[betaby]

I live in Montreal too, and while all what you say is true ... the same is not true for the xUSSR cold cities I lived before immigration. So quality makes difference. Also planing and designing for less maintenance. Concrete structures from the same era across xUSSR are in way better shape.

[newsclues]

Montreal has infrastructure problems because of systemic corruption with the local Mafia.

To think that the USSR had better infrastructure (less corruption) than modern day corrupt places like Montreal is a brutal shock.