It may be because of being in an urban setting and because of my environment. There were more of us. In Montreal, there are definitely a lot more reservists than other things. It is also a more civilian environment. A civilian is still a civilian. People like the idea of working with a civilian, but they are still a civilian. It wasn't the same thing.
In Quebec City, I had to fight and walk around with my fists clenched all the time as if I were always at war with somebody. In Montreal, I didn't have that pressure. That is where I started to breathe a bit. The environment helped me.
In Quebec City, I filed one grievance after another and I always won. An African told me I had to stay to help other Blacks who were travelling the same road as me. He told me I had to stay because I had made it through, I had fought the battle. But I had to leave, because I had done my time.