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I wonder how much this has to do with the francophonic Quebec culture. Montreal has two big universities, McGill and UdM. McGill is primarily English-speaking, while UdM is primarily French-speaking. French Canada has always been far more politically activist than English Canada - they shift paradigms without a clutch.

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You're confusing UdeM with UQAM. UdeM is the more prestigious one by far, but it's also smaller than UQAM. There's at least 6 universities in Montreal, it's easy for outsiders to get lost.

Actually, UQAM trails UdeM in both enrolment, staff and research budget

Montreal has 4 main universities, McGill, UdeM, UQAM and Concordia.

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