Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante brings new faces to her executive committee

Montreal MayorValrie Planteshuffled her executive committee Friday morning, promoting several women in her administration and vowing to make adaptation to a greener economy a municipal priority.

"I think it's always a good thing when you're a manager to evaluate after awhile what works very well, what needs to be reinforced, and how we can work better together," she said.

milie Thuillier, the mayor of the AhuntsicCartiervilleborough, returns to the executive committee totakeon a new portfolio that includestransparency and heritage, while Vieux-Rosemont Coun.Christine Gosselin, formerly in charge of the heritage file, was shuffled out.

Coun. RosannieFilatois now in charge of public security, while Nathalie Goulet, who held that portfolio, is nowresponsible for social inclusion, homeless, youth, sports and leisure.

Responsibility for housing shifts from MagdaPopeanuto Robert Beaudry.

Plantealso added Rivire-des-PrairiesPointe-aux-Tremblesborough MayorCaroline Bourgeoisinan associate role, bringing the total of associate on the executive committee to eight. Bourgeois will dealwith economic development and East Montreal.

MercierHochelaga-MaisonneuveCoun. Laurence Lavigne Lalonde is now responsible for environmental sustainability andurban agriculture.

"The message we want to send," said Plante, "is that as far as transportation, economic development and the development of the territory go, we must always be concerned about the environmental impacts."

Gender parity

The changes to the executive committee may notsatisfy critics who noted a lack of cultural diversity in Plante's original cabinet.Including associates, there are now 21 people on the committee ten men and eleven women, including the mayor.

Here's the full list:

• Valrie Plante, mayor.
• Benoit Dorais, chair and responsible for real estate planning and management.
• Sylvain Ouellet, vice-chair responsible for water and water infrastructure management, infrastructure and electrical services.
• Magda Popeanu, vice-chair responsible for culture and diversity.
• Robert Beaudry, responsible for economic and commercial development, housing and design.
• ric Alan Caldwell, responsible for urban planning, transit and files related to the Office de consultation publique de Montral.
• Franois William Croteau, responsible for smart city, information technology and innovation.
• Luc Ferrandez, responsible for large parks, sustainable development and green space.
• Rosannie Filato, responsible for public security.
• Nathalie Goulet, responsible for social inclusion, homeless, youth, sports and leisure.
• Laurence Lavigne Lalonde, responsible for environmental sustainability, urban agriculture and Espace pour la vie.
• Jean-Franois Parenteau, responsible for environment and citizen services., approvisionnement et matriel roulant, intergovernmental affairs.
• milie Thuillier, responsible for transparency, democracy, communications and citizen experience, heritage.

The eight associate councillors are:

• Caroline Bourgeois, who will assist with the economic development file andEast Montreal.
• Marianne Gigure, who will assist with the active transit file.
• Sophie Mauzerolle, who will assist with urban planningand mobility issues.
• Suzie Miron, who will assist with the water, infrastructure file and women files.
• Alex Norris, who will assist with the public security file.
• Marie-Jose Parent, who will assist with the culture and reconciliation files.
• Hadrien Parizeau, who will assist with youth, sports and leisure.
• Craig Sauv, who will assist with the housing file.