Summary#
On November 24, 2025, Montréal city council unanimously adopted its position on nominations to the city’s permanent commissions. It supports appointing the people listed below; the agglomeration council makes the final decision at a later meeting. The decision concerns appointments, not a new law, program or service.
- Commission sur le schéma d’aménagement et de développement de Montréal: members Caroline Braun, Chantal Gagnon, Dimitrios (Jim) Beis, Peter McQueen and a representative of the linked municipalities. President: Julie-Pascale Provost; vice-president: a linked-municipality representative.
- Commissions on public safety; culture, heritage and sports; economic and urban development and housing; social development and Montréal diversity; water, the environment, sustainable development and major parks: members, respectively, Arij El Korbi, Jacques Cohen, Leslie Roberts, Maude Choko and a linked-municipality representative; André Julien, Gemma Marchione, Louise Leroux, Ludovic Fermely, Daniela Romano, Maeva Vilain and a linked-municipality representative; Annie Gagnier, Jean-Marc Poirier, Leslie Roberts, Bisma Ansari, Nathalie Goulet, Benoit Gratton and a linked-municipality representative; Arij El Korbi, Ludovic Fermely, Nathalie Pierre-Antoine, Philippe Thermidor, Benoit Auger, Marie Sterlin, Sterling Downey and a linked-municipality representative; Josée Troilo, Dominic Roussel, Linda Paquin, Richard Bélanger, Marie-Claude Baril, Olivier Demers-Dubé and a linked-municipality representative. Their presidents, in the same order, are Alba Zuniga Ramos, Josué Corvil, Giovanni Rapanà, Sonny Moroz and Vana Nazarian. The named vice-presidents are Carla Beauvais, Jonathan Burnham, Élise Tanguay, Laurence Parent and Catherine Houbart, respectively; each commission also has a vice-president who is a linked-municipality representative.
- Commissions on contract review; finance and administration; the Inspector General; transport and public works: members, respectively, Gerlando Guarraggi, Jean-Marc Poirier, Maude Choko, Sophie Mohsen, Victor Esposito, Gabriel Fortin, Marie-Claude Baril and a linked-municipality representative; Alexandre Devaux-Guizani, Amélie Cliche, Gerlando Guarraggi, Mercedez Plante, Michèle Tremblay, Milany Thiagarajah, Victor Esposito and Josefina Blanco; Gerlando Guarraggi, Michèle Tremblay, Nancy Berthelot, Richard Bélanger, Youssef Hariri, Christopher McCray, Elvira Carhuallanqui and a linked-municipality representative; Kristine Marsolais, Amélie Cliche, Christopher Little, Linda Paquin, Milany Thiagarajah, Jacques Filion and a linked-municipality representative. Their presidents, in the same order, are Sylvain Ouellet, Richard Deschamps, Denis Pelletier and Dominic Perri. The named vice-presidents are Laura Palestini, Nicolas Jolicoeur, Alex Norris and Sarah Doyon, respectively; each commission also has a vice-president who is a linked-municipality representative.
What it means for you#
- Residents: The decision changes who is nominated to serve on the commissions. It does not directly change residents’ services, taxes, rights or obligations.
- Linked municipalities: Their representatives are to be designated for the commissions as listed.
Money#
No cost information is in the available material.
- The decision names commission members and officers but gives no spending or staffing amount.
What is unclear#
- The material does not describe the commissions’ roles, members’ terms, or how the commissions conduct their work.
Case for#
No clear argument available from the supplied material.
Case against#
No clear concern available from the supplied material.