Best of Montreal 2000

Best of Montreal 2000

>> Special BOM question: What is the one thing you would change about Montreal?

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While the responses were diverse, there were a trio of answers that popped up a lot. Seems that many people were eager to get rid of our brutal winters, eliminate tension between Anglos and Francos, and, surprisingly--at least to us--do away with that vintage Montreal bitchiness. Here's a look at other things people would like to change about our fair city.

Legalize prostitution and build a massive, vibrant red-light district like Amsterdam's
* Bring down the cross
* All the French people
* The Expos would win the world series every year
* All those holes in the road
* Build a bigger, better metro system
* Add more bike paths
* Add more bridges
* Add more trees and green
* Bomb the McGill ghetto and all the rich kids who live there
* Bring back the Palace
* Bring Canada's financial leadership back from Toronto
* Change 940 back to a radio station that reflects its community
* Change all spelling to American spelling
* Clean up the rundown land and make more parks
* Eliminate drunken Peel Pubbers carousing near my window at 3 a.m.
* Eliminate the WASPS
* Fix the roads, clean the graffiti, encourage more trade with Europe
* Get a new hockey team
* Get rid of parking meters
* Get rid of all the Toronto ravers who dance badly at Blizzarts
* Give more respect to minorities
* Have less obviously troubled and violent people roaming the streets
* Lift the entire city and place it where Vancouver is
* Legalize pot
* Less income taxes
* Let everyone know that the chicks here are really not that hot!
* Get people organized on the escalators in the metro
* Stop living in constant fear of separation
* Make all public transport run 24/7
* Make LaRonde free
* Make the guys as hot as the girls--it's out of control how ugly Montreal boys are
* Make the metro run later
* Make the STCUM buses stick to their Telbus schedules
* More afterhours clubs, less attitude
* More housing for the homeless
* More vegetarian restaurants
* More women!
* No more construction on our precious parks
* Open more massage parlours for women
* Hire police who don't kill/beat up innocent citizens
* Change police uniforms to a g-string bikini
* Recognize that we are an international, multicultural, multilingual city
* Eliminate sign laws
* Blow up the Big O
* Turn all straight men gay
* Stop the traffic jams on the Met
* Restore Montreal's Mohawk face
* Separate the city from Quebec
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Ballot stuffers

Every year, as soon as we launch our Best of Montreal survey, ballot stuffers emerge from their holes to slow down the postmen and back up our computer server. While we can sort of appreciate the effort that goes into these vain attempts to fudge our results and win a moment of fame, the bottom line is that it's annoying and kinda sad. That, and pointless: all the stuffed ballots were trashed. Each and every one.

On the other hand, hundreds of people took the time to legitimately and diligently fill out ballots, answering as many questions as they liked, showing their loyalty to their favourite people and places in Montreal. This is greatly appreciated.

Corrections

Though we were very, very, very careful and tried to be as precise as we possibly could in including the addresses of the Best of Montreal winners, we understand that errors do occasionally occur. If you find that an address or name is incorrect, let us know by fax (393-3173), e-mail (listings@mtl-mirror.com) or snail-mail (400 McGill, Mtl, QC H2Y 2G1) by May 19 at the latest. The corrections will be printed in the May 25 issue. --Siobhàn O'Connor