Hi Ken,
Looks like it has been some time since you "tested the waters". I had directions to a good friend's home in Charmody, a suburb of Montreal. Pulled over to speak to a gentleman that was sweeping his sidewalk. Yes, he was sweeping his sidewalk. I asked him, politely, for directions to Charmody, in English. Got nowhere really fast, he kept on sweeping. Switched over to my high school and college French and he almost fell over backwards trying to help me out. And it was that way all through the Province, including Quebec City.
Another point worth mentioning to GG-1. You will notice that Canadian money is different in that each denomination is a different color. Every American piece of paper money is green and you have to look at the bill to see the denomination. Canadians don't do that, they look at the COLOR of the bill, and that tells them the denomination. Accordingly, they don't like American currency. To them, a 20 dollar bill looks like a 5 dollar bill, both are green. They have to stop and look at the number on the bill. My problem was that I thought I was using Monopoly money, all different colors, until I checked what I had left at the end of the day, and realized I had spent more than I had planned. By the way, try the Crepes Suzettes. Usually outstanding. And the LaBatt beer is second to none.