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Originally Posted by wanderer34
All the construction projects in Montreal are nice, and Montreal has grown to be one of my favorite cities however the height limit will eventually stunt Montreal's growth and other Canadian cities, especially Calgary and Edmonton may surpass Montreal in population by either 2030 no later than 2040 site both cities have registered high growth rates in each census estimate, plus both Calgary and Edmonton have lots of land, so it's easier to put a lot of people with both cities limits while Montreal has 365.13 km2 (140.98 sq mi) of land to work with. This was a reason why I didn't want Mayor Plante elected because she still wanted to enforce the antiquated height limit law while other cities are constructing higher dwellings and towers.
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Who cares if the municipalities of Calgary and Edmonton surpass the municipality of Montreal in terms of population? The municipality of Montreal is basically built-out and sits on an island. Calgary and Edmonton make up 80-90% of their respective metropolitan areas' populations so it's normal that the city propers will gobble up the growth as they continue to sprawl outward. Metro population is what counts anyway. No one thinks that Edmonton is 'bigger' than Vancouver.