I don't understand what is happening in Montreal, and honestly it bothers me. I was in Montreal last week and I saw a wrecking ball at the Hotel de la Montagne and saw the north side of the hotel getting demolished. I don't understand why some of the historical landmarks in Montreal aren't being preserved. To me, the HDLM, moreso than Cleopatra's, was a historical landmark. While I did not like it as a hotel from the standpoint of staying there as a guest, the building nevertheless had unique and historical qualities which made it worthy of preservation. But it seems like if a property cannot be squeezed for money, it does not get preserved. In other cities I have been to there are designated historical districts and buildings cannot be touched by developers. I don't have any sense that these historical preservation societies have any political power in Montreal. As a result, the interior of the city has become a bastard's den of development of property, apparently designed to enrich a few people at the expense of the city at large and its tourists. And you guys, the locals, who could possibly be stopping these trends, don't seem to really care.