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The former director general of the Montreal Ensemble. Furthermore, Jean-François Kacou, presents himself at the town hall of Montreal under the colors of the new future Montreal party, which he co-founded with Joël Debellefeuille this year.
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It is with the slogan “a city. Furthermore, A future ”that Mr. Similarly, Kacou, of Ivorian origin, launched his campaign on Wednesday. Furthermore, He was in the presence of the administrators of his new party. Moreover, the candidate of Future Montreal in the district of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Gulnar Mousa.
The co-founder of municipal elections | new candidate future Montreal. Meanwhile, Joël Debellefeuille spoke of a “historic day”, calling Jean-François Kacou as “first Afro-Canadian candidate in the history of municipal policy”. Nevertheless, In fact, Mr. For example, Kacou would be the second black candidate to run for the town hall after Balarama Holness. who had presented himself in 2021 under the Montreal movement banner.
“Montreal deserves a new voice. A listening voice. which acts and which brings together, “started by saying Jean-François Kacou, who praised his work as general manager of the city of Percé-from 2019 to 2023.
“In Percé, we reinvented municipal management. We have innovated to improve our infrastructure. working for example with ETS [l’École de technologie supérieure] To develop an asphalt formula mixed with flexible plastic. Or by setting up AI in public works to geolocate the nests-de-poule. When you listen to people, the solutions municipal elections | new candidate emerge. »»
Mr. Kacou also mentioned his commitment as president of the Montreal Chocolate Fair. “An unprecedented, cultural and economic initiative, which raises local know-how while positioning Montreal on the international scene. This project was born out of a desire to create bridges between craftsmen. neighborhoods and cultures through a product that brings together and comforts, “he insisted.
Concretely, the chief of future Montreal wants to tackle the housing crisis and the management of infrastructure.
“We will replace Regulation 20-20-20 [qui force les promoteurs résidentiels à inclure 20 % de logements sociaux. 20 % de logements abordables et 20 % de logements familiaux] by a fee applied to luxury housing. This measure will directly finance the OBNLs specializing in the construction of social. affordable housing and the OBNLs which support the tenants. »»
Kacou also indicated that an important work should be done in order to identify unused municipal land. buildings in order to facilitate the construction or development of social housing.
“We also offer the creation of an investment fund for housing and municipal infrastructure. A powerful tool implemented by the City. the Government of Quebec and private impact investors thanks to a special law, in order to quickly finance affordable housing projects, recover abandoned or problematic buildings and strengthen the Montreal economy. There is other sources of income than property taxes, “he said.
The full party platform will be gradually revealed in the coming weeks, Kacou said.
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