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===Quebec City=== There has been interest in adding a team in Quebec City. In 2003, an exhibition game was held at [[Telus Stadium]] between the [[Montreal Alouettes]] and [[Ottawa Renegades]] where Montreal won 54–23.<ref name="www">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/calvillo-alouettes-hammer-renegades-1.393392|title=Calvillo, Alouettes hammer Renegades|access-date=December 2, 2006|publisher=CBC Sports Online|date=June 9, 2003}}</ref> In 2008, the federal government rejected a proposal that could have paved the way for a CFL franchise in Quebec City, saying Ottawa is not in the business of subsidizing professional sports.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/ottawa-rejects-proposal-for-cfl-stadium-at-laval/article17971288/ |title=Ottawa rejects proposal for CFL stadium at Laval |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 4, 2008 |last1=Séguin |first1=Rhéal |last2=Gordon |first2=Sean }}</ref> The following year in May 2009, Christina Saint Marche, a British businesswoman, announced her interest in operating a team in Quebec City—stating that there would be a natural rivalry with the Montreal Alouettes.<ref name="Montreal Gazette">{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/British+woman+wants+football+franchise+Quebec+City/1574258/story.html|title=British woman wants football franchise in Quebec City|newspaper=[[Montreal Gazette]]|access-date=July 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511135932/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/British%2Bwoman%2Bwants%2Bfootball%2Bfranchise%2BQuebec%2BCity/1574258/story.html|archive-date=May 11, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the [[98th Grey Cup|2010 Grey Cup]] state of the league news conference, Cohon noted that the Alouettes hold the rights for the entire province of Quebec and that any expansion would have to be negotiated with them first.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl-road-to-quebec-city-goes-via-montreal-cohon-1.887442|title=CFL road to Quebec City goes via Montreal: Cohon|access-date=June 20, 2011|publisher=CBC Sports Online|date=November 26, 2010}}</ref> Another exhibition game was held at Telus Stadium on June 13, 2015, with Ottawa (whose [[TD Place Stadium]] was in use by the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]]) hosting Montreal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/redblacks-and-als-set-to-play-in-quebec-city|title=REDBLACKS and Als set to play in Quebec City|work=CFL.ca|access-date=August 6, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816041111/http://www.cfl.ca/article/redblacks-and-als-set-to-play-in-quebec-city|archive-date=August 16, 2015}}</ref>
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