Marc Demers
Marc Demers is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Laval in the city's 2013 municipal election.[2] A former police officer, he took office at a time when the city was under trusteeship due to a corruption scandal that had enveloped his predecessors Gilles Vaillancourt and Alexandre Duplessis.[2]
Marc Demers | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Demers in 2018 | |
| 8th Mayor of Laval, Quebec | |
| Assumed office November 13, 2013[1] | |
| Preceded by | Martine Beaugrand (acting) |
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| Political party | Mouvement Lavallois |
In 2017, Demers announced that a portion of the money repaid to the city by the convicted former mayors would be set aside to create a fund for disadvantaged youth in the city.[3]
References
- "Demers officially takes over in Laval". Montreal Gazette. November 14, 2013. p. A8. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- "Honesty is only policy for new Laval mayor Marc Demers". CBC News, November 4, 2013.
- "Laval creates fund with recouped corruption money to give back to city youth". Global News, June 19, 2017.
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