Having just read the piece, it is simply astonishing that this man (apparently) has had to resign. It's an essay for God's sake. It's his opinion. If people disagree, then it won't have any resonance and somebody else will write something different that gets a lot of buzz and Potter's piece will be quickly forgotten.

No doubt there are elements of objective truth and there are elements of subjective experience. Other people may point out things he missed and tell us about their different experiences. Vive la diversite.

How Montreal has fallen from its brief stint as a "world" city in the 70s. 

Now it looks like the mayor feels obliged to get after anyone who dares criticize the city. 

Reminds me of how certain very insecure Newfoundlanders still hate Farley Mowat for writing A Whale for the Killing. This type of behaviour only makes the insecure one look bad.