Montreal shaken by demonstrations
Montreal’s tourism economy has been badly shaken by repeated demonstrations. Reports such as this one in the International Herald Tribune emphasize the civil unrest apparent in recent weeks.
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Ephraim 12:45 on 2012/06/09 Permalink
Yup, a lot of people are laid off because of it. If the people who normally work are laid off, then the students who need summer jobs must be waylaid as well. It’s a bad situation made worse.
Hamza 13:26 on 2012/06/09 Permalink
not that there’s jobs out there for anybody under 30 anyway {o hai goldman sachs-angela merkel-baby boomer-authouritarian hypercapitalists}
steph 14:23 on 2012/06/09 Permalink
That NYTimes article is hardly scathing. It’s interesting to see the difference between a local article vs international one. Maybe part of the problem is that modern Canadians really don’t understand much about social unrest?
Ephraim 14:58 on 2012/06/09 Permalink
I think the estimates are off, June is likely down around 15% occupancy wise (don’t confuse that with income) But that means 15% less staff needed.
qatzelok 07:26 on 2012/06/10 Permalink
Is it the protests, or the French signs? Or are we too socialist here? Maybe it’s all the support for Islamism in Quebec. Or the anti-Semitism.
The business community can always find someone to point the finger at when they fail.
Ephraim 09:31 on 2012/06/10 Permalink
It’s the protests. Nothing else is stopping people. I’ve never heard any of those other excuses used.
Kate 09:39 on 2012/06/10 Permalink
Ephraim, you can’t deny U.S. tourism is down since the loonie’s been up. Americans used to regard coming here as a bonanza, their money was worth so much more than ours for a few years they could shop and eat and live it up for a week or two – a bit of pseudo-Europe without leaving the continent. Now we’re close to parity, and since the banking crisis of 2008, there’s just less fluidity altogether.