Valérie Plante’s administration claims that Denis Coderre made “false assertions” by claiming that no representative of the City of Montreal was present at Brian Mulroney’s funeral.
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In an interview on LCN, the former mayor of Montreal declared: Brian Mulroney, his whole family was from Toronto, he chose Montreal, the former mayor of Toronto John Tory was there, Mayor Bruno Marchand came , Catherine Fournier from Longueuil was there, not a cat from Montreal.
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However, the president of the municipal council, Martine Musau Muele, indicated to TVA Nouvelles that she was indeed present at the funeral.
“As president of the municipal council, I was privileged to represent all the elected officials of the municipal council of the City of Montreal at the funeral service and at the funeral of Mr. Mulroney, in order to pay him a last tribute and thank the generosity of his family,” says the number 2 of the City of Montreal.
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“The City of Montreal was honored to welcome the family, loved ones and collaborators of Mr. Brian Mulroney, a great Montrealer who forged the history of our country,” she also mentioned.
Martine Musau Muele is the person with the highest protocol rank after Valérie Plante.
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Furthermore, the mayor’s office explained that Ms. Plante was unable to attend the funeral due to a long-standing commitment that she could not move.
Second take for Coderre
However, this is the second inaccurate information conveyed by Denis Coderre during the same interview.
Indeed, the career politician reiterated Thursday that Valérie Plante was not going to run again in the next elections.
This information continues to be denied by the mayor’s office.