Marchildon was a first-time candidate who focused his campaign around environmental and public transit issues. He is a computer programmer analyst with a background in promoting open-source software. See Roberto Rocha, "Open-source at risk of becoming mainstream," National Post, September 19, 2007, FP10; Candidat - Nicolas Marchildon[permanent dead link], cyberpress.ca, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2011; Guillaume Picard, "Saint-Léonard", Progrès Saint-Léonard, October 27, 2009, accessed August 14, 2011.
Boughaba, who is originally from Morocco, is a French literature scholar with a Ph.D. from the University of Toulouse. She contributed to a book entitled "Québécois et musulmans main dans la main pour la paix" in 2006. The following year, she led a delegation of Muslim women organized by the Canadian Islamic Congress to Hérouxville, Quebec after the small community passed a series of anti-Muslim resolutions. Boughaba's group brought gifts, including French-language books on Islam, and said that Quebecers had nothing to fear from the province's Muslim community. During a press conference at the event, Boughaba said, "Let's stop the prejudices, let's be reasonable, let's accommodate each other -- that's our message." Later in the same year, she testified to the Bouchard-Taylor commission that it is "unpardonable" for cultural communities to be "denigrated, put into a box and called names." The 2009 campaign was her first bid for public office. See Jeff Heinrich, "'Accommodate Each Other'," Montreal Gazette, February 12, 2007, p. 1; Jeff Heinrich, "Diverse portraits of modern Quebec; Bouchard-Taylor. Protesters disrupt open-mike forum," Montreal Gazette, November 28, 2007, p. 8; Mariève Tremblay, "Dr Najat Boughaba est de tous les combats", Progrès Saint-Léonard, January 8, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2011; Candidat - Najat Boughaba[permanent dead link], cyberpresse.ca, accessed September 28, 2011.
"A person may only run for one position, either mayor of the city, borough mayor, city councillor, or borough councillor. However, a person running for mayor of the city for an authorized party may also run, together with a second person called a 'co-candidate' (colistier), for city councillor. This does not include the position of borough mayor. If the candidate for mayor is elected and also obtains the largest number of votes for the position of city councillor, he or she becomes mayor of the city and the co-candidate becomes city councillor. If he or she is defeated for city but obtains the largest number of votes for city councillor, he or she becomes city councillor for the district or (in the case of Anjou and Lachine only) the borough instead of the co-candidate, unless he or she refuses the position in writing within 30 days after his or her election as city councillor is announced." - Élection Montréal. Manuel du candidat. 2009. pp. 8-9.
As a result of Bill 22 of 2008, the Act to amend various legislative provisions concerning Montréal, section 25, the composition of the Ville-Marie borough council was changed. Instead of a borough mayor, two city councillors, and two borough councillors, the borough council now consists of the mayor of Montreal, three elected city councillors, and two other councillors named by the mayor from among the city council.
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Harry Delva was born in Haiti and moved to Canada at age seven. A prominent figure in Montreal's Haitian community, he has a degree in administration and criminology, hosts the program Noir de monde on CJNT, and has run the Maison d'Haiti youth centre in Saint-Michel since 1993. In 2011, he served on Montreal's Round Table on Black History Month. See "Black History Month Celebration," See Danielle Adams, "Where danger lurks: Gangs are an intrinsic part of everyday life on streets of St. Michel," Montreal Gazette, October 3, 2004, A1; Paul Cherry, "Province offers funding for street gang problem," Montreal Gazette, December 8, 2007, A6; "Harry Delva se lance en politique avec Louise Harel", Radio-Canada, October 1, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2011; Lison Budzyn, "Harry Delva: «Je serai un conseiller patrouilleur!»"Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Journal de Saint-Michel, September 23, 2009, accessed August 25, 2011; Montreal Community Contact, February 3, 2011, Volume 21, Issue 3, p. 8.
Mallozzi was a twenty-three-year-old student at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He called for greater transparency in government and a crime prevention strategy based on education and better interactions with the police. He had previously been an independent candidate in Saint-Leonard's 2008 borough mayoral by-election, when he received 110 votes (0.91%) for a fourth-place finish against Michel Bissonnet. See Guillaume Picard, "Saint-Léonard", Progrès Saint-Léonard, October 27, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2011; Official results - Saint-Léonard borough, Septembre 21, 2008, City of Montreal, accessed August 14, 2011.
Marchildon was a first-time candidate who focused his campaign around environmental and public transit issues. He is a computer programmer analyst with a background in promoting open-source software. See Roberto Rocha, "Open-source at risk of becoming mainstream," National Post, September 19, 2007, FP10; Candidat - Nicolas Marchildon[permanent dead link], cyberpress.ca, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2011; Guillaume Picard, "Saint-Léonard", Progrès Saint-Léonard, October 27, 2009, accessed August 14, 2011.
Mallozzi was a twenty-three-year-old student at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He called for greater transparency in government and a crime prevention strategy based on education and better interactions with the police. He had previously been an independent candidate in Saint-Leonard's 2008 borough mayoral by-election, when he received 110 votes (0.91%) for a fourth-place finish against Michel Bissonnet. See Guillaume Picard, "Saint-Léonard", Progrès Saint-Léonard, October 27, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2011; Official results - Saint-Léonard borough, Septembre 21, 2008, City of Montreal, accessed August 14, 2011.
Surprenant was twenty years old during the campaign and had been involved with Projet Montréal since 2005. His campaign focused on public transit. See Guillaume Picard, "Candidats au poste de conseiller d'arrondissement", Progrès Saint-Léonard, October 16, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
Louis was a resident of Parc-Extension in 2009. Active in the Haitian Canadian community, her campaign focused on improved public transit and renewing government following the municipal scandals of previous years. See Guillaume Picard, "Candidats au poste de conseiller d'arrondissement", Progrès Saint-Léonard, October 16, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
Boughaba, who is originally from Morocco, is a French literature scholar with a Ph.D. from the University of Toulouse. She contributed to a book entitled "Québécois et musulmans main dans la main pour la paix" in 2006. The following year, she led a delegation of Muslim women organized by the Canadian Islamic Congress to Hérouxville, Quebec after the small community passed a series of anti-Muslim resolutions. Boughaba's group brought gifts, including French-language books on Islam, and said that Quebecers had nothing to fear from the province's Muslim community. During a press conference at the event, Boughaba said, "Let's stop the prejudices, let's be reasonable, let's accommodate each other -- that's our message." Later in the same year, she testified to the Bouchard-Taylor commission that it is "unpardonable" for cultural communities to be "denigrated, put into a box and called names." The 2009 campaign was her first bid for public office. See Jeff Heinrich, "'Accommodate Each Other'," Montreal Gazette, February 12, 2007, p. 1; Jeff Heinrich, "Diverse portraits of modern Quebec; Bouchard-Taylor. Protesters disrupt open-mike forum," Montreal Gazette, November 28, 2007, p. 8; Mariève Tremblay, "Dr Najat Boughaba est de tous les combats", Progrès Saint-Léonard, January 8, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2011; Candidat - Najat Boughaba[permanent dead link], cyberpresse.ca, accessed September 28, 2011.
Rocco de Robertis ran for council in 2005 as a Vision Montreal candidate and placed second against Dominic Perri. In 2009, he focused his campaign on infrastructure and security. See Guillaume Picard, "Candidats au poste de conseiller de ville", Progrès Saint-Léonard, October 16, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2011; "Election 2005 Results: Montreal & Suburbs," Montreal Gazette, November 7, 2005, p. 10.
Harry Delva was born in Haiti and moved to Canada at age seven. A prominent figure in Montreal's Haitian community, he has a degree in administration and criminology, hosts the program Noir de monde on CJNT, and has run the Maison d'Haiti youth centre in Saint-Michel since 1993. In 2011, he served on Montreal's Round Table on Black History Month. See "Black History Month Celebration," See Danielle Adams, "Where danger lurks: Gangs are an intrinsic part of everyday life on streets of St. Michel," Montreal Gazette, October 3, 2004, A1; Paul Cherry, "Province offers funding for street gang problem," Montreal Gazette, December 8, 2007, A6; "Harry Delva se lance en politique avec Louise Harel", Radio-Canada, October 1, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2011; Lison Budzyn, "Harry Delva: «Je serai un conseiller patrouilleur!»"Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Journal de Saint-Michel, September 23, 2009, accessed August 25, 2011; Montreal Community Contact, February 3, 2011, Volume 21, Issue 3, p. 8.
Harry Delva was born in Haiti and moved to Canada at age seven. A prominent figure in Montreal's Haitian community, he has a degree in administration and criminology, hosts the program Noir de monde on CJNT, and has run the Maison d'Haiti youth centre in Saint-Michel since 1993. In 2011, he served on Montreal's Round Table on Black History Month. See "Black History Month Celebration," See Danielle Adams, "Where danger lurks: Gangs are an intrinsic part of everyday life on streets of St. Michel," Montreal Gazette, October 3, 2004, A1; Paul Cherry, "Province offers funding for street gang problem," Montreal Gazette, December 8, 2007, A6; "Harry Delva se lance en politique avec Louise Harel", Radio-Canada, October 1, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2011; Lison Budzyn, "Harry Delva: «Je serai un conseiller patrouilleur!»"Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Journal de Saint-Michel, September 23, 2009, accessed August 25, 2011; Montreal Community Contact, February 3, 2011, Volume 21, Issue 3, p. 8.
