by Matthew Friedman | Mar 28, 2026 | Music
I was sitting on my couch some years ago, listening with my eyes closed to Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The stereo was turned up just a bit too loud for the neighbours, I think, but I could feel the low strings and the tympani resonate through my body like a...
by Matthew Friedman | Mar 17, 2026 | Commentary
I remember the day that my father brought me up the Bank of Montreal branch at Baie d‘Urfé Plaza to open my first bank account. I was 13 years old, flush with Bar Mitzvah checks (mostly in the amounts of $18 and $36), and in need of a safe place to keep it. Founded in...
