Toronto-Montreal rivalry

The Montreal-Toronto rivalry is a rivalry that exists between the Canadian cities of Montreal and Toronto. Both cities have many similarities and differences which have intensified the rivalry.Fact|date=August 2007

Canada's first city

Up until the mid 1970s, Montreal was without question Canada's largest and most important city. This changed partially as a result of the rise of the Quebec sovereignty movement [ [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-1297-7465/politics_economy/bill101/clip3] . CBC News Broadcast Date: Aug. 26, 1977 and Did You Know? URL accessed on December 6 2006.] and the opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, which helped shift goods and economic activity inland. From 1971 to 2001, Quebec has had a net loss of 387,100 people who left for the other provinces. [cite web | author= Statistics Canada |publisher= Statistics Canada |title= Factors Affecting the Evolution of Language Groups |accessdate=2006-10-27 |url= http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/pubs/census2001/7_e.cfm] The majority of these migrants were anglophones from Montreal. Many of them headed down Highway 401 to Toronto. [ [http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/columnists/story.html?id=9ed5c793-f551-400e-a065-e4a8d7988fc7] . National Post November 18, 2006 Quebec exodus to Toronto. URL accessed on December 6 2006.]

Census Metropolitan Area population

* Stanley Cup Finals were between the NHL and PCHA champions prior to 1927. ** Total goals series.

Baseball

In 1969, Major League Baseball awarded the city of Montreal a baseball franchise. The Montreal Expos quickly became not only the team of the city, but the team of the whole country. This changed in 1977, when MLB awarded a second team to Canada, more specifically, Toronto. This led to a small rivalry, but nothing compared to its NHL counterpart, since baseball isn't nearly as popular in Canada and because the Expos were in the National League, while the Blue Jays are in the American League. As of 2005, the Montreal Expos have moved to Washington under the name of the Nationals. This ended the baseball rivalry.

References

ee also

*History of Toronto
*History of Montreal
*National Hockey League rivalries
*Pearson Cup
*Primate city
*Second city
*Battle of Alberta
*"Let's All Hate Toronto"

External links

* [http://www.irpp.org/ferrabee/archive/1007.htm Toronto-Montreal Rivalry Lives On - in Hockey Rinks, Football Fields and Financial Markets]
* [http://letsallhateto.com The Official Website of the "Let's All Hate Toronto" documentary]
* [http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/entertainment/story.html?id=49024080-57fb-4ae5-8d96-e91200a6515b "Calgary Herald" article on "Let's All Hate Toronto".]