Petition:
Election of a mayor in the borough of Ville-Marie by the citizens of the borough

Petition text

WHEREAS the mayor of Montreal is also the designated mayor for the borough of Ville-Marie;

WHEREAS since 2009, the Ville-Marie borough has been the only borough in Montreal where the citizens do not have the choice of electing their own mayor;

WHEREAS the Ville-Marie borough council is made up of 6 representatives, 2 of whom are appointed by the mayor of Montreal;

WHEREAS half of the votes on the Ville-Marie Borough Council are therefore cast by representatives who are not directly elected by the citizens of the Borough;

WHEREAS the mayor, given the scope of his responsibilities towards the City of Montreal and its boroughs, cannot be adequately present in the Ville-Marie borough to ensure its proper development;

WHEREAS there is a crying need for effective and inclusive local governance in the Ville-Marie borough;

WHEREAS the Ville-Marie borough requires a full-time mayor, chosen by the citizens of Ville-Marie, who will be present in the borough and meet the needs of the community;

We, the undersigned, ask the government of Québec:

• To support our right to local democracy and equal representation to other residents of Montreal by granting them the right to elect their own mayor;
• To delete paragraph 2 of article 17 of the Charter of the City of Montreal which stipulates that the mayor of Montreal is also the designated mayor of the borough of Ville-Marie.
  

The signing period for this petition is over.

Signing deadline : November 17, 2020

Number of signatures : 481

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