Ensemble Montréal launches their 100-day roadmap

"Montrealers are tired of confusion, delays, and broken promises," says Ensemble Montréal leader and mayoral candidate, Soraya Martinez Ferrada. She promises a 10-point action plan that will include tackling the homelessness and housing crisis.

Ensemble Montréal leader and mayoral candidate Soraya Martinez Ferrada unveiled her official platform, including a 100-day “roadmap” of actions she would take if she is elected in the municipal elections next month.

The 10-point action plan includes promises Martinez Ferrada has made on the campaign trail. Four of the 10 actions announced relate to housing and homelessness, including, the formation of a “Tactical Intervention Group on Homelessness,” creation of a registry of vacant buildings and land owned by the city and increased funding for tackling homelessness.

She also promised to eliminate the so-called “20-20-20” bylaw that would mandate new developments to include 20 per cent of the units for social, family and affordable housing and replace it with incentives for private developers. The landlords association Corporation des propriétaires immobiliers du Québec (CORPIQ) and developers have criticized the bylaw that came into effect in 2021. The City eased some of the requirements last year.

In a press release announcing the platform, Martinez Ferrada said, “Montrealers are tired of confusion, delays, and broken promises. We’re offering a new approach to governance, one that’s built on efficiency, transparency, and a deep respect for the real priorities of our citizens.”

Ensemble Montréal leader and mayoral candidate, Soraya Martinez Ferrada arriving for the press conference at Jean-Duceppe park. (Julissa Hurtado, CityNews)

Martinez Ferrada also took a dig at her main opponent Projet Montréal leader Luc Rabouin, by tying him to the current mayor Valérie Plante. “I’ve heard their frustration with the inaction and lack of concrete results from the Plante-Rabouin administration.”

Other promises in the 100-day plan include: A roundtable with borough mayors for better coordination, multidisciplinary intervention teams for security, inventory of construction sites and bike lanes.

Martinez Ferrada has also promised to relaunch the Montreal Cultural Metropolis Office, initiate use of AI to “modernize municipal operations” and to develop an action plan to make Montreal an attractive investment destination.

Montrealers head to the polls on Nov. 2.

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