Claire St-Arnaud
| Claire St-Arnaud | |
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| Montreal City Councillor for Longue-Pointe / Maisonneuve–Longue-Pointe | |
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In office 1994–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Nicole Boudreau |
| Succeeded by | Louise Harel |
| Leader of the Official Opposition on Montreal City Council (equivalent of House Leader) |
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In office 2003 or earlier – 2008 |
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| Succeeded by | Anie Samson |
| Chair of the Vision Montreal Caucus | |
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In office 2003 or earlier – January 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Luc Larivée (until 2002) |
| Succeeded by | François Purcell |
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In office September 2007 – November 2008 |
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| Preceded by | François Purcell |
| Succeeded by | Gaëtan Primeau |
| Chair of Montreal Urban Community's Public Security Committee | |
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In office 1997–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Kettly Beauregard |
| Succeeded by | position eliminated |
Claire St-Arnaud is a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She served on the Montreal city council from 1994 to 2009, representing the east-end division of Longue-Pointe. St-Arnaud was a member of Vision Montreal until resigning to sit as an independent in 2008.
St-Arnaud was first elected to city council in the 1994 municipal election, defeating incumbent councillor Nicole Boudreau of the Montreal Citizens' Movement (MCM). Vision Montreal won a majority government in this election under Pierre Bourque's leadership, and St-Arnaud served as a supporter of the administration. She was appointed as an assistant to Montreal executive committee chairman Noushig Eloyan and was given responsibility for community groups and for sports and recreation. In 1996, she took part in difficult negotiations with municipal day camps and oversaw fee increases for children's hockey, baseball, and soccer.
St-Arnaud became chair of the Montreal Urban Community's public security committee in February 1997. Soon after her appointment, she oversaw the adoption of a community policing initiative proposed by police chief Jacques Duchesneau. In 1998, she rejected a proposal by fellow Montreal councillor Marvin Rotrand for public consultation in the selection of the urban community's next chief.
She circulated a letter to other councillors in 1996, informing them that Montreal had a $125,000 surplus and encouraging them to apply for youth and anti-poverty funding. Montreal Gazette, while endorsing the funding initiatives, criticized St-Arnaud for only sending the letter to Vision Montreal councillors and not to members of the opposition. St-Arnaud responded that this had been an innocent mistake.
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