I&#x27;m from Quebec and I have to agree with you that it could easily be north america&#x27;s Germany. There is a lot of very talented software developers in Montreal but a lot of them leave to get higher salaries or work for foreign companies that love the very low, government subsidized wages [1].<p>If the government invested all that money in small to middle sized local companies instead the province would be so much more prosperous. Right now, profits are our biggest export. Not only that but the government insists on propping up big, mismanaged companies like CAE and bombardier time and time again [2] instead of investing in startups.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theglobeandmail.com&#x2F;report-on-business&#x2F;how-far-will-quebec-go-to-nurture-its-video-game-industry&#x2F;article14645301&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theglobeandmail.com&#x2F;report-on-business&#x2F;how-far-wi...</a> 
[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.ca&#x2F;mark-milke&#x2F;bombardier-corporate-welfare-trap_b_4705751.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.ca&#x2F;mark-milke&#x2F;bombardier-corporate...</a>