Union Montréal
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Union Montréal was a prominent municipal political party that dominated Montreal’s city government in the 2000s before collapsing amid major corruption scandals.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct political party
ⓘ
municipal political party ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Charbonneau Commission hearings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDissolution |
corruption scandals
ⓘ
loss of public trust ⓘ mass resignations of councillors ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dissolutionReasonInMedia | collapse amid corruption revelations ⓘ |
| dominantIn | Montreal City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralJurisdiction | Island of Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralStronghold | many central and western Montreal boroughs ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Gérald Tremblay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedMunicipality | City of Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Montreal City Hall (political base) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOfficeOf | Mayor of Montreal ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Montreal municipal corruption scandals ⓘ |
| languageContext | bilingual political party in a predominantly francophone city ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Montreal ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElectionOutcome | majority on Montreal City Council in early 2000s ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
illegal political financing allegations
ⓘ
links to construction industry cartels (alleged) ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Gérald Tremblay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Applebaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMayorInParty |
Gérald Tremblay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Applebaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInGovernmentLevel | municipal ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
municipal governance
ⓘ
municipal services ⓘ public transit ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
centrist
ⓘ
federalist ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | no longer active ⓘ |
| precededBy | Montreal Citizens' Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInBody |
Montreal City Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
borough councils of Montreal ⓘ |
| subjectOfInvestigationBy | Charbonneau Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Coalition Montréal
NERFINISHED
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Projet Montréal (as main rival party) NERFINISHED ⓘ Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInPower | most of the 2000s ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | local party not affiliated with federal or provincial parties ⓘ |
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