The date is October 27th, 1995.
That is the Queen Elizabeth Hotel on the right in the background. I had to crop down the pic to remove the "Queen Elizabeth".
That is Place Ville Marie in the back on the left.
That is Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.
This makes it Downtown Montreal on Renee Levesque street in between Dorchester Square and Place du Canada.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...&t=h&z=17&om=1
Bossnass had it right.