Projet Montréal
Encyclopedia
Projet Montréal is a municipal political party
in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
.
(RCM) that was not specifically established to promote a mayoral candidacy. It was created by environmental activists in May 2004.
was the party's first mayoral candidate. He was elected to the City Council in 2005 and gathered 8.53% of the vote for Mayor.
In the September 2006 by-election held in the district of Marie-Victorin, Projet Montreal candidate and former city councillor Kettly Beauregard won 31.7% of the vote for a strong second-place finish.
In December 2007, PM candidate Jean-Claude Marsan took second place with 37.43% in a by-election to replace disgraced Outremont borough mayor Stephane Harbour. At the same time, there was a by-election in Outremont's Robert-Bourassa district to replace Marie Cinq-Mars, who chose to run for borough mayor. In the Robert-Bourassa by-election, PM candidate Denise Rochefort also placed second, obtaining 35.13% of the vote.
In the 2009 Montreal municipal election
, Bergeron led the party through steadily increasing polls to a strong third-place showing, winning fourteen seats on city and borough councils, including two borough mayors, and sweeping Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
.
to an urban setting, such as Downtown Montreal
. One of the party's proposals consists of building a light rail train
in order to:
Projet Montréal's 2009 platform elaborates commitments for 7 major aspects of urban living:
1. renewal and expansion of participatory democracy
2. affordable housing and reinforcing socio-urban tissue
3. sustainable transport (public transit and active transit)
4. environmental sustainability
5. economic development
6. culture
7. accountability and public services
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|Election
|Mayoral Candidate
|Popular Vote for Mayor
|Number of Councillors
|2005Richard Bergeron
8.53% 1/64
|2009 Richard Bergeron
25.45% 10/64
Victories are indicated with bold fonts.
and borough councils. On November 12, the party released the composition of its shadow cabinet
for the city administration, including both city and borough councillors.
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! Borough
! Position
! Party
! Name
! Shadow cabinet portfolios
|-
| Ahuntsic-Cartierville
| Borough mayor and city councillor
| width="30px" |
| Pierre Gagnier
| Snow removal
Public security
Public administration (human resources, borough-city relations, agglomeration)
Governmental affairs
Northern boroughs (L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
, Saint-Laurent
, Pierrefonds-Roxboro
, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
, Montréal-Nord)
|-
| Ahuntsic-Cartierville
| City councillor, Ahuntsic
| width="30px" |
| Émilie Thuillier
| Cultural communities
Citizen services
Status of women
Fight against poverty
Social and community development
Public consultation
|-
| Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
| City councillor, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
| width="30px" |
| Peter McQueen
| Finance (taxes, operating budget, three-year capital works budget, and municipal evaluation)
Western boroughs (Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
, Lachine
, and Outremont)
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
| Borough mayor and city councillor
| width="30px" |
| Luc Ferrandez
| Snow removal
Transport plan
Land-use planning
Monitoring and revision of urban plan
Parking
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
| City councillor, DeLorimier
| width="30px" |
| Josée Duplessis
| Sustainable development and environment
Waste management
Protected water areas, ecological areas, parks, nature museums, and Mont-Royal
and Jean-Drapeau
parks
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
| Borough councillor, DeLorimier
| width="30px" |
| Carl Boileau
| Assistant shadow councillor to Ms. Thuillier
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
| City councillor, Jeanne-Mance
| width="30px" |
| Richard Bergeron
| Agence de développement urbain de Montréal
Major projects (including tramway network and maritime entry)
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
| Borough councillor, Jeanne-Mance
| width="30px" |
| Piper Huggins
| Assistant shadow councillor to Mr. Gagnier
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
| City councillor, Mile-End
| width="30px" |
| Alex Norris
| Good governance (city council ethics, transparency, fight against corruption)
Economic development
International affairs
375th anniversary celebrations
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
| Borough councillor, Mile-End
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| Richard Ryan
| Assistant shadow councillor to Ms. Thuillier
|-
| Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
| City councillor, Étienne-Desmarteau
| width="30px" |
| Marc-André Gadoury
| Culture, heritage, design, and public art
Eastern boroughs (Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
, Anjou, Saint-Léonard, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
)
|-
| Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
| City councillor, Saint-Édouard
| width="30px" |
| François Limoges
| Housing
Families
Transit-oriented development
(areas surrounding metro, train, and tramway stations)
|-
| Le Sud-Ouest
| Borough councillor, Saint-Henri–Petite-Bourgogne–Pointe-Saint-Charles
| width="30px" |
| Sophie Thiébaut
| Assistant shadow councillor to Mr. Gagnier
Southwestern boroughs (Le Sud-Ouest
, LaSalle, Verdun)
|-
| Ville-Marie
| City councillor, Sainte-Marie
| width="30px" |
| Pierre Mainville
| Downtown Montreal
and central business district
Sports and recreation
|}
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in 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...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Origins
Projet Montréal is possibly the first party since the Montreal Citizens' MovementMontreal Citizens' Movement
The Montreal Citizens' Movement was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1973 to 2001.-Origins:...
(RCM) that was not specifically established to promote a mayoral candidacy. It was created by environmental activists in May 2004.
