Valérie Plante is “ready to throw anyone under the bus to protect her clique,” attacked the opposition at city hall on Monday, just before the vote on placing the Public Consultation Office under supervision of Montreal (OCPM).
Aref Salem opened the municipal council which is held Monday and Tuesday with his toughest charge yet. He criticizes the Plante administration for sparing the former president of the executive committee Dominique Ollivier and directing the spotlight towards the current leader of the OCPM, Isabelle Beaulieu.
“The mayor has completely lost control,” said Mr. Salem. “Why did the mayor end up punishing Mme Beaulieu without ever announcing anything to remove Mme Ollivier of his caucus or the executive committee of the Metropolitan Community of Montreal (CMM) – and the salary that comes with it? »
Valérie Plante responded by defending her action in the OCPM case.
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Valérie Plante
“I have always said it: what matters to me is not to give the quickest answer, it is to give the right answer, the right solution,” replied the mayor. “I would like to remind the Leader of the Opposition that Mr.me Ollivier ensures that she can always represent with dignity all of her fellow citizens in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie. »
“I think it was important, in a legal society, to be able to give the floor to the people who are directly concerned, that is to say Mme Beaulieu and Mme Oliver. That’s what we did,” continued Mme Plant.
The elected officials of the municipal council will have to decide, Monday evening or Tuesday morning, on a proposal from the Plante administration to dismiss Mr.me Beaulieu and block OCPM expenses, with the exception of employee salaries.