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Ivon Le Duc

Ivon Le Duc is a politician and entrepreneur in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He served on the Montreal city council from 1994 to 2005 and was a member of the Montreal executive committee (i.e., the municipal cabinet) in Pierre Bourque's administration from 1998 to 2001. Elected three times as a member of Bourque's Vision Montreal (VM) party, he later served with the Montreal Island Citizens Union (MICU) and as an independent.

Political career edit

Vision Montreal

Le Duc was first elected to council in the 1994 municipal election, defeating incumbent Scott McKay of the Montreal Citizens' Movement (MCM) in the east-end division of Honoré-Beaugrand. Vision Montreal won a majority of seats in this election under Bourque's leadership, and Le Duc initially served as a pro-administration backbencher. He was appointed to a committee of the Montreal Urban Community that explored possible police service mergers.[1]

During the Vision Montreal internal crisis of 1997, Le Duc was a vocal supporter of Bourque's leadership.[2] On February 5, 1997, he was promoted to an associate membership on the executive committee.[3]

Le Duc was re-elected in the 1998 municipal election, in which Bourque's administration won a second mandate. On November 12, 1998, he was named as a full member of the executive committee with responsibility for housing.[4] The following year, he led the executive committee in amending the city's urban planning by-laws to require a 7.5 metre gap between garages in new developments. This was a response to complaints from several Montreal communities where crowded garage construction had restricted parking and snow removal service.[5]

Vision Montreal was defeated by Gérald Tremblay's Montreal Island Citizens Union in the 2001 municipal election. Le Duc was easily re-elected in the redistributed division of Tétreaultville; after the election, he was selected as chair of the new Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough council and served as opposition housing critic on city council.[6] In 2002, he spoke against Mayor Tremblay's plan to construct a major boulevard on Notre Dame Street East.[7] He launched a probe later in the same year into alleged price fixing for Montreal's recycling contracts, charging that two firms controlled most recycling services across the city.[8]

In January 2003, fellow Vision Montreal councillor Richer Dompierre alleged that Le Duc attacked him during a heated borough council debate over the removal of a Jean-Paul Riopelle sculpture.[9] The chief crown prosecutor later confirmed there was enough evidence to charge Le Duc with simple assault, but ultimately Le Duc was able to avoid legal charges by attending a program that allowed for the non-judicial treatment of certain infractions.[10]

MICU and independent

Le Duc resigned from Vision Montreal in February 2003, saying that he felt "betrayed" by Pierre Bourque's decision to run for the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) party in the 2003 Quebec provincial election. He retained his position as borough council chair and initially sat as an independent.[11] On December 12, 2003, he joined Tremblay's MICU party.[12] All borough council chairs in Montreal were re-designated as "borough mayors" in 2004.

Le Duc was unexpectedly rejected as MICU's candidate for borough mayor in the 2005 municipal election in favour of former provincial cabinet minister Pierre Bélanger.[13] Le Duc subsequently resigned from MICU and again served as an independent, openly snubbing Tremblay at a major public event in his community.[14] He did not seek re-election in 2005.

Before leaving office, Le Duc charged that there was systematic corruption in Montreal's political culture. He identified a long-standing practice of political parties soliciting money from companies angling for municipal contracts, and said that seventy-five to eighty per cent of contributions to major parties came from entrepreneurs with municipal contracts or from their employees and families. He was also quoted as saying, "Every time someone pays a contribution of $500 or more ... someone receives something in exchange. [...] It's too well-entrenched."[15] As a remedy, he proposed banning anonymous donations to political parties.[16]

Entrepreneur edit

Le Duc purchased the real estate firm Demtec Inc. in August 2005. The following year, he was profiled in the Montreal Gazette for selling prefabricated houses to Afghanistan in co-operation with a construction firm based in Kabul. After visiting Afghanistan, Le Duc said that the Canadian private sector had almost no presence in the country and accused the Canadian government of failing to promote investment.[17]

He was again profiled by the Gazette in February 2007 for shipping prefabricated houses from Quebec to Alberta.[18]

