The neighborhoods in Mtl are as ghetoized and homogenious as you can get. Look at who owns the stores and clubs on St. Laurent....It is hard for me to put into words the sights sounds feelings and experiences that all have led me to my conclusion while living in Mtl for 4 years. But just walk the streets talk to some people and open your eyes, then you will know what i am talking about


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Im sick of hearing anglos slandering Quebec and french as if they were special in the racism in our communitites. Like some people in the Anglo community doesnt have prejudices against french people and other cultures. Francophones outside Quebec couldnt dream of having it easy like anglos have it in Montreal, how many of them live in Montréal and cant even answer me back when i ask them "Avez vous l`heure SVP?". A lot, i made a habit of asking it when im in downtown Montreal.

Francophones outside Quebec have to learn english. But do i think its wrong? of course not because they would be ghettoizing themselves if they did that, but a lot of anglos in Montreal do exactly that.

Quebec is the most biligual province in Canada, which shows a spirit of tolerance. Just look at the métis population of Monteal, and youll see that french and other cultures meet very often. Im not saying that there arent bigoted and racist french people , there is some racism in Montreal. If you pick up Journal de Montréal, Allo-Police, youll see that. But pick-up Voir or l`aut journal and thats the other side of the medal youre not talking about, Quebecs progressive community. A part of that community is in Quebec city right now.
Go take a look at french schools to see if young francophones dont mingle with other people from other culture. My friend, whos a New-Yorker now, and vietnamese of origin, says that when he comes back to Montreal, its like a weight comes off his back, like he can relax, and theres not so much racial tension here. He was telling some parts of New-york were heavily segregated, even between cambodians and vietnamese.

Im not saying theres no racism in Montreal, there is, but your post is exagerated, and one-sided. Montreal gazette and anglo people have some pretty bigoted comments about french people often, dont leave em out of the picture. I smell a double standard. Would you dare say theres no anglo racism towards asian "illegal immigrants" in Montreal or english Canada? Can you say Stockwell Day and the canadian alliance? Puhlease

Fuck the summit is easily translated into "Fuck le sommet" not Fuck la summit.