Wow, the violence in Montreal is staggering, and does not seem to have an end in sight. This is bigger than the Columbo wars, and has the feel of the Castellammarese Wars - a fight for control and power.

My question is what rackets are they fighting to control? Drugs, construction, extortion of legitimate business, unions? What are the big money makers in Montreal? My hunch is they are fighting over the biggest money makers. Who had it, and who wants it, are the primary conspirators. Follow the money, in this case the dirty blood money.

In any event, we all know that wars of this scale have decimated OC, and in the US, nearly wiped out LCN in several cities (Cleveland, St. Louis). Can OC / LCN / Calabrians in Montreal survive this and expect to prosper again? I suspect this could be their undoing, and they may not ever return to the power once held.