Electoral record edit

2001 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Tétreaultville division
Party Candidate Votes %
Vision Montreal (x)Ivon Le Duc 7,114 70.56
Montreal Island Citizens Union Francisca Marques 2,968 29.44
Total valid votes 10,082 100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
1998 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Honoré-Beaugrand division
Party Candidate Votes %
Vision Montreal (x)Ivon Le Duc 3,090 46.94
New Montreal André Pothier 1,822 27.68
Montreal Citizens' Movement Patrice Lorrain-Chenu 943 14.32
Team Montreal Pierre Lizotte 728 11.06
Total valid votes 6,583 100.00
Source: Official Results, City of Montreal. This report wrongly lists Lorrain-Chenu as a Team Montreal candidate. Newspaper reports clarify that he was a candidate of the Montreal Citizens' Movement.
1994 Montreal municipal election: Councillor, Honoré-Beaugrand division
Party Candidate Votes %
Vision Montreal Ivon Le Duc 2,679 39.83
Montreal Citizens' Movement (x)Scott McKay 2,422 36.01
Montrealers' Party Denis Proulx 1,125 16.73
Democratic Coalition–Ecology Montreal Julie Leduc 262 3.90
Independent Gilles Simard 156 2.32
White Elephant Party Guylaine Brisebois 82 1.22
Total valid votes 6,726 100
Source: Official Results, City of Montreal

References edit

  1. ^ "Revisiting police merger" [editorial], Montreal Gazette, 18 March 1997, B2.
  2. ^ Eric Siblin, "Pro-Bourque councillors rally behind mayor," Montreal Gazette, 5 February 1997, A3.
  3. ^ "Bourque rewards loyal councillors with added duties, responsibilities," Montreal Gazette, 6 February 1997, F8.
  4. ^ Aaron Derfel, "Mayor taps Fortier as chairman: Executive committee is experienced," Montreal Gazette, 13 November 1998, A3; Linda Gyulai, "No extra cash for housing workers on strike: Tenants of city's subsidized apartments, hit by a strike of workers for 18 weeks, urge binding arbitration to end the dispute," Monreal Gazette, 11 December 1998, A3.
  5. ^ "Party backs off lawsuit," Montreal Gazette, 16 June 1999, A5.
  6. ^ Linda Gyulai, "City recycling contracts on hold: Provincial government invokes special powers to let Montreal extend existing contracts till March, in hopes of reaching better deals," Montreal Gazette, 17 August 2002, A4.
  7. ^ "'We don't want a wall': East-end residents oppose Notre Dame boulevard plan," Montreal Gazette, 4 June 2002, A6; Ann Carroll, "Shelter gets cooling system, cubicles: But displaced tenants in St. Henri school are 'penned like cattle,' opposition councillor says," Montreal Gazette, 5 July 2002, A3.
  8. ^ "Montreal councillor to probe alleged price fixing in city recycling contracts," Canadian Press, 17 August 2002.
  9. ^ Graeme Hamilton, "Riopelle sculpture sparks Montreal council dust-up: Moving La Joute," Montreal Gazette, National Post, 20 January 2003, A3.
  10. ^ Linda Gyulai, "Veteran city councillor quits Vision Montreal," Montreal Gazette, 19 February 2003, A7.
  11. ^ Linda Gyulai, "Veteran city councillor quits Vision Montreal," Montreal Gazette, 19 February 2003, A7.
  12. ^ Sue Montgomery, "Tremblay gets six new councillors," Montreal Gazette, 13 December 2008, A8.
  13. ^ Henry Aubin, "Backroom boys pick candidates for Tremblay," Montreal Gazette, 18 August 2005, A21.
  14. ^ James Mennie, "Mayor feels borough pain in first week of campaign," Montreal Gazette, 1 October 2005, A9.
  15. ^ Linda Gyulai, "Is City Hall for sale?", Montreal Gazette, 1 October 2005, p. 1.
  16. ^ Linda Gyulai, "Raise Fines," Montreal Gazette, 3 October 2005, A1.
  17. ^ Mike King, "Quebecer sells prefab houses to Afghanistan," Montreal Gazette, 21 March 2006, B1.
  18. ^ Allan Swift, "Quebec homebuilders cash in on Alberta boom," Montreal Gazette, 5 February 2007, B1.

