Bruno Marchand’s first executive committee will be made up of eleven elected officials, including four who were not elected under the banner of strong and proud Quebec.
The mayor of Quebec presented his new team to the media on Wednesday. In addition to the six elected members of his training, he will count among others on Jean-François Gosselin, former head of Quebec 21, who will be in charge of recreation and sports.
Catherine Vallières-Roland will act as deputy mayor. She was Mr. Marchand’s running mate during the election campaign.
Sworn in this weekend, the mayor has already confirmed last week that he intends to “work[er] with others ”and put his“ personal interests aside ”.
“We are trying to land […] an executive who will represent Macedonia from the City Council. That is to say, representatives of different parties, ”he reiterated on Sunday, on the sidelines of his swearing-in.
The electoral context did not really give him a choice. Elected mayor by a tiny margin, Mr. Marchand also relies on fewer municipal councilors than the official opposition led by former columnist Claude Villeneuve.
At the dissolution, the administration of Régis Labeaume counted on an executive committee of ten elected officials, including Bruno Marchand’s rival in the elections, Marie-Josée Savard. The new mayor can currently count on six elected officials from his training.
Tuesday, Radio-Canada reported that Steeve Verret, elected under the colors of Team Marie-Josée Savard, would leave the party to sit as independent at the meetings of the executive committee. The news was confirmed on Wednesday.
Further details will follow.
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