Name Jean Fortier Role Author | Alma mater McGill University | |
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Books The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming | ||
Jean E. Fortier is a Canadian politician and was a City Councillor from Montreal, Quebec.
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Municipal Politics
In 1998 he ran for a seat on the City Council under the Vision Montreal label in the district of Darlington. He won with 32% against incumbent Jack Chadirdjian (31%). He served as Montreal's Chairman of the Executive Committee from 1998 to 2001.
He did not run for re-election in 2001.
Fortier will challenge Denis Coderre and Valérie Plante for the city’s mayoralty, he announced on 20 September 2017. Fortier will run for the Coalition Montreal party because he believes Montrealers need a centrist option.
Provincial Politics
In 2001 he considered running as a Parti Québécois candidate in a provincial by-election in the district of Labelle, but eventually abandoned that idea. Sylvain Pagé became the PQ nominee and won the election.
Federal Politics
Fortier ran as a Conservative star candidate in the district of Ahuntsic in 2004. He finished fourth with 5% of the votes.