A close to Coderre in a conflict of interest?

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Chantal Rouleau, the mayor of Montreal, Denis Coderre.

Yves Poirier

Monday, 28 August, 2017 19:55

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Monday, 28 August, 2017 20:01

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MONTREAL | Montréal, the official opposition is studying the possibility of filing a complaint to the Commission municipale du Québec against a member of the bodyguard of the administration Coderre, Chantal Rouleau, learned VAT News

Ms. Rouleau, mayor of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, would be placed in a situation of conflict of interest, according to Project Montreal, because she has voted, in June last, in favour of financial support to an event for which his wife works.

Montreal Symphony, which has attracted 85 000 people at the foot of Mont-Royal a week ago, has received financial support estimated at $ 75,000 in the framework of a memorandum of agreement on technical assistance between the City and the Corporation of the celebrations of the 375th anniversary of Montreal.

Ms. Roller has voted in favour. Gold, his wife, Sylvie Lavoie, is executive producer of the Montreal Symphony.

“The code of ethics and conduct for elected officials of the City of Montreal is very clear on this: if a close relative has a financial interest in a firm or in an entity that receives a grant or a contract from the City of Montreal, it should be reported,” said councilman Alex Morris.

Reaction to the mayor’s office and to the 375th

The office of mayor Denis Coderre, it indicates that Chantal Rouleau had no legal obligation to declare the role of his wife as executive producer of the show. “This folder is a memorandum of understanding between the City and the Society for the 375th is called by the group to the city council. It was adopted unanimously and without debate”, a-t-on explained.

For its part, the Society’s 375th added that the money from the City was used for technical services related in particular to this event, and that he did not go directly to either the Corporation or the Montreal Symphony.

Contacted Monday, Ms. Roll has not reminded our reporter.