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Coderre’s party outspent rivals in election

Mayor Denis Coderre’s Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal spent $1.168 million on the nearly two-month campaign to the Nov. 3 election, outstripping second-place finisher Projet Montréal, led by Richard Bergeron, which spent $898,383.

He was the only mayoral candidate to eschew posters in the November election, but Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre still managed to outspend his rivals on the campaign, the political parties' newly released election-spending reports show.

City hall

Laurent Blanchard walks away with a combined $205,209 from transition and severance packages after serving as Montreal’s interim mayor in 2013.

Ex-councillors to split $4.03M in departure packages

44 defeated or retired councillors will receive lump sum, plus transition allowance over two years.

Denis Coderre promised to set up an anti-corruption watchdog within the first 100 days of his mayoralty.

Inspector-general position on track for 2014: Coderre

The new anti-corruption watchdog department of the inspector-general at city hall is expected to be created in February when the National Assembly reconvenes.

Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre answers questions during the first city council meeting on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.

Montreal begins process of creating inspector-general

Montreal’s new executive committee took the first step Wednesday toward creating an inspector-general’s office at city hall designed to scrutinize public contracts and root out corruption. ...

Beginning of a new era, Mayor Coderre pledges

WITH VIDEOS: Pledging that Montreal is at the "beginning of a new era," Denis Coderre was sworn in as the city's 44th mayor Thursday along with nearly 100 councillors at an ornate ceremony in Old Montreal...

Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre names his 11-member executive committee Monday, Nov. 18.

Replay: Denis Coderre reveals executive committee

Review our live coverage of the ceremony

Tap for live coverage of naming of new exec-committee

Projet Montréal demands recounts in three districts

Projet Montréal is demanding recounts of the municipal votes in three districts, including one in St-Léonard, where 38 per cent of ballots were rejected.

More on the municipal election

Legislation prevents Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s complete removal from office unless he is imprisoned or found to be in violation of the city’s conflict-of-interest regulations.

Misbehaving mayors are hard to kick out

A single sheet of paper. In the end, that’s all it took to bring down the former mayor of Montreal.

Montreal mayor Denis Coderre, sitting, is seen with his administration's newly formed executive committee during a ceremony at Montreal city hall on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.

Editorial: The new executive committee: size and sizing up

The city’s new executive committee is a promising mix of experience and fresh talent that deserves a chance to prove itself. Nevertheless, the unwieldy size of city council remains a problem that...

Coderre adds youth portfolio to Chitilian’s responsibilities

Two hours after a coalition of youth groups sent out a news release decrying the lack of representation on Montreal’s newly formed executive committee dedicated to young people, Mayor Denis Coderre...

Montreal mayor Denis Coderre, sitting, poses for a photograph with his administration’s newly formed executive committee during a ceremony to announce the committee’s members at Montreal city hall in Montreal on Monday, November 18, 2013.

Letter: Coderre’s executive committee should have been more politically inclusive

Re: “Mayor Coderre snubs Projet Montréal” (Gazette, Nov. 19) By not appointing a single counsellor from Projet Montréal or Mélanie Joly’s team to Montreal’s executive...

Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre, left, poses for photograph with the new council speaker Frantz Benjamin, right, during a ceremony to name the committee members at Montreal city hall in Montreal on Monday, November 18, 2013.

Letter: Coderre’s appointments inspire hope

Re: “Mayor Coderre snubs Projet Montréal” (Gazette, Nov. 19) Montreal is indeed fortunate to both have elected Mayor Denis Coderre and maintain the economic leadership of Marcel Cô...