The reason Montrealers can survive the grim winter
The sun is out, and everywhere the delicate flutter of flyers can be heard, advertising yet another festival. As if it needed proving, summer is when Montreal justifies its reputation as the spiritual centre of arts in Canada, by offering yet again a full calendar of world-renowned festivals with international lineups. All this stellar art going on its almost enough to make someone turn jaded at even hearing this particular “f-word”.