Electoral performance
Richard BergeronRichard Bergeron
Richard Bergeron is a Canadian politician from Montreal and a previous Mayoral candidate. Bergeron is the leader of Projet Montréal, a municipal political party. He was its mayoralty candidate during the 2009 Montreal municipal election...
was the party's first mayoral candidate. He was elected to the City Council in 2005 and gathered 8.53% of the vote for Mayor.
In the September 2006 by-election held in the district of Marie-Victorin, Projet Montreal candidate and former city councillor Kettly Beauregard won 31.7% of the vote for a strong second-place finish.
In December 2007, PM candidate Jean-Claude Marsan took second place with 37.43% in a by-election to replace disgraced Outremont borough mayor Stephane Harbour. At the same time, there was a by-election in Outremont's Robert-Bourassa district to replace Marie Cinq-Mars, who chose to run for borough mayor. In the Robert-Bourassa by-election, PM candidate Denise Rochefort also placed second, obtaining 35.13% of the vote.
In the 2009 Montreal municipal election
Montreal 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....
, Bergeron led the party through steadily increasing polls to a strong third-place showing, winning fourteen seats on city and borough councils, including two borough mayors, and sweeping Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on relatively flat terrain north of Sherbrooke Street and downtown, and east of Mont-Royal...
.
Platform
Projet Montréal advocates sustainable urbanism, which is the application of the principles of sustainable developmentSustainable development
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
to an urban setting, such as Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal is the central business district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is nearly enitirely located at the southern most slope of Mount Royal and is approximately bounded by Sherbrooke Street to the north, Papineau Avenue to the east, Guy Street or until Shaughnessy Village to the west,...
. One of the party's proposals consists of building a light rail train
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
in order to:
- reduce car traffic;
- give more room to pedestrians and cyclists;
- increase the residents' quality of life and
- reverse urban sprawlUrban sprawlUrban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a multifaceted concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, high segregation of uses Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a...
.
Projet Montréal's 2009 platform elaborates commitments for 7 major aspects of urban living:
1. renewal and expansion of participatory democracy
2. affordable housing and reinforcing socio-urban tissue
3. sustainable transport (public transit and active transit)
4. environmental sustainability
5. economic development
6. culture
7. accountability and public services
Mayoral candidates
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|
|Election
|Mayoral Candidate
|Popular Vote for Mayor
|Number of Councillors
|2005
Richard Bergeron
Richard Bergeron is a Canadian politician from Montreal and a previous Mayoral candidate. Bergeron is the leader of Projet Montréal, a municipal political party. He was its mayoralty candidate during the 2009 Montreal municipal election...
|2009
Richard Bergeron
Richard Bergeron is a Canadian politician from Montreal and a previous Mayoral candidate. Bergeron is the leader of Projet Montréal, a municipal political party. He was its mayoralty candidate during the 2009 Montreal municipal election...
Victories are indicated with bold fonts.
Councillors
Projet Montréal currently holds the following seats on Montreal City CouncilMontreal 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...
and borough councils. On November 12, the party released the composition of its shadow cabinet
Shadow Cabinet
The Shadow Cabinet is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition form an alternative cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual member of the government...
for the city administration, including both city and borough councillors.
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
! Borough
! Position
! Party
! Name
! Shadow cabinet portfolios
|-
| Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Geography:The borough is located in the northern part of Montreal along the banks of the Rivière des Prairies, and includes some islands in the river such as Île aux Chats, Île Perry, and Île de la Visitation...
| Borough mayor and city councillor
| width="30px" |
| Pierre Gagnier
Pierre Gagnier
Pierre Gagnier is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since 2009, he has served as the mayor of the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough. He was a member of the Projet Montréal municipal political party...
| Snow removal
Public security
Public administration (human resources, borough-city relations, agglomeration)
Governmental affairs
Northern boroughs (L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève is a borough of the city of Montreal.-Geography:The borough is composed of the former municipalities of L'Île-Bizard and Sainte-Geneviève. The first is a separate island, the largest of the City of Montreal besides the Island of Montreal itself, and the second is a...
, Saint-Laurent
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Saint-Laurent is a former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now the largest in area of the boroughs of the city of Montreal....
, Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Pierrefonds-Roxboro is a borough of the city of Montreal. It is composed of the former municipalities of Pierrefonds and Roxboro, spanning the northern part of the West Island...
, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension is a borough in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It has a population of 145,485 and an area of 16,05 km².-Location:...
, Montréal-Nord)
|-
| Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Geography:The borough is located in the northern part of Montreal along the banks of the Rivière des Prairies, and includes some islands in the river such as Île aux Chats, Île Perry, and Île de la Visitation...
| City councillor, Ahuntsic
| width="30px" |
| Émilie Thuillier
| Cultural communities
Citizen services
Status of women
Fight against poverty
Social and community development
Public consultation
|-
| Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada-Geography:Located to the north and west of Mount Royal, it was part of the City of Montreal prior to the 2002 municipal mergers...
| City councillor, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
| width="30px" |
| Peter McQueen
| Finance (taxes, operating budget, three-year capital works budget, and municipal evaluation)
Western boroughs (Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada-Geography:Located to the north and west of Mount Royal, it was part of the City of Montreal prior to the 2002 municipal mergers...
