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Summary

Meme-Makers Are Having A Field Day With Legault's Comments About Montreal Rent

Legault said he was misunderstood.
Staff Writer

Quebec Premier François Legault's thoughts about how much the average rent in Montreal is have ignited a firestorm of hilariously pointed memes online. 

Though Legault insists that everyone misunderstood his answer to Manon Massé's question at a press conference on Wednesday, that didn't stop anyone from laying into Legault about his dubious monthly rent price assumptions. 

Editor's Choice: Legault Thinks That An Apartment For Rent In Montreal 'Starts At $500 Or $600 Per Month'

Folks roasted Legault about everything. From his hair...

To his multi-million-dollar Outremont mansion.

Popular TV show memes from Arrested Development also made an appearance.

Would Paris and Nicole think Legault's comments are "hot"?

And of course, the snark ran deep on social media.

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    • Teddy Elliot was a Staff Writer for MTL Blog. He was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec and has a B.A. in Literature. Teddy has been a journalist for three years and was once an English teacher. His creative work has appeared in The Blasted Tree and Parenthetical Magazine. When he's not chasing scoops, Teddy can be found cheering on Aston Villa and listening to 80s power ballads. He was shortlisted for a Digital Publishing Award in 2021.

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