Canada.[16] Montreal is the second largest primarily French-speaking city in the world, after Paris.[17][18][19] [20] Montreal was named a UNESCO City of Design.[21][22] Historically the commercial capital of Canada, it was surpassed in population and economic strength by Toronto in the 1970s. Today it remains an important centre of commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, culture, tourism, gaming, film and world affairs.[23] In 2009, Montreal was named North America's…
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