Montreal has a new mayor -- and he's an Anglophone.
In a secret ballot with several parties casting free votes, councillors chose the city’s former second-in-command Michael Applebaum as interim mayor on Friday. He is the city’s first Anglophone mayor since 1912.
Already mayor of the city’s Cote-des-Neiges/Notre-Dame-de-Grace borough, Applebaum defeated rival Richard Deschamps 31 to 29. Three ballots were rejected.
Councillors were forced to select an interim leader for council following the resignation of Gerald Tremblay on Nov. 5 in what he described as a "sacrifice" over allegations of corruption at City Hall.
The ongoing Charbonneau inquiry into corruption and Quebec’s construction industry has seen city engineers admitting under oath that they accepted cash bribes, gifts of wine and golfing vacations. Tremblay has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, saying he was unaware of such activities.
Applebaum had been Tremblay's right-hand man and leader of Union Montreal until he left the party just this week, forming alliances with the opposition parties to vote against Union Montreal’s chosen candidate.
In a short speech, Applebaum said it would be an honour to work for the betterment of the city.
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In a secret ballot with several parties casting free votes, councillors chose the city’s former second-in-command Michael Applebaum as interim mayor on Friday. He is the city’s first Anglophone mayor since 1912.
Already mayor of the city’s Cote-des-Neiges/Notre-Dame-de-Grace borough, Applebaum defeated rival Richard Deschamps 31 to 29. Three ballots were rejected.
Councillors were forced to select an interim leader for council following the resignation of Gerald Tremblay on Nov. 5 in what he described as a "sacrifice" over allegations of corruption at City Hall.
The ongoing Charbonneau inquiry into corruption and Quebec’s construction industry has seen city engineers admitting under oath that they accepted cash bribes, gifts of wine and golfing vacations. Tremblay has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, saying he was unaware of such activities.
Applebaum had been Tremblay's right-hand man and leader of Union Montreal until he left the party just this week, forming alliances with the opposition parties to vote against Union Montreal’s chosen candidate.
In a short speech, Applebaum said it would be an honour to work for the betterment of the city.
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Montreal elects first Anglo mayor in 100 years – for the interim | CTV News