Valérie Plante makes public her tax returns for the four years of her first term as mayor. Denis Coderre refuses to do the same before being elected, as does the leader of Mouvement Montreal, Balarama Holness.
“The distribution of my tax reports, as we do in every election, reflects the integrity and absence of conflict of interest of our team, and I invite other leaders to do the same,” said Valérie Plante, head of Projet Montréal, in a press release Sunday morning.
For his part, Denis Coderre declared that he did not have to reveal them. “As a citizen, we sign contracts, and there are confidentiality agreements. When I’m going to be elected, don’t worry, everyone will know where I worked, ”he said at a press conference on Sunday morning.
Balarama Holness did not wish to justify his decision.
“The era of opacity is over”
According to Robert Beaudry, candidate for the post of municipal councilor in the district of Saint-Jacques for Projet Montréal, Mr. Coderre must answer questions from the population and the media on his business ties over the past four years.
“The era of opacity in Montreal is over, and the question of the ballot box is also a question of ethics and trust,” he added.
The code of ethics and conduct of the City of Montreal stipulates that councilors must disclose within 60 days of their election whether they have “pecuniary interests held in buildings, legal persons, companies and businesses liable to harm. ‘have contracts with the City’. The elected officials must then take part in the exercise annually.
The elected official’s declaration must also mention the positions in which he has served on a board of directors. If some of his relatives or members of his family work for the City, the councilor must specify their name and function.
With the collaboration of Coralie Laplante, Press