Ollivier resigns after OCPM scandal
City executive committee chair Dominique Ollivier tendered her resignation Monday, following revelations about excessive spending under her leadership at the OCPM.
CBC radio news says Mayor Plante has announced that the new city budget, which Ollivier should have presented, will go ahead on schedule.
Update: Ollivier says she received many violent, misogynistic and racist messages over the last week.
Luc Rabouin will now be acting as executive committee chairman.
Ian 09:08 on 2023-11-14 Permalink
On the subject of optics, replacing a black woman with a white man is not a good look.
Kate 11:14 on 2023-11-14 Permalink
In a sense, but nor would it look good to go easy on Ollivier because of the optics of having a Black woman in that role. If Ollivier made that error of judgment at the OCPM, it does pretty much disqualify her.
I don’t know whether Rabouin’s got the chairman job permanently, or if he’s just subbing in till a more optical choice can be made.
Joey 12:36 on 2023-11-14 Permalink
It doesn’t help her cause (or Projet’s cause, I suppose) that after years of living large on the OCPM’s dime, Dominique Olliver’s tenure as second-in-command at City Hall included allocating $90M to redo Camillien-Houde all the while abandoning the OCPM’s first recommendation. It seems more and more like the OCPM is a comfy spot for patronage appointments and for connected operators to dine out on public funds. Indeed the violent, misogynistic and racist messages are inexcusable. Ollivier’s half-hearted apology, though, suggests that there hasn’t been much in the way of lessons learned.
Ian 12:56 on 2023-11-14 Permalink
Oh, didn’t you hear? Alex Norris explained teh impending Camilien-Houde debacle away. /s
Joey 14:07 on 2023-11-14 Permalink
@Ian Alex’s position on this is great. If you’re supportive of it, it’s a monumental investment in beautifying the city’s crown jewel. If you’re skeptical/opposed, it amounts to no new money, a drop in the bucket, already announced spending, etc.
Orr 18:35 on 2023-11-14 Permalink
Happy that the avenue Mont Royal & Outremont entrance to parc Mont Royal is going to cease to be 11-lane roadway wasteland and bus parking lot at cote-ste-catherine with no easy/safe access for less-mobile people to even enter the park, along with de-autoroute-ing the Camelien Houde road, and with a little luck a beautiful new pavilion at this entrance.
Win-win-win-win.
Ian 19:29 on 2023-11-14 Permalink
Lol, a 2 lane 40 kmph autoroute.
It’s nice that you’re suddenly concerned about accessibility for people with mobility issues. I’m sure the MAMILs will totally give them right-of-way so they can walk all the way up to beaver lake from where the buses used to “park”.
Orr 13:05 on 2023-11-15 Permalink
I have lived with a family member with a mobility issue all my life.
We are used to being treated poorly by inconsiderate people.
Ian 17:45 on 2023-11-15 Permalink
Ah, so you DO understand why I took offense when you said everyone should shut up and ride bikes, then?