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Ivon Le Duc is a politician and entrepreneur in Montreal Quebec Canada He served on the Montreal city council from 1994 to 2005 and was a member of the Montreal executive committee i e the municipal cabinet in Pierre Bourque s administration from 1998 to 2001 Elected three times as a member of Bourque s Vision Montreal VM party he later served with the Montreal Island Citizens Union MICU and as an independent Contents 1 Political career 2 Entrepreneur 3 Electoral record 4 ReferencesPolitical career editVision Montreal Le Duc was first elected to council in the 1994 municipal election defeating incumbent Scott McKay of the Montreal Citizens Movement MCM in the east end division of Honore Beaugrand Vision Montreal won a majority of seats in this election under Bourque s leadership and Le Duc initially served as a pro administration backbencher He was appointed to a committee of the Montreal Urban Community that explored possible police service mergers 1 During the Vision Montreal internal crisis of 1997 Le Duc was a vocal supporter of Bourque s leadership 2 On February 5 1997 he was promoted to an associate membership on the executive committee 3 Le Duc was re elected in the 1998 municipal election in which Bourque s administration won a second mandate On November 12 1998 he was named as a full member of the executive committee with responsibility for housing 4 The following year he led the executive committee in amending the city s urban planning by laws to require a 7 5 metre gap between garages in new developments This was a response to complaints from several Montreal communities where crowded garage construction had restricted parking and snow removal service 5 Vision Montreal was defeated by Gerald Tremblay s Montreal Island Citizens Union in the 2001 municipal election Le Duc was easily re elected in the redistributed division of Tetreaultville after the election he was selected as chair of the new Mercier Hochelaga Maisonneuve borough council and served as opposition housing critic on city council 6 In 2002 he spoke against Mayor Tremblay s plan to construct a major boulevard on Notre Dame Street East 7 He launched a probe later in the same year into alleged price fixing for Montreal s recycling contracts charging that two firms controlled most recycling services across the city 8 In January 2003 fellow Vision Montreal councillor Richer Dompierre alleged that Le Duc attacked him during a heated borough council debate over the removal of a Jean Paul Riopelle sculpture 9 The chief crown prosecutor later confirmed there was enough evidence to charge Le Duc with simple assault but ultimately Le Duc was able to avoid legal charges by attending a program that allowed for the non judicial treatment of certain infractions 10 MICU and independent Le Duc resigned from Vision Montreal in February 2003 saying that he felt betrayed by Pierre Bourque s decision to run for the Action democratique du Quebec ADQ party in the 2003 Quebec provincial election He retained his position as borough council chair and initially sat as an independent 11 On December 12 2003 he joined Tremblay s MICU party 12 All borough council chairs in Montreal were re designated as borough mayors in 2004 Le Duc was unexpectedly rejected as MICU s candidate for borough mayor in the 2005 municipal election in favour of former provincial cabinet minister Pierre Belanger 13 Le Duc subsequently resigned from MICU and again served as an independent openly snubbing Tremblay at a major public event in his community 14 He did not seek re election in 2005 Before leaving office Le Duc charged that there was systematic corruption in Montreal s political culture He identified a long standing practice of political parties soliciting money from companies angling for municipal contracts and said that seventy five to eighty per cent of contributions to major parties came from entrepreneurs with municipal contracts or from their employees and families He was also quoted as saying Every time someone pays a contribution of 500 or more someone receives something in exchange It s too well entrenched 15 As a remedy he proposed banning