Pierre DesMarais was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the
Montreal City Council from 1940 to 1950.
Career
DesMarais ran for a seat on the
Montreal City Council in 1940 and won. He was re-elected in 1942, 1944 and 1947, but did not run for re-election in 1950.
He co-founded the
Civic Action League
The Civic Action League (french: Ligue d'Action Civique or LAC) was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1951 to 1961.
Origins
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in 1951, with other
good government
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activists
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who were known as the Public Morality Committee. He was re-elected in 1954 and 1957. He served as chairman of the
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during Drapeau's first term as
mayor
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from 1954 to 1957.
In 1960, he lost the support of
Jean Drapeau who founded the
Civic Party of Montreal and lost his bid for re-election. He also was defeated in the district of
Saint-Jacques in 1962.
References
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Montreal city councillors