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920: 553: 204:(MCM). Roussopoulos held talks with Democratic Coalition leaders on inter-party co-operation in late 1989, although no agreement was reached at that time. In October 1990, the parties signed a "non-aggression pact," pledging not to run against one another in most of the city's council wards in the upcoming election. As a result of the pact, Ecology Montreal did not field a candidate for mayor. 1139: 1299: 1304: 1309: 1314: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1099: 1094: 1089: 1084: 1294: 254:
The merged party won two seats on council, both of whom were former members of the Democratic Coalition. These councillors used the name of the merged party until shortly before the
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with fewer than three people. During the election, Roussopoulos said that Montreal should reduce its garbage output by seventy per cent. Some party members also pledged to set up a
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Ecology Montreal ran twenty-one candidates in the 1990 election, none of whom were elected. Roussopoulos finished second to an MCM candidate in the Jeanne-Mance ward.
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Michelle Lalonde, "New candidates for Choquette; Ten ex-members of defunct Action Montreal Party join municipal-election team of mayoral hopeful,"
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Roussopoulos remained as leader of Ecology Montreal until August 1994, when the party was formally merged with the Democratic Coalition.
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Marian Scott, "Losing parties vow to keep fighting city hall; Mayoral vote count gives official opposition status to Municipal Party,"
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and would make environmental issues its top priority. Ecology Montreal was formally registered with city hall in April 1990.
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Graeme Hamilton, "Environment issues get slight attention; MCM failed to fulfil promises critics and opponents charge,"
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The party that eventually became Ecology Montreal was started in 1989 through a series of public meetings organized by
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James Mennie, "City must think green, party says; Montreal Ecologique targets 20 `serious' ridings,"
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included calls for reducing automobile use, increasing green space, a full recycling program,
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Lewis Harris, "City hall opposition (such as it is) ponders alliances in bid for clout,"
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Peggy Curran, "Something off the top: Democratic Coalition eschews mayoral race,"
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Michelle Lalonde, "Up from the grass roots; Cohen has an activist's perspective,"
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after the election, expressing surprise at the degree of poverty in the city.
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Lewis Harris, "Coalition, Ecology parties have `non-aggression pact',"
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List of Green politicians who have held office in Canada
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The party was established at about the same time as the
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Index

Leader
Dimitri Roussopoulos
Coalition Démocratique–Montréal Écologique
Ideology
Libertarian municipalism
Social ecology
Populism
Political position
Left-wing
Politics of Canada
Political parties
Elections
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Murray Bookchin
libertarian municipalism
Dimitri Roussopoulos
Green party
Democratic Coalition of Montreal
Montreal Citizens' Movement
1990 municipal election
proportional representation
Island of Montreal
food bank
Yolande Cohen
Democratic Coalition-Ecology Montreal
1994 election
1998 election
"The Ecology Montreal Party: A "Libertarian" Frankenstein"

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