How often do local politicians get mentioned in the Montreal Gazette?
Have a look at these numbers.
NDG/CDN and the Plateau get much lavish attention, while Park Extension gets relatively good coverage while Verdun gets virtually zero mentions for its borough politics as does the rest of the Southwest.
The most oft-mentioned politicians court attention. Marvin Rotrand, Mary Deros, Marcel T
remblay, and so forth.
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Ahuntsic Cartierville.
Marie-Andrée Beaudoin was elected borough mayor in 2005 and has been mentioned in four articles.
Councillor Jocelyn-Ann Campbell- 10 mentions since 1985, although none about her role as a city councillor.
Noushig Eloyan - 110 mentions since 1994.
Jean-François St-Onge 2 mentions since 2002, both unflattering.
Hasmig Belleli - 18 mentions since 1996.
Anjou
Mayor Luis Miranda - 48 since 1995.
Andrée Henault - 5 since 2001
NDG/CDN
Mayor Michael Applebaum - 473 since 1995 (however several dozen of those were not about him but rather about a namesake).
Warren Allmand - 60 since 2005 when he entered city politics.
Marvin Rotrand 613 since 1985 (there would surely be more if the databank went back further)
Francine Senecal - 57 since 2001
Marcel Tremblay - 362 since mid - 80s.
Saulie Zajdel - 157 since June 1986 - the first criticized him for getting co-religionists to jam the polls for him [Lily Pearson] said: "I heard a woman ask her husband, 'what's the MCM?' He said: 'I don't know, we're voting for Saulie.'
Ile Bizard
Mayor Richard Belanger - 13 since 1994.
Lachine
Mayor Claude Dauphin 263 since the mid 80s (many dealt with his job as a Liberal provincial politician) 214 since 2001.
Jane Cowell-Poitras 40 mentions since 1988.
Lasalle
Mayor Manon Barbe - 11 mentions since 2003
Richard Deschamps - 2 over the last 10 years.
Alvaro Farinacci - 4 since 1985
Plateau Mont Royal
Mayor Helen Fotopulos - 272 since 1987 plus another 16 with the misspelling of her name as Fotopoulos.
Richard Bergeron - around 111 since 2005
Michel Labrecque approx. 30.
Michel Prescott - 290 since the mid 80s but only 1 within the last two years.
Southwest Borough
Mayor Jacqueline Montpetit - about 19 since 2003
Jean-Yves Cartier - 2 since 2005.
Line Hamel - 4 since 2005.
Mercier-Hochelaga Maisonneuve
Lyn Thériault - about 6 since 2005
Laurent Blanchard - 2 since 2006
Richer Dompierre - 3 since 2001
Gaëtan Primeau - zero.
Claire Saint-Arnaud - 4 since 1995
Montreal North
Marcel Parent Mayor - about 10 since 2002,
Jean-Marc Gibeau - 1 since 2007
James V. Infantino - 2 since 2002
Outremont
Mayor Marie Cinq-Mars - 11 since 2001
Pierrefonds Roxboro
Monique Worth,Mayor 62 since 1990
Christian G. Dubois 4 since 2007
Bertrand A. Ward 5 since 94
Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles
Mayor Cosmo Maciocia 67 since 1985 (about a dozen pressers in there)
André Bélisle - unclear - he shares a name with a well-known environmentalist.
Joe Magri - 1 in passing in a society column
Nicolas Montmorency 2 since 2005 (he's the youngest)
Rosemont—La Petite–Patrie
Mayor André Lavallée - 175 since 1987
Carle Bernier-Genest 3 since 2005
Carole Du Sault zero.
Gilles Grondin zero
François Purcell 16 since 2005
Saint Laurent borough
Mayor Alan DeSousa 263 since 1986
Patricia Bittar 4 since 2004
Laval Demers 5 since 2004
St Leonard
Mayor Michel Bissonnet, recently elected, just a couple.
Yvette Bissonnet 9 since 1986
Dominic Perri 52 since 1985 (only nine aren't school board tho)
Town of Mount Royal
Mayor Vera Danyluk-304 (about 20 over the last three years)
Erin Kennedy - zero
Faouad Sahyoun - one
Minh-Diem Le Thi - zero
Melpa Kamateros - 24 (almost all to do with her charity fund raising career)
John Miller - 10
Phillipe Roy - zero
Verdun
Mayor Claude Trudel (94 since mid 80s but almost all have to do either with transportation, his days in provincial politics).
Ginette Marotte zero - just two paid press releases.
Alain Tasse - zero (some mentions about his previous dabblings in provincial politics)
Ville Marie
Mayor Benoit Labonté - 220 since 99 but about half are press releases.
Sammy Forcillo - 169 since 86
Catherine Sévigny - zero (some pressers and others to do with her as a charity fund raiser)
Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension
Mayor Anie Samson - 23 since 95
Mary Deros - 55 since 98
Sylvain Lachance - 17 since 96
Soraya Martinez - 9 since 2005
Frank Venneri - 23 since 87
Westmount
Mayor Karin Marks 82 since 94
Have a look at these numbers.
NDG/CDN and the Plateau get much lavish attention, while Park Extension gets relatively good coverage while Verdun gets virtually zero mentions for its borough politics as does the rest of the Southwest.
