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Montreal

2008-06-25T13:48:55Z

Mtlsavage:

'''Montreal''' (also spelled Montréal) is the second largest [[Canadian]] city in the [[Province]] of [[Quebec]]. The city is bilingual and the majority of its people speak both [[French]] and [[English]]. In fact Montreal is the second largest French speaking city after [[Paris]], [[France]]. Montreal is also home to many Irish-Canadians and Jewish-Canadians. For many years Montreal was the largest and most important city in Canada and had many [[Canadian]] corporate headquarters; however, as a result of the [[Quebec separatist movement]] beginning in the 1970's and climaxing around the 1980 referendum (which never passed) some 300,000 English speaking Montrealers moved, for the most part to [[Ontario]].
 The City of Montreal now has a population of 1,620,693 while its Census Metropolitian Area (or CMA) has a population of 3,635,571. <ref> 2006 Canadian Census : [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=302&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&PR=24]</ref>

==Montreal Sports Franchises ==

[[Montreal_Canadiens|Montreal Canadiens]] ([[NHL]] [[Hockey]])

[[Montreal_Alouettes|Montreal Alouettes]] ([[CFL]] [[Football]])

== External Links ==
* [http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/B2C/00/default.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1/ Tourisme Montreal (english)]

==References==
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==See Also==
[[Montréal Québec Temple]]

[[Category:Canadian Cities and Towns]]

Quebec

2008-06-25T13:45:20Z

Mtlsavage:

'''Québec''' is the largest [[province]] in [[Canada]] geographically, and the second most populous after [[Ontario]]. The [[capital]] of Québec is [[Québec City]] with the largest city being [[Montreal|Montréal]]. Quebec entered Confederation in 1867 and has a total area of 1,540,680 km2. The population of Quebec was 7,546,131 in 2006, approximately 23.4% of the national total.<ref>[http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/provinces/p/quebecfacts.htm Canadaonline]</ref>

Quebec traces its roots to [[France|French]] colonization of North America prior to the [[British|English]] conquest of Canada during the [[French and Indian Wars]]. Quebec still retains much of the unique French culture, although this has become distinct from the culture of France.

The official language of the province is [[French]], although many residents are bilingual, speaking both French and [[English]]. Laws and regulations must be written in both English and French as per the Constitution Act of 1867.

==Economy==

The per capita provincial income in 2001 was $28,756 (Cdn).<ref>[http://www.dec-ced.gc.ca/Complements/Publications/ADT2003/en/2.html The Economy of Quebec and its Regions]</ref>. This has lagged behind the overall growth of Canada, in part because of the successive separatist governments who did not create a stable environment and their policies of large government intervention. The economy has a large aerospace and manufacturing sector, however mineral extraction and forestry also play a large role.

==Politics and Government==

On May 20th, 1980 a separatist government held a referendum on declaring independence from Canada. This was defeated by a 60% to 40% vote. A second referendum was held on October 31st, 1995 and saw the separatist side lose again, but by less than two percentage points.

The separatist movement has waned recently, and since 2003 Québec has been governed by a pro-federalist party. On March 26, 2007, the Liberal Party of Québec, led by [[Jean Charest]], was elected to a minority government, with Mario Dumont's Action Démocratique Québec forming the official opposition. The former official opposition, the Parti Québecois led by André Boisclair, finished the election in third place.

[[Category:Canada]]

== References ==
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== External Links ==
* [http://www.bonjourquebec.com/ Quebec Tourism]

Quebec

2008-06-25T13:43:08Z

Mtlsavage:

'''Québec''' is the largest [[province]] in [[Canada]] geographically, and the second most populous after [[Ontario]]. The [[capital]] of Québec is [[Québec City]] with the largest city being [[Montreal|Montréal]]. Quebec entered Confederation in 1867 and has a total area of 1,540,680 km2. The population of Quebec was 7,546,131 in 2006, approximately 23.4% of the national total.<ref>[http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/provinces/p/quebecfacts.htm Canadaonline]</ref>

Quebec traces its roots to [[France|French]] colonization of North America prior to the [[British|English]] conquest of Canada during the [[French and Indian Wars]]. Quebec still retains much of the unique French culture, although this has become distinct from the culture of France.

The official language of the province is [[French]], although many residents are bilingual, speaking both French and [[English]].

==Economy==

The per capita provincial income in 2001 was $28,756 (Cdn).<ref>[http://www.dec-ced.gc.ca/Complements/Publications/ADT2003/en/2.html The Economy of Quebec and its Regions]</ref>. This has lagged behind the overall growth of Canada, in part because of the successive separatist governments who did not create a stable environment and their policies of large government intervention. The economy has a large aerospace and manufacturing sector, however mineral extraction and forestry also play a large role.

==Politics and Government==

On May 20th, 1980 a separatist government held a referendum on declaring independence from Canada. This was defeated by a 60% to 40% vote. A second referendum was held on October 31st, 1995 and saw the separatist side lose again, but by less than two percentage points.

The separatist movement has waned recently, and since 2003 Québec has been governed by a pro-federalist party. On March 26, 2007, the Liberal Party of Québec, led by [[Jean Charest]], was elected to a minority government, with Mario Dumont's Action Démocratique Québec forming the official opposition. The former official opposition, the Parti Québecois led by André Boisclair, finished the election in third place.

[[Category:Canada]]

== References ==
<references/>

== External Links ==
* [http://www.bonjourquebec.com/ Quebec Tourism]

Quebec

2008-06-25T13:40:21Z

Mtlsavage:

'''Québec''' is the largest [[province]] in [[Canada]] geographically, and the second most populous after [[Ontario]]. The [[capital]] of Québec is [[Québec City]] with the largest city being [[Montreal|Montréal]]. Quebec entered Confederation in 1867 and has a total area of 1,540,680 km2. The population of Quebec was 7,546,131 in 2006, approximately 23.4% of the national total.<ref>[http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/provinces/p/quebecfacts.htm Canadaonline]</ref>

Quebec traces its roots to [[France|French]] colonization of North America prior to the [[British|English]] conquest of Canada during the [[French and Indian Wars]]. Quebec still retains much of the unique French culture, although this has become distinct from the culture of France.

The official languages of the province are [[French]] and English, although many residents are bilingual, speaking both French and [[English]]. The only official province which has French as its official language is New Brunswick.

==Economy==

The per capita provincial income in 2001 was $28,756 (Cdn).<ref>[http://www.dec-ced.gc.ca/Complements/Publications/ADT2003/en/2.html The Economy of Quebec and its Regions]</ref>. This has lagged behind the overall growth of Canada, in part because of the successive separatist governments who did not create a stable environment and their policies of large government intervention. The economy has a large aerospace and manufacturing sector, however mineral extraction and forestry also play a large role.

==Politics and Government==

On May 20th, 1980 a separatist government held a referendum on declaring independence from Canada. This was defeated by a 60% to 40% vote. A second referendum was held on October 31st, 1995 and saw the separatist side lose again, but by less than two percentage points.

The separatist movement has waned recently, and since 2003 Québec has been governed by a pro-federalist party. On March 26, 2007, the Liberal Party of Québec, led by [[Jean Charest]], was elected to a minority government, with Mario Dumont's Action Démocratique Québec forming the official opposition. The former official opposition, the Parti Québecois led by André Boisclair, finished the election in third place.

[[Category:Canada]]

== References ==
<references/>

== External Links ==
* [http://www.bonjourquebec.com/ Quebec Tourism]