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Pierre Bourque (politician