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Re:The Canadian Housing Boom Fueled by China’s Billionaires by Mikeb85 on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @11:16PM (#12223152)
> Most of our staff are in the US, and don't speak french.

> As you can imagine, hiring a full time french speaker just doesn't make sense.

So how are you based in Montreal, and why? Why not relocate to the US, or English-speaking Canada?

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Re:The Canadian Housing Boom Fueled by China’s Billionaires by cvinson on Thursday August 04, 2016 @11:55AM (#12226392)
I live here, and started the company here. It is massively difficult to move the company without incurring the ire of the tax authorities. Moving was my first response to this situation, but lawyers and accountants have advised against it.
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