210:(MUCTC) in the mid-1980s, when the commission consisted of a largely autonomous chairman and two commissioners. In 1985, he supported reforms that put the commission under the control of six elected officials and two citizens. He himself was named as the first chairman of the restructured board (which was renamed the Montreal Urban Community Transit Corporation) in December 1985. He stood down in 1986 and was replaced by
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Ryan was a vocal opponent of the Quebec government's plan to merge all of
Montreal's municipalities into a single city, and in late 2000 he played a prominent role in a large street protest in opposition to the plan. The protest was unsuccessful, however, and the amalgamation bill was passed into law
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In 1999, anti-poverty groups accused Ryan of neglecting low-income housing; he disputed the charge, saying that his administration participated in three provincial programs and had created significantly more units than his opponents suggested. Some critics have charged that Ryan was unwilling to deal
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Ryan was also known for his tight budgetary spending; in
December 1985, he said that Montreal North had the lowest per-capita spending of all Quebec cities of a comparable size. Montreal North did not introduce a curbside recycling program in the 1990s, largely because Ryan did not want to introduce
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When Ryan first became mayor of
Montreal North, he promised that his community would receive a Metro transit line. He continued to promote the line for most of his time in office but was opposed by other municipal politicians, who argued that it made little sense in a broader urban framework.
183:(MUC). In 1972, he was the main proponent of an accord that brought Montreal Island's twenty-five police forces into a single organization. He later served as president of the MUC's security council, which oversaw the unified force. He announced in 1979 that Montreal would resume issuing
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Ryan was personally involved in many aspects of municipal government and was acknowledged, even by his opponents, as a very popular figure in his city. He was often re-elected without opposition or by large majorities, and he had little difficulty controlling city council through his
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Source: Mike King, "Ryan wins again; Ninth straight victory for patriarch of local mayors," Montreal
Gazette, 7 November 1994, A5. The exact vote totals are not provided.
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Mainville and Monique Beaudin, with Charlie Fidelm and Darren Becker, "Huge No to megacities: Premier must heed our call, protesters say,"
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Source: "In with the old," Montreal Gazette, 4 November 1986, B2.
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Yves Ryan, longtime mayor of Montreal North, dies at 85
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1171:Katia Gagnon, "L'héritage d'Yves Ryan"
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102:Yves Ryan
44:1963–2001
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20:Yves Ryan
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