Jean Fortier
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Jean E. Fortier is a Canadian politician and was a City Coucillor
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...

 from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

.

Member of the Bourque Administration

In 1998 he ran for a seat on the City Council under the Vision Montreal
Vision Montreal
Vision Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has been in existence since 1994 and presently forms the Official opposition on Montreal City Council under leader Louise Harel.-Origins:...

 label in the district of Darlington. He won with 32% against incumbent
Incumbent
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 Jack Chadirdjian
Jack Chadirdjian
Jack H. Chadirdjian is a Canadian politician, an attorney, and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-City Councillor:He was elected to Montreal's City Council as a Vision Montreal candidate in the district of Darlington in 1994, defeating RCM incumbent Hubert Simard.-Leader of the...

 (31%). He served as Montreal's Chairman of the Executive Committee from 1998 to 2001.

He did not run for re-election in 2001.

Provincial Politics

In 2001 he considered running as a Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...

 candidate in a provincial by-election
By-election
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 in the district of Labelle
Labelle (provincial electoral district)
Labelle is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from parts of Laurentides-Labelle and Gatineau. The riding also existed from 1912 to 1973...

, but eventually abandoned that idea. Sylvain Pagé
Sylvain Pagé
Sylvain Pagé is a Quebec politician. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Labelle in the Laurentians. He is a member of the Parti Québécois....

 became the PQ nominee and won the election.

Federal Politics

Fortier ran as a Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...

 star candidate
Star candidate
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 in the district of Ahuntsic
Ahuntsic (electoral district)
Ahuntsic is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979 and since 1988...

 in 2004
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...

. He finished fourth with 5% of the votes.

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