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.

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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politicalStatus no longer active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
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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