, Lachine
Lachine, Quebec
Lachine was a city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now a borough within the city of Montreal.-History:...
, and Outremont)
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on relatively flat terrain north of Sherbrooke Street and downtown, and east of Mont-Royal...
| Borough mayor and city councillor
| width="30px" |
| Luc Ferrandez
Luc Ferrandez
Luc Ferrandez is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since 2009, he has served as the mayor of the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal...
| Snow removal
Transport plan
Land-use planning
Monitoring and revision of urban plan
Parking
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on relatively flat terrain north of Sherbrooke Street and downtown, and east of Mont-Royal...
| City councillor, DeLorimier
| width="30px" |
| Josée Duplessis
| Sustainable development and environment
Waste management
Protected water areas, ecological areas, parks, nature museums, and Mont-Royal
Mount Royal
Mount Royal is a mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the city to which it gave its name.The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachians...
and Jean-Drapeau
Parc Jean-Drapeau
Parc Jean-Drapeau is situated to the east of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Saint Lawrence River. It comprises two islands, Saint Helen's Island and the artificial island Île Notre-Dame....
parks
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on relatively flat terrain north of Sherbrooke Street and downtown, and east of Mont-Royal...
| Borough councillor, DeLorimier
| width="30px" |
| Carl Boileau
| Assistant shadow councillor to Ms. Thuillier
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on relatively flat terrain north of Sherbrooke Street and downtown, and east of Mont-Royal...
| City councillor, Jeanne-Mance
| width="30px" |
| Richard Bergeron
Richard Bergeron
Richard Bergeron is a Canadian politician from Montreal and a previous Mayoral candidate. Bergeron is the leader of Projet Montréal, a municipal political party. He was its mayoralty candidate during the 2009 Montreal municipal election...
| Agence de développement urbain de Montréal
Major projects (including tramway network and maritime entry)
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on relatively flat terrain north of Sherbrooke Street and downtown, and east of Mont-Royal...
| Borough councillor, Jeanne-Mance
| width="30px" |
| Piper Huggins
| Assistant shadow councillor to Mr. Gagnier
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on relatively flat terrain north of Sherbrooke Street and downtown, and east of Mont-Royal...
| City councillor, Mile-End
| width="30px" |
| Alex Norris
| Good governance (city council ethics, transparency, fight against corruption)
Economic development
International affairs
375th anniversary celebrations
|-
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The Plateau-Mont-Royal takes its name from its location on relatively flat terrain north of Sherbrooke Street and downtown, and east of Mont-Royal...
| Borough councillor, Mile-End
| width="30px" |
| Richard Ryan
| Assistant shadow councillor to Ms. Thuillier
|-
| Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie is a borough in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the centre-east of the city.-Geography:...
| City councillor, Étienne-Desmarteau
| width="30px" |
| Marc-André Gadoury
| Culture, heritage, design, and public art
Public art
The term public art properly refers to works of art in any media that have been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the physical public domain, usually outside and accessible to all...
Eastern boroughs (Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is a borough of Montreal, Quebec.-History:In 1860, Hochelaga developed as a village counting a little more than 1000 inhabitants. In 1874, Hudon — a cotton factory- moved in...
, Anjou, Saint-Léonard, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles is a suburban borough on the eastern tip of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the farthest borough in the eastern end of the island of Montreal.-Geography:...
)
|-
| Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie is a borough in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the centre-east of the city.-Geography:...
| City councillor, Saint-Édouard
| width="30px" |
| François Limoges
| Housing
Families
Transit-oriented development
Transit-oriented development
A transit-oriented development is a mixed-use residential or commercial area designed to maximize access to public transport, and often incorporates features to encourage transit ridership...
(areas surrounding metro, train, and tramway stations)
|-
| Le Sud-Ouest
Le Sud-Ouest
Le Sud-Ouest is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Geography:Le Sud-Ouest is an amalgam of several neighbourhoods with highly distinct histories and identities, mainly with working-class and industrial origins, grouped around the Lachine Canal...
| Borough councillor, Saint-Henri–Petite-Bourgogne–Pointe-Saint-Charles
| width="30px" |
| Sophie Thiébaut
| Assistant shadow councillor to Mr. Gagnier
Southwestern boroughs (Le Sud-Ouest
Le Sud-Ouest
Le Sud-Ouest is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Geography:Le Sud-Ouest is an amalgam of several neighbourhoods with highly distinct histories and identities, mainly with working-class and industrial origins, grouped around the Lachine Canal...
, LaSalle, Verdun)
|-
| Ville-Marie
| City councillor, Sainte-Marie
| width="30px" |
| Pierre Mainville
Pierre Mainville
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.-Private career:...
| Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal
Downtown Montreal is the central business district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is nearly enitirely located at the southern most slope of Mount Royal and is approximately bounded by Sherbrooke Street to the north, Papineau Avenue to the east, Guy Street or until Shaughnessy Village to the west,...
and central business district
Sports and recreation
|}
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