Pierre Mainville
Encyclopedia
Pierre Mainville is a politician in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. He has served on the Montreal city council
since 2009, representing Sainte-Marie in the downtown Ville-Marie borough as a member of Projet Montréal
.
, working on local issues involving crime, prostitution, and development.
in the 2005 Montreal municipal election
as a member of the Vision Montreal
party. Montreal mayor
Gérald Tremblay
's Montreal Island Citizens' Union (MICU) won four of the five borough seats in this election, and Mainville was initially the only member of the opposition. He was the sole councillor to vote against a local $15 million surtax for new recreational and cultural services in 2006, arguing that the funds should have come from the entire city. The following year, he was the only councillor to vote against the introduction of harsh financial penalties for littering and graffiti. He argued that the law would be difficult to enforce and would result in arbitrary and unfair penalties. He also criticized a requirement that local merchants clean up vandalism outside their shops, arguing that this shifted responsibility away from the offenders.
In September 2007, Ville-Marie borough mayor Benoît Labonté
and councillor Karim Boulos resigned from Tremblay's party to sit as independents. Mainville initially provided outside support to Labontée and Boulos, allowing them to maintain majority control on council. In October 2007, he was appointed to the borough's public safety committee. Labonté and Boulos later joined Vision Montreal, and Mainville officially became part of the local governing party. He resigned from the party on 10 December 2008, however, saying that he did not have confidence in Labonté's leadership. For the next year, he served as an independent.
as a Projet Montréal candidate. Some of this party's organizers had sought to draft Mainville as early as 2006, noting his speaking skills and his progressive views.
By virtue of being a city councillor, Mainville also continues to serve on the Ville-Marie borough council. In late 2009, he introduced a successful motion demanding that city council ask the provincial government
to hold an inquiry into allegations of corruption in Montreal's construction sector. In June 2010, Mainville voted against a motion to establish a homeless youth shelter on a stretch of Ste. Catherine Street in Montreal's Gay Village district. He initially supported the plan, but changed his mind after hearing concerns that locating a shelter near bars and nightclubs would be counter-productive for combating drug addiction among the shelter's clientele.
Mainville has spoken in support of preserving Montreal's Redpath mansion.
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...
, Quebec
Quebec
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, Canada
Canada
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. He has served on the Montreal city council
Montreal City Council
The Montreal City Council is the governing body of Montreal, Quebec. The head of the city government in Montreal is the mayor, who is first among equals in the City Council. The mayor is Gérald Tremblay, who is a member of the Union des citoyens et des citoyennes de l'Île de Montréal...
since 2009, representing Sainte-Marie in the downtown Ville-Marie borough as a member of Projet Montréal
Projet Montréal
Projet Montréal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Origins:Projet Montréal is possibly the first party since the Montreal Citizens' Movement that was not specifically established to promote a mayoral candidacy. It was created by environmental activists in May...
.
Private career
Mainville has worked as a technician-coordinator at Radio-Canada for more than three decades. He has also been a representative of the Regroupement des commerçants de la rue OntarioOntario Street (Montreal)
Ontario Street is an east-west artery in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It crosses the boroughs of Ville-Marie and Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. It is in the latter that the street becomes predominantly commercial, and is known as the Promenade Ontario...
, working on local issues involving crime, prostitution, and development.
Borough councillor
Mainville was elected to the Ville-Marie borough councilVille-Marie borough council
The Ville-Marie borough council is the local governing body of Ville-Marie, a borough in the City of Montreal.The Ville-Marie council has a different structure from other Montreal borough councils. Before 2009, the council consisted of an elected borough mayor, two elected city councillors, and two...
in the 2005 Montreal municipal election
Montreal municipal election, 2005
The 2005 Montreal municipal election was held on November 6, 2005, to elect a city mayor, borough mayors, city councillors, and borough councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
as a member of 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:...
party. Montreal mayor
Mayor of Montreal
The Mayor of Montreal is head of the executive branch of Montreal City Council.The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and provincial laws within Montreal....
Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay is a Canadian politician and businessman currently serving his third term as mayor of Montreal and as president of the Montreal Metropolitan Community...
's Montreal Island Citizens' Union (MICU) won four of the five borough seats in this election, and Mainville was initially the only member of the opposition. He was the sole councillor to vote against a local $15 million surtax for new recreational and cultural services in 2006, arguing that the funds should have come from the entire city. The following year, he was the only councillor to vote against the introduction of harsh financial penalties for littering and graffiti. He argued that the law would be difficult to enforce and would result in arbitrary and unfair penalties. He also criticized a requirement that local merchants clean up vandalism outside their shops, arguing that this shifted responsibility away from the offenders.
In September 2007, Ville-Marie borough mayor Benoît Labonté
Benoit Labonté
Benoît Labonté was a city councillor with the Vision Montréal party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was the mayor of the borough of Ville-Marie until 2009. He was in favour of the merger of all Montreal Island municipalities into the megacity.Labonté, a former head of the Board of Trade of...
and councillor Karim Boulos resigned from Tremblay's party to sit as independents. Mainville initially provided outside support to Labontée and Boulos, allowing them to maintain majority control on council. In October 2007, he was appointed to the borough's public safety committee. Labonté and Boulos later joined Vision Montreal, and Mainville officially became part of the local governing party. He resigned from the party on 10 December 2008, however, saying that he did not have confidence in Labonté's leadership. For the next year, he served as an independent.
City councillor
Mainville was elected to the Montreal city council in the 2009 municipal electionMontreal municipal election, 2009
The city of Montreal, Quebec, held a municipal election at the same time as numerous other municipalities in Quebec, on November 1, 2009. Voters elected the Mayor of Montreal, Montreal City Council, and the mayors and councils of each of the city's boroughs....
as a Projet Montréal candidate. Some of this party's organizers had sought to draft Mainville as early as 2006, noting his speaking skills and his progressive views.
By virtue of being a city councillor, Mainville also continues to serve on the Ville-Marie borough council. In late 2009, he introduced a successful motion demanding that city council ask the provincial government
Government of Quebec
The Government of Quebec refers to the provincial government of the province of Quebec. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867....
to hold an inquiry into allegations of corruption in Montreal's construction sector. In June 2010, Mainville voted against a motion to establish a homeless youth shelter on a stretch of Ste. Catherine Street in Montreal's Gay Village district. He initially supported the plan, but changed his mind after hearing concerns that locating a shelter near bars and nightclubs would be counter-productive for combating drug addiction among the shelter's clientele.
Mainville has spoken in support of preserving Montreal's Redpath mansion.