Denis Coderre

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Denis Coderre (2006)

Denis Coderre , PC (born July 25, 1963 in Joliette , Québec ) is a Canadian politician ( Liberal Party ). He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2013 , during which time he represented the Bourassa constituency in the city of Montreal . From 2002 to 2004 he was a member of the federal cabinets of Prime Ministers Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin . Since November 14, 2013 he has been the mayor of Montreal.

biography

Coderre studied political science at the University of Montreal and graduated from the University of Ottawa with a Master of Business Administration . Both in the general election in 1988 and in a by-election in 1990, he ran for the Liberal Party without success . He was successful in the 1997 general election when he was able to prevail in the Bourassa constituency in northern Montreal. As a result, he was re-elected five times (2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011).

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien appointed Coderre State Secretary for amateur sports in August 1999. As such, he was instrumental in getting the World Anti-Doping Agency headquartered to Montreal. On January 15, 2002, he was appointed Minister for Citizenship and Immigration. In the cabinet of Chrétien's successor Paul Martin , Coderre took over the presidium of the Privy Council on December 12, 2003 . In this role he created, among other things, the personnel management authority for the public service. He also acted as the contact of the federal government for the Métis and non-status Indians, he was also responsible for relations with the Francophonie and for coming to terms with the past of the residential schools . Accusations made against him that he was involved in a bribery scandal led to his expulsion from the cabinet on July 19, 2004.

During the election campaign leading up to the 2006 general election , Coderre accused ice hockey player Shane Doan of having racially insulted French-speaking linesman Michel Cormier during a game against the Montreal Canadiens on December 13, 2005 . In a letter, he asked the President of Hockey Canada to undo Doan's nomination for the 2006 Winter Olympics roster - unless the Phoenix Coyotes player apologized publicly. Doan sued Coderre in January 2006 for libel and demanded compensation of 250,000 CAD (leave it to charity get would). After Cormier confirmed that he had been racially insulted, Coderre responded in April 2007 with a counterclaim for CAD 45,000. An out-of-court settlement was reached in August 2010 around a month before the planned trial. Doan announced that the linesman had actually been insulted, but by another player.

Coderre was a member of the opposition from 2006 and was vice chairman of the permanent transport and infrastructure commission. Opposition leader Michael Ignatieff appointed him in January 2009 as advisor on all Québec-related matters. In September of the same year, he resigned this influential office in protest. Coderre had received the order to look for "star candidates" for the next election. He wanted to nominate Nathalie Le Prohon for the seat in Outremont (once a liberal stronghold) held by NDP chairman Thomas Mulcair , but Ignatieff disregarded this recommendation and appointed Justice Minister Martin Cauchon, who had since been voted out, as the official candidate. Coderre publicly criticized Ignatieff's staff, all of whom were from Toronto , and skipped a few parliamentary sessions in protest. Ignatieff threatened Coderre with expulsion from the parliamentary group if he “continued to harm the party”.

On June 2, 2013, Coderre resigned as a member of the House of Commons to run for mayor of Montreal. Since the liberal local party Union Montréal was broken by corruption scandals, he founded a new party, the Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal . In the election on November 3, 2013, he prevailed with 32.13% of the vote. He took office on November 14th.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ MP: Doan should not represent Canada. The Sports Network , December 22, 2005, accessed November 7, 2013 .
  2. ^ Shane Doan takes legal action against Liberal MP. CBC Sports , January 17, 2006, accessed November 7, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Coderre and Doan face off. (No longer available online.) Maclean’s , April 3, 2007, archived from the original on November 12, 2013 ; accessed on November 7, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.macleans.ca
  4. ↑ Doan, Coderre settle defamation suit out of court. The Gazette , August 27, 2010, accessed November 7, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Coderre steps down as Ignatieff's Quebec lieutenant. CTV News , September 28, 2009, accessed November 7, 2013 .
  6. ^ Rebel Coderre could get the boot. Toronto Star , October 2, 2009, accessed November 7, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Denis Coderre se présente en rassembleur. Radio-Canada , November 4, 2013, accessed November 7, 2013 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Coderre, Denis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Joliette , Quebec