anonymous donations to political parties 16 Entrepreneur editLe Duc purchased the real estate firm Demtec Inc in August 2005 The following year he was profiled in the Montreal Gazette for selling prefabricated houses to Afghanistan in co operation with a construction firm based in Kabul After visiting Afghanistan Le Duc said that the Canadian private sector had almost no presence in the country and accused the Canadian government of failing to promote investment 17 He was again profiled by the Gazette in February 2007 for shipping prefabricated houses from Quebec to Alberta 18 Electoral record editvte2001 Montreal municipal election Councillor Tetreaultville division Party Candidate Votes Vision Montreal x Ivon Le Duc 7 114 70 56 Montreal Island Citizens Union Francisca Marques 2 968 29 44 Total valid votes 10 082 100 Source Election results 1833 2005 in French City of Montreal vte1998 Montreal municipal election Councillor Honore Beaugrand division Party Candidate Votes Vision Montreal x Ivon Le Duc 3 090 46 94 New Montreal Andre Pothier 1 822 27 68 Montreal Citizens Movement Patrice Lorrain Chenu 943 14 32 Team Montreal Pierre Lizotte 728 11 06 Total valid votes 6 583 100 00 Source Official Results City of Montreal This report wrongly lists Lorrain Chenu as a Team Montreal candidate Newspaper reports clarify that he was a candidate of the Montreal Citizens Movement vte1994 Montreal municipal election Councillor Honore Beaugrand division Party Candidate Votes Vision Montreal Ivon Le Duc 2 679 39 83 Montreal Citizens Movement x Scott McKay 2 422 36 01 Montrealers Party Denis Proulx 1 125 16 73 Democratic Coalition Ecology Montreal Julie Leduc 262 3 90 Independent Gilles Simard 156 2 32 White Elephant Party Guylaine Brisebois 82 1 22 Total valid votes 6 726 100 Source Official Results City of MontrealReferences edit Revisiting police merger editorial Montreal Gazette 18 March 1997 B2 Eric Siblin Pro Bourque councillors rally behind mayor Montreal Gazette 5 February 1997 A3 Bourque rewards loyal councillors with added duties responsibilities Montreal Gazette 6 February 1997 F8 Aaron Derfel Mayor taps Fortier as chairman Executive committee is experienced Montreal Gazette 13 November 1998 A3 Linda Gyulai No extra cash for housing workers on strike Tenants of city s subsidized apartments hit by a strike of workers for 18 weeks urge binding arbitration to end the dispute Monreal Gazette 11 December 1998 A3 Party backs off lawsuit Montreal Gazette 16 June 1999 A5 Linda Gyulai City recycling contracts on hold Provincial government invokes special powers to let Montreal extend existing contracts till March in hopes of reaching better deals Montreal Gazette 17 August 2002 A4 We don t want a wall East end residents oppose Notre Dame boulevard plan Montreal Gazette 4 June 2002 A6 Ann Carroll Shelter gets cooling system cubicles But displaced tenants in St Henri school are penned like cattle opposition councillor says Montreal Gazette 5 July 2002 A3 Montreal councillor to probe alleged price fixing in city recycling contracts Canadian Press 17 August 2002 Graeme Hamilton Riopelle sculpture sparks Montreal council dust up Moving La Joute Montreal Gazette National Post 20 January 2003 A3 Linda Gyulai Veteran city councillor quits Vision Montreal Montreal Gazette 19 February 2003 A7 Linda Gyulai Veteran city councillor quits Vision Montreal Montreal Gazette 19 February 2003 A7 Sue Montgomery Tremblay gets six new councillors Montreal Gazette 13 December 2008 A8 Henry Aubin Backroom boys pick candidates for Tremblay Montreal Gazette 18 August 2005 A21 James Mennie Mayor feels borough pain in first week of campaign Montreal Gazette 1 October 2005 A9 Linda Gyulai Is City Hall for sale Montreal Gazette 1 October 2005 p 1 Linda Gyulai Raise Fines Montreal Gazette 3 October 2005 A1 Mike King Quebecer sells prefab houses to Afghanistan Montreal Gazette 21 March 2006 B1 Allan Swift Quebec homebuilders cash in on Alberta boom Montreal Gazette 5 February 2007 B1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ivon Le Duc amp oldid 1195181856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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