Valerie Plante

• Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante sends message against cynicism as she meets successor

  After meeting with mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the outgoing mayor spoke with media for a final time before she steps away from the role she has held since 2017.

  Politics

  Nov 5, 2025
  
• Montreal mayor sees opening of UN-Habitat office as part of her political legacy

  Plante, who is not seeking re-election in November, said she's 'thrilled' that the office is opening before her term ends. 

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2025
  
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• Montreal mayor wants Quebec government to appoint a homelessness minister

  Plante asked Premier François Legault 'to make a strong gesture, up to the magnitude of the crisis raging throughout Quebec.'

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2025
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• Montreal unveils 2025 budget with focus on housing, homelessness

  The $7.28 billion budget unveiled by Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante includes a promise to increase the city's housing department budget by $100 million over the next three years.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2024
• Montreal mayor backs Polytechnique survivors’ call for complete assault weapon ban

  PolySeSouvient estimates about 450 firearms need to be added to the list of banned weapons and it is urging the government to complete the task before the next federal election.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2024
• Montreal city council votes down motion to declare homelessness state of emergency

  Mayor Valérie Plante says councillors agree that the high number of unhoused people is an urgent concern but declaring a state of emergency would not help.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2024
• Quebec-Canada dispute stalling crucial funding to help homeless: Montreal mayor

  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says a 'constitutional fight' between Quebec and Canada is tying up money the city badly needs to deal with its worsening homelessness problem.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2024
• Removal of sign with hijab from Montreal City Hall sends wrong message: Muslim group

  Stephen Brown, chief executive of the National Council of Canadian Muslims, says his organization was surprised and disappointed by the city's decision.

  Politics

  Oct 30, 2024
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• Montreal to remove city hall welcome sign that includes woman wearing hijab

  The image at City Hall was revealed last June, after the building reopened following extensive renovations. Since then, there have been numerous calls for it to be taken down.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2024
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• Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante won’t seek re-election in 2025

  Valérie Plante was first elected to the city's top job in 2017, beating out then-mayor Denis Coderre. In 2021, she won a second mandate.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2024