The leader of Ensemble Montreal and candidate for mayor of Montreal, Denis Coderre, pledged Sunday to apply the 38 recommendations on systemic racism and discrimination of the Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM) if he is. elected.
“Our metropolis must be exemplary in the way it represents diversity and resolves the issues that concern it, which it still is not, as the OCPM report showed us,” said Mr. Coderre.
To increase representativeness among employees of the City of Montreal, Mr. Coderre undertakes to open all vacant positions internally and externally at the same time, in order to “access a larger pool of potential candidates and more representative of diversity ”.
“The City of Montreal is one of the largest employers in Quebec with 25,000 employees. At present, only 21% of them belong to visible and ethnocultural minorities, whereas they represent more than a third of the Montreal population ”, affirmed Gabriel Retta, candidate for the position of city councilor in the district of Loyola, in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
The party also wants to set up an independent and anonymous whistleblower line, to avoid discrimination against City employees.
Accessibility
The party wants to integrate universal accessibility criteria into all of the City of Montreal’s programs and new public amenities. He also wants to double the sums dedicated to the snow removal program for people with reduced mobility for a total of $ 380,000 per year.
“An inclusive city is a city in which we can benefit from services and infrastructure equally and unfortunately this is not yet the case,” said Lise Poulin, candidate for the post of borough councilor. in the Canal district in Lachine. She added that during the last three winters, several people have remained closed in their homes because the sidewalks were poorly cleared of snow.
Denis Coderre wants to oblige the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) to ensure that the universal accessibility ramps are functional before each bus departure. It also calls for the construction of elevators throughout the metro network.
The village
Mr. Coderre wishes to improve the cleanliness and safety of the Gay Village. It also wishes to support the LGBTQ2 + community in its search for premises and the organization of events and is committed to creating a place of tribute aimed at promoting cultural, sexual and gender diversity.
“We are going to make sure that the Village regains its dynamism and its festive spirit, but the community is not limited to a single neighborhood. It must shine through all the boroughs, ”underlined Daniel Vaudrin, candidate for the post of City Councilor in the district of Sainte-Marie.
Finally, Ensemble Montréal wishes to establish new commissioners, including one for universal accessibility and another for the LGBTQ2 + community.