The most oft-mentioned politicians court attention. Marvin Rotrand, Mary Deros, Marcel T
remblay, and so forth.
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Ahuntsic Cartierville.
Marie-Andrée Beaudoin was elected borough mayor in 2005 and has been mentioned in four articles.
Councillor Jocelyn-Ann Campbell- 10 mentions since 1985, although none about her role as a city councillor.
Noushig Eloyan - 110 mentions since 1994.
Jean-François St-Onge 2 mentions since 2002, both unflattering.
Hasmig Belleli - 18 mentions since 1996.
Anjou
Mayor Luis Miranda - 48 since 1995.
Andrée Henault - 5 since 2001
NDG/CDN
Mayor Michael Applebaum - 473 since 1995 (however several dozen of those were not about him but rather about a namesake).
Warren Allmand - 60 since 2005 when he entered city politics.
Marvin Rotrand 613 since 1985 (there would surely be more if the databank went back further)
Francine Senecal - 57 since 2001
Marcel Tremblay - 362 since mid - 80s.
Saulie Zajdel - 157 since June 1986 - the first criticized him for getting co-religionists to jam the polls for him [Lily Pearson] said: "I heard a woman ask her husband, 'what's the MCM?' He said: 'I don't know, we're voting for Saulie.'
Ile Bizard
Mayor Richard Belanger - 13 since 1994.
Lachine
Mayor Claude Dauphin 263 since the mid 80s (many dealt with his job as a Liberal provincial politician) 214 since 2001.
Jane Cowell-Poitras 40 mentions since 1988.
Lasalle
Mayor Manon Barbe - 11 mentions since 2003
Richard Deschamps - 2 over the last 10 years.
Alvaro Farinacci - 4 since 1985
Plateau Mont Royal
Mayor Helen Fotopulos - 272 since 1987 plus another 16 with the misspelling of her name as Fotopoulos.
Richard Bergeron - around 111 since 2005
Michel Labrecque approx. 30.
Michel Prescott - 290 since the mid 80s but only 1 within the last two years.
Southwest Borough
Mayor Jacqueline Montpetit - about 19 since 2003
Jean-Yves Cartier - 2 since 2005.
Line Hamel - 4 since 2005.
Mercier-Hochelaga Maisonneuve
Lyn Thériault - about 6 since 2005
Laurent Blanchard - 2 since 2006
Richer Dompierre - 3 since 2001
Gaëtan Primeau - zero.
Claire Saint-Arnaud - 4 since 1995
Montreal North
Marcel Parent Mayor - about 10 since 2002,
Jean-Marc Gibeau - 1 since 2007
James V. Infantino - 2 since 2002
Outremont
Mayor Marie Cinq-Mars - 11 since 2001
Pierrefonds Roxboro
Monique Worth,Mayor 62 since 1990
Christian G. Dubois 4 since 2007
Bertrand A. Ward 5 since 94
Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles
Mayor Cosmo Maciocia 67 since 1985 (about a dozen pressers in there)
André Bélisle - unclear - he shares a name with a well-known environmentalist.
Joe Magri - 1 in passing in a society column
Nicolas Montmorency 2 since 2005 (he's the youngest)
Rosemont—La Petite–Patrie
Mayor André Lavallée - 175 since 1987
Carle Bernier-Genest 3 since 2005
Carole Du Sault zero.
Gilles Grondin zero
François Purcell 16 since 2005
Saint Laurent borough
Mayor Alan DeSousa 263 since 1986
Patricia Bittar 4 since 2004
Laval Demers 5 since 2004
St Leonard
Mayor Michel Bissonnet, recently elected, just a couple.
Yvette Bissonnet 9 since 1986
Dominic Perri 52 since 1985 (only nine aren't school board tho)
Town of Mount Royal
Mayor Vera Danyluk-304 (about 20 over the last three years)
Erin Kennedy - zero
Faouad Sahyoun - one
Minh-Diem Le Thi - zero
Melpa Kamateros - 24 (almost all to do with her charity fund raising career)
John Miller - 10
Phillipe Roy - zero
Verdun
Mayor Claude Trudel (94 since mid 80s but almost all have to do either with transportation, his days in provincial politics).
Ginette Marotte zero - just two paid press releases.
Alain Tasse - zero (some mentions about his previous dabblings in provincial politics)
Ville Marie
Mayor Benoit Labonté - 220 since 99 but about half are press releases.
Sammy Forcillo - 169 since 86
Catherine Sévigny - zero (some pressers and others to do with her as a charity fund raiser)
Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension
Mayor Anie Samson - 23 since 95
Mary Deros - 55 since 98
Sylvain Lachance - 17 since 96
Soraya Martinez - 9 since 2005
Frank Venneri - 23 since 87
Westmount
Mayor Karin Marks 82 since 94
How many municipal affairs reporters does our English-language paper have to cover a city of more than 1 million? 1 plus 1 columnist. How many are there going to be in the future after Canwest lays off more reporters, cuts more space and ships more newsroom work to non-union journo sweat shops in Hamilton and Winnipeg? Support Gaz journalists:
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