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	Montreal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Montreal is situated in the south western corner of Quebec approximately 270 kilometres (168 miles) southwest of Quebec City, the provincial capital, and 190 kilometres (118 miles) east of Ottawa, the federal capital.
		Montreal was merged (see Montreal merger and demerger) with the 27 surrounding municipalities on the Island of Montreal on 1 January 2002.
		Montreal is a transportation hub for eastern Canada, with well-developed air, road, rail, and maritime links to the rest of Canada, as well as the United States and Europe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Montreal (5952 words)

	Encyclopedia: Montreal Merger
		This merger was part of a larger provincial scheme launched by the Parti QuÃ©bÃ©cois all across Quebec, resulting in the merging of many municipalities.
		As happened elsewhere in Canada, the city mergers in Quebec were bitterly contested by a significant part of the population, especially on the island of Montreal.
		The situation on the island of Montreal was further complicated by the presence of municipalities predominantly English-speaking that were due to merge with the predominantly French-speaking city of Montreal.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Montreal-Merger (1419 words)

	The Militant - November 26, 2001 -- Montreal meat packer wraps up campaign
		The merger was imposed by the Party Quebecois (PQ) government as a way to reduce the costs associated with this level of state power by slashing social services to working people and the jobs of city employees.
		He defeated the outgoing mayor of the former city of Montreal, Pierre Bourque, a champion of the merger.
		The campaign against the merger was in essence a defense of the privileges of the English-speaking municipalities.
	www.themilitant.com /2001/6545/654512.html (1292 words)

	1201.htm
		In fact, the Montreal merger that effectively doubles the population of the historic city, along with the recent unpopular merger in Toronto, will brew up changes in the political chemistry in those two provinces and even could skew the political balance in Canada.
		Mergers were a major issue in the loss in three by-elections early last fall, including the seat of former premier Lucien Bouchard in Jonquière.
		More than that, the Montreal area generates close to 60 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the province, is the most ethnically diverse and culturally dynamic area of Quebec and is one of the few areas where the population is growing.
	www.irpp.org /fr/ferrabee/archive/1201.htm (681 words)

	Canadian Jewish News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		MONTREAL - The disappearance of the City of Cóte St. Luc might trigger another exodus of Jews from Quebec because the merger of the municipality into the Montreal megacity will result in a loss of the sense of community Jewish residents now enjoy, according to McGill University sociology professor Morton Weinfeld.
		The elimination of Cóte St. Luc as a municipal government would "weaken the status of the anglophone and Jewish minorities (in Quebec and Montreal Island) by increasing the possibilities for systemic discrimination and weakening the real and symbolic support for their cultures," concludes Weinfeld, who holds the chair in Canadian ethnic studies at McGill.
		Bill 170 stipulates that the new Montreal will be "a French language city," he adds, which "sends the message that French will be favoured at the expense of English" in municipal services.
	www.cjnews.com /pastIssues/01/june7-01/front1.asp (723 words)

	BANK MERGERS
		Support for the mergers at the time of the survey was 31 per cent, while nine per cent of those polled didn't express an opinion.
		Matthew Barrett, chairman of the Bank of Montreal, said in an interview the banks' message has been drowned out in the highly contentious debate, particularly in Ottawa, on whether a 31-year general ban against bank mergers should be ended.
		The mergers, proposed by Royal Bank with Bank of Montreal and CIBC with Toronto-Dominion Bank, will lead to dramatic cuts in the number of branches and that could ultimately slash their expenses by between $29 billion and $88 billion over 10 years, according to the report by the Vancouver-based conservative think-tank.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/5202/banks.html (9366 words)

	Inroads: Montreal: Getting through the megamerger
		The recent merger of Montreal and its suburbs was highly divisive.
		But what was particularly worrisome in Montreal's case was that it brought to the surface divisions over nationality and language that have traditionally been submerged in Quebec's municipal politics.
		Before the merger, Montreal Island's 1.8 million people were divided among 28 municipalities with populations between one (the anomalous Dorval Island) and slightly over one million (the City of Montreal).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa4014/is_200201/ai_n9028758 (1125 words)

	Web Montreal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Montreal Merger: Mayor Pierre Bourque has a vision for the island of Montreal.
		This vision is to reunite all of the island of Montreal municipalities in to one city with large boroughs.
		Remember the Big O? This merger will see taxes increase for people in the suburbs who fled to the burbs in the first place to avoid those high taxes.
	www.webmontreal.com /article.php?sid=3 (381 words)

	Quorum Review: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In fact, the mergers were so unpopular that they were credited as major reasons for both Pierre Bourque’s defeat in the next municipal election and the PQ’s defeat in the next provincial election.
		Furthermore, around the same time as the PQ was making its pitch, Toronto city councillors concluded that their recent merger was not saving money (the $250 million that they expected) and in fact stood a big chance of losing it (a $300 million shortfall was later predicted).
		Neither the PQ nor Bourque had raised the issue of mergers as part of their respective election platforms, meaning that citizens could not have democratically expressed their opposition through voting.
	www.quorumreview.ca /qr0102/montreal.htm (1083 words)

