Montreal Citizens' Movement
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The Montreal Citizens' Movement was a progressive municipal political party in Montreal that played a significant role in city politics from the 1970s through the 1990s, advocating for social democracy, citizen participation, and urban reform.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipal political party
ⓘ
political organization ⓘ |
| activeIn | municipal politics ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
affordable housing
ⓘ
citizen participation ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ neighbourhood democracy ⓘ public transit improvements ⓘ social justice ⓘ urban planning reform ⓘ |
| cameToPowerIn | 1986 Montreal municipal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignFocus |
decentralization of city government
ⓘ
strengthening borough-level powers ⓘ transparent municipal administration ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dissolved |
2001
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ |
| electedOfficeHeldByMembers |
Mayor of Montreal
ⓘ
Montreal city councillor ⓘ |
| electoralStronghold |
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plateau-Mont-Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosemont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1973 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
citizen activists
ⓘ
community organizers ⓘ progressive intellectuals ⓘ |
| governed | City of Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadStrongSupportIn |
central neighbourhoods of Montreal
ⓘ
progressive middle-class areas of Montreal ⓘ working-class districts of Montreal ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | MCM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName | Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Montréal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| ideology |
participatory democracy
ⓘ
progressivism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ urban reformism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Montreal ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Jean Doré
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marvin Rotrand NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre-Yves Melançon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInTimePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| opposed |
patronage politics
ⓘ
traditional party machines ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centre-left
ⓘ
left-wing ⓘ |
| precededBy | citizens' committees movement in Montreal ⓘ |
| significantIn | Montreal municipal politics ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Projet Montréal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Montréal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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