text: nonsense Lloyd; I live here and was glad to return after years abroad; Montreal is so dynamic. And to begin with, your made-up census numbers are wacky , as the notion that "most people" have moved away is shown (with successive federal censuses, including that of 2016) to be quite wrong.  The community is basically  stable. In 2017 there remains a  deeply rooted and prosperous anglo community and nothing has changed  there. Except of course, a working knowledge of French is really needed. (With night school, a few terms usually settles that matter.) No problem, really. Now, go Habs go!