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Montreal is the province's largest city, while Quebec City is its capital. [16] [27] One Nordiques employee said of the disparity between the size of the two cities, "Quebec City has always had a relationship of frustration with Montreal. This rivalry is the first time that Montreal and Quebec City can compete head to head in one event."
The Quebec Biker War (French: Guerre des motards au Québec) was a turf war in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, lasting from 1994 to 2002, between the Quebec branch of the Hells Angels and the Rock Machine. The war left 162 people dead, including civilians. [ 11 ]
In ice hockey, the Good Friday Massacre (French: la bataille du Vendredi saint) [1] [2] was a second-round playoff match-up during the 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs.The game occurred on Good Friday, April 20, 1984, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, between the Quebec Nordiques and the Montreal Canadiens.
Dark Circle – Montreal Quebec based criminal organization, it was a participant in the Quebec Biker War. [219] Pelletier Clan – Montreal Quebec based street gang, it was a participant in the Quebec Biker War. [220] Westmount Crew – London, Ontario based street gang. [221] Bono Boyz/Bono Hood – London, Ontario based street gang. [221]
The French-language media in Quebec, particularly Quebecor, has termed anti-Quebec sentiment Québec bashing [6] —what it perceives as hateful, anti-Quebec coverage in the English-language media. It mostly cites examples from the English-Canadian media, and occasionally in coverage from other countries, often based on Canadian sources. [ 7 ]
I agree that various of the subjects mentioned are suitable for coverage in separate articles, but I'm not clear that a Montreal—Quebec City rivalry is notable. Quebec residents tend to frame their rivalries in terms of those outside of Quebec, rather than within. isaacl 15:26, 13 August 2014 (UTC)
A significant change is that, after holding the position of largest city in Canada on all 19 previous censuses, covering the first 129 years of the nation of Canada, Montreal drops to second place on the list, displaced by Toronto. These two cities have maintained the same top two positions on all subsequent censuses.
The English-speaking "Old Subjects" living in Montreal and Quebec City (in contrast to the French-speaking "New Subjects") came mostly from Scotland or the 13 colonies, and they tried to dominate the Quebec colony both politically and economically, clashing with the long-established Canadien elite. [21]