	CBC News: Montreal mayor edged out over mega-merger
		MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Pierre Bourque conceded defeat late Sunday in a tight election race that appeared to split voters over a plan to merge municipalities.
		The provincial government's plan to amalgamate more than two dozen communities around Montreal into one mega-city of 1.8 million on Jan. 1, 2002, was a key part of the election.
		The Bloc Québécois thinks it lost three seats over the proposal during last fall's federal election, and the governing PQ has acknowledged that the mergers were a factor in its poor showing in byelections last month.
	www.cbc.ca /story/canada/national/2001/11/04/montreal_011104.html?email (444 words)

	MediaNotes.htm December Hands off Westmount
		She was there to testify in the challenge by Montreal Island suburbs to the provincial legislation by which the city of Montreal is to swallow them.
		Montreal Island mayors are bracing for the megacity transition team to name Guy Coulombe, a man considered the Parti Quebecois government's Mr.
		Current or former Montreal Island mayors and councilors who have no interest in serving on the new megacity council would be most welcome to serve on this initial committee as would members of DemocraCite, the umbrella organization for all the residents' groups opposed to Bill 170.
	www.wednesday-night.com /MergerNotesFeb.htm (8129 words)

	CTV.ca \| Merger mania â a historical perspective
		In all, 15 cities and towns and 11 villages in five separate counties were merged to form the new megacity with a population of 3.5 million.
		The merger was spearheaded by âbig businessâ which believed New Yorkâs economic growth was not keeping pace with other key urban centres such as Chicago.
		Proponents of the merger promised that after the third year the new city will realize savings of $86.5 million per year â in perpetuity.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025816749726_21225949 (1138 words)

	CBS News \| Molson Shareholders Vote for Coors Merger \| January 28, 2005 16:20:45
		Molson officials said that more than 80 percent of the shareholders agreed to the merger, whose chances were increased earlier this month after the brewers dramatically increased a special dividend to persuade wavering Molson shareholders to approve their deal.
		Several shareholders have contended the proposed merger was not equitable and did not give them enough money for their holdings.
		Though described as a "merger of equals" by the two companies, some in the French-speaking financial capital of Quebec describe the proposed merger as a U.S. takeover, largely because of the differences in their sizes.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/01/28/ap/business/mainD87T6CP80.shtml (812 words)

	Merger Notes.asp 30/Aug/2001 Wednesday-Night
		The nine justices of the Supreme Court of Canada are considering whether to delay the forced merger on the island of Montreal.
		When opponents of municipal mergers go the polls in Montreal, they won't be alone in their reluctance to let go of their old towns and cities.
		Those were among the promises given yesterday by the Montreal transition committee as it puts the finishing touches to the megacity's inaugural draft $3.6 billion budget.
	www.wednesday-night.com /MergerNotes.asp (3519 words)

	CBC News - Monster rally against Montreal mega-merger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Blowing whistles and carrying placards, tens of thousands of Quebecers marched through downtown Montreal on Sunday to protest against the province's plan to create one mega-city.
		The legislation, known as Bill 170, is expected to be passed by the National Assembly on Dec. 18.
		But supporters of the plan, including Montreal Mayor Pierre Bourque, have started their own petitions, insisting the government go ahead with the amalgamation.
	cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2000/12/10/mergerdemo001210 (333 words)

	CTV.ca \| Montreal municipalities to fight Quebec merger
		Suburban municipalities in Montreal are pulling together a $4-million fund to fight the Quebec government's forced-merger plan.
		The money is coming from the Union of Suburban Municipalities of Montreal Island, where municipalities are opposed to the mergers, union secretary-treasurer Peter Yeomans said Wednesday.
		Yeoman is mayor of Dorval - one of 27 Montreal suburbs due to disappear.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025828184932_21237384 (121 words)

	1Gazette00Trent.htm MUNICIPAL MERGERS: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS GONE
		We are told that the gospel of municipal mergers is sweeping the world.
		So in spite of the worldwide trend away from mergers, in spite of all the academic literature that points to the increased costs subsequent to mergers, Montreal continues to preach its outdated nostrum.
		The product of any suburban merger with Montreal is a bigger and fatter Montreal, not a brand-new amalgam of its constituent cities like the Toronto example.
	www.geocities.com /davidnicholson_99/1Gazette00Trent.htm (791 words)

	CBC News - Montreal merger fight moves ahead in court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Quebec National Assembly passed Bill 170 in December, putting in place a controversial plan to double the population of Montreal by forcing the boroughs in the region under one city structure.
		But several of the boroughs have taken the province to court, arguing the merger violates principles of democracy and respect for minority language rights.
		The municipalities launched their bid for an injunction to slow down the merger process, but say the judge's decision to go directly to trial will give them a better long-run chance of beating the law.
	cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/02/19/amalgam_mtl010219 (344 words)

	Molson shares down slightly after profit warning; CEO upbeat on merger free review MONTREAL (CP) - The chief executive ...
		Molson shares down slightly after profit warning; CEO upbeat on merger free review MONTREAL (CP) - The chief executive of Molson Inc. insisted Friday the brewer's operations in Brazil are strong, even though the company has just warned that the value of Brazil division will likely be written down by and#36;200 million.
		MONTREAL (CP) - The chief executive of Molson Inc. insisted Friday the brewer's operations in Brazil are strong, even though the company has just warned that the value of Brazil division will likely be written down by $200 million.
		Molson issues earnings warning: slow sales in Canada, weak profit in Brazil, - MONTREAL (CP) - Molson Inc. has served up a warning of disappointing summer-quarter earnings, saying sales have been slow in Canada and profitability has been squeezed in Brazil.
	xoib.com /news/20-962-molson-shares-down-slightly-after-profit-warning-ceo-upbeat-on-merger-read.shtml (668 words)

	Canadian Speeches : Case for the big bank merger: Royal and Montreal. @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Start / C / Canadian Speeches / January 01, 1998 / Case for the big bank merger: Royal and Montreal.
		Case for the big bank merger: Royal and Montreal.
		These are the rewards claimed for the proposed merger of the Royal Bank and the Bank of Montreal.
	static.elibrary.com /c/canadianspeeches/january011998/caseforthebigbankmergerroyalandmontreal/index.html (218 words)

	CTV.ca \| Quebec megacity survives legal challenge
		A Superior court judge is refusing to grant an injunction to block the merger of 28 municipalities on Montreal Island.
		Justice Jean Crepeau denied the request by the group DemocraCite, saying the issue is a political one, not a judicial one.
		Opponents argued the bill is unconstitutional because it required consultation on mergers outside of urban centres like Montreal, Quebec City and the Outaouais.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025828758718_21237958 (139 words)

	Shippers decry new rail merger - Computerworld
		Still stinging from two recent disastrous railroad mergers, rail shippers and federal officials say they fear the proposed merger and subsequent integration of the information technology systems of Canadian National Railway Co. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. will result in more costly delays and service disruptions.
		The company created by the merger, Montreal-based North American Railways, would be the largest line on the continent.
		The Surface Transportation Board, an arm of the U.S. Department of Transportation, is responsible for approving rail mergers.
	www.computerworld.com /printthis/2000/0,4814,40480,00.html (530 words)

	CBC News - Montreal merger opponents go to Supreme Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Lawyers for the municipalities are hoping to convince the country's top court to hear their case – and keep the amalgamation from going ahead in the meantime.
		The merger goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2002.
		The municipalities have already challenged the merger law in Quebec courts, and lost.
	cbc.ca /cgi-bin/view?/news/2001/12/03/montreal_challenge011203 (195 words)

	Natural Life Magazine #61 - Making Banks Accountable to Communities
		A poll in February found a majority of Canadians (55 percent) opposed the proposed merger between the Royal Bank and the Bank of Montreal, with only six percent strongly in favour.
		On a brighter note, the U.S. experience suggests that it is possible to require banks to be accountable to the communities in which they are located and to serve all customers.
		Before the Bank of Montreal could expand its subsidiary Harris Bank of Chicago in 1994, Harris Bank had to correct its poor lending and service record, revealed by disclosure of data under the CRA.
	www.life.ca /nl/61/banks.html (828 words)

	PR Newswire : ITECH and Mission Hockey Combine To Face Off Against Competition; Merger of Montreal and California ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Start / P / PR Newswire / May 04, 2004 / ITECH and Mission Hockey Combine To Face Off Against Competition; Merger of Montreal and California Hockey Companies Creates Dominant Force.
		MONTREAL, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Hockey of Santa Ana, California and Montreal-based ITECH Sport Products Inc. today announced that the two specialty hockey equipment manufacturers have merged to form one organization, Mission-ITECH Hockey.
		The merger makes Mission-ITECH Hockey a major industry force, and places it amongst the largest hockey companies in the world.
	static.elibrary.com /p/prnewswire/may042004/itechandmissionhockeycombinetofaceoffagainstcompet/index.html (215 words)

	One Island, One City: How are residents affected by the Montreal merger? - Mediafax - Concordia University Public ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		One Island, One City: How are residents affected by the Montreal merger?
		On March 31, from 6-8 p.m., Concordia’s School of Community and Public Affairs (SCPA) will host a panel discussion on the benefits and shortcomings of an amalgamated Montreal, particularly as it affects the daily lives of its citizens.
		Among the topics to be debated are Bill 9, the discontent expressed by certain boroughs, environmental concerns and democratic participation.
	publicaffairs.concordia.ca /mediaroom/mediafax/2004/03/001865.shtml (182 words)

	Toronto, Montreal surge on merger news, Dow - Mar. 4, 1999
		Toronto, Montreal surge on merger news, Dow - Mar. 4, 1999
		NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Toronto equities surged more than 1 percent on Thursday, pumped up by sharp gains on Wall Street and the aftermath of a major merger in the Canadian telecommunications sector.
		Elsewhere in the region, stocks in Montreal fared even better than they did in Toronto.
	money.cnn.com /1999/03/04/markets/marketwrap/canada.htm (221 words)

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