No they're not. I know .. i live in the subs of Montreal. Laval .. nice place .. lots of land. When we need something there's shopping malls. Noone goes to Montreal unless they have to for business reasons. Pandemic has shown something, people can work remotely and save considerably by not having to go to town everyday .. parking fees , restaurants , All started to realise that living in the city merely for convenience costs them dearly with rents that cost more than mortgages .. Buildings , restaudants , public transit are still at all time lows and we all let the mayor and it's pipe dreams behind. We learned that we can do better and are way better off without the big city.