Summary#
Montréal city council adopted this decision unanimously on November 24, 2025. It appoints members, chairs and vice-chairs to nine permanent commissions; it does not create new bodies or directly change city services.
- The appointed members are: Commission de la présidence du conseil — Alexandre Devaux-Guizani, Chantal Rossi, Diana Varela, Dominic Roussel, Sophie Mohsen, Victor Esposito, François Limoges and Marie Plourde.
- Commission sur la culture, le patrimoine et les sports — André Julien, Gemma Marchione, Louise Leroux, Ludovic Fermely, Daniela Romano and Maeva Vilain; Commission sur le développement économique et urbain et l’habitation — Annie Gagnier, Jean-Marc Poirier, Leslie Roberts, Bisma Ansari, Nathalie Goulet and Benoit Gratton; Commission sur le développement social et la diversité montréalaise — Arij El Korbi, Ludovic Fermely, Nathalie Pierre-Antoine, Philippe Thermidor, Benoit Auger, Marie Sterlin and Sterling Downey.
- Commission sur l’eau, l’environnement, le développement durable et les grands parcs — Josée Troilo, Dominic Roussel, Linda Paquin, Richard Bélanger, Marie-Claude Baril and Olivier Demers-Dubé; Commission sur l’examen des contrats — Gerlando Guarraggi, Jean-Marc Poirier, Maude Choko, Sophie Mohsen, Victor Esposito, Gabriel Fortin and Marie-Claude Baril; Commission sur les finances et l’administration — Alexandre Devaux-Guizani, Amélie Cliche, Gerlando Guarraggi, Mercedez Plante, Michèle Tremblay, Milany Thiagarajah, Victor Esposito and Josefina Blanco.
- Commission sur l’inspecteur général — Gerlando Guarraggi, Michèle Tremblay, Nancy Berthelot, Richard Bélanger, Youssef Hariri, Christopher McCray and Elvira Carhuallanqui; Commission sur le transport et les travaux publics — Kristine Marsolais, Amélie Cliche, Christopher Little, Linda Paquin, Milany Thiagarajah and Jacques Filion. Each of the eight commissions other than the Commission de la présidence du conseil also has a seat for a representative of the linked municipalities, to be designated by the agglomeration council.
- Chairs and vice-chairs: Commission de la présidence du conseil — Maude Théroux-Séguin, chair; Martine Musau Muele and Julien Hénault-Ratelle, vice-chairs. The other chairs are Josué Corvil (culture), Giovanni Rapanà (economic and urban development and housing), Sonny Moroz (social development and diversity), Vana Nazarian (water and environment), Sylvain Ouellet (contracts), Richard Deschamps (finance and administration), Denis Pelletier (inspector general) and Dominic Perri (transport and public works). Their named vice-chairs are, respectively, Jonathan Burnham; Élise Tanguay; Laurence Parent; Catherine Houbart; Laura Palestini; Nicolas Jolicoeur; Alex Norris; and Sarah V. Doyon. Each of these commissions also has a vice-chair seat for a linked-municipality representative to be designated.
What it means for you#
- The decision changes who sits on and leads these commissions. It does not itself require residents, businesses or city staff to take a new action, or change a right, fee or service.
Money#
No publicly available information.
What is unclear#
- The resolution does not state how long the appointments last or when they end.
- It does not explain the commissions’ work process or how their decisions relate to later council decisions.
Case for#
No clear argument available from the supplied material.
Case against#
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