As a native of Montréal I could not help but laugh at the "winter can be harsh" statement.,(reply>), @jk Snow would be alright, but a bit cold.,(reply>), @Ben Gagnon no it’s not.  And no we are not still paying for it.   Get over it we are not in the 80s anymore.,(reply>), En tant que Québécois, I could not help but laugh at the "when you pay more than a billion dollar for Olympic facilities". That's an understatement. We are still paying for that more than 45 years after. and we will still be paying for that for the next decades... The Olympic Stadium is a disaster. It has been since the days it was being built.,(reply>), @Tommy Soprano  this may just be me being used to sudbury and shanon (30min nord of quebec city) but i currently live on the south shore of montreal and can say espcialy with the current year it is quite warm for me compared to what i am used to. granted  ive never left the east coast of canada so i could just have a small word view when it comes to tempature,(reply>), MONTRÉALLL!!!