Valérie Plante is “willing to throw anyone under the bus to protect her clique,” she attacked the opposition at City Hall on Monday, shortly before the vote to place the Public Consultation Office under the supervision of Montreal (OCPM). .
Posted at 2:05 p.m.
Aref Salem opened the local council, which takes place on Monday and Tuesday, with his toughest accusation yet. He criticizes the Plante government for sparing former Executive Committee President Dominique Ollivier and focusing on the current chair of the OCPM, Isabelle Beaulieu.
“The mayor has completely lost control,” Mr. Salem said. “Why did the mayor finally punish Ms. Beaulieu without ever announcing anything to remove Ms. Ollivier from her caucus or from the Executive Committee of the Montreal Metropolitan Community (CMM) – and from the salary that came with it? »
Valérie Plante then defended her lawsuit in the OCPM case.
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Valerie Plante
“I’ve always said it: I’m not interested in giving the quickest answer, but rather in giving the right answer, the right solution,” the mayor replied. “I would like to remind the Leader of the Opposition that Ms Ollivier’s abilities allow her to represent all her fellow citizens in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie with dignity at any time. »
“I think it was important in a legal society to be able to give the floor to the people who are directly affected, so Ms Beaulieu and Ms Ollivier. That’s what we did,” Ms. Plante continued.
The council’s elected officials must decide Monday night or Tuesday morning on a proposal from the Plante administration to fire Ms. Beaulieu and block OCPM spending except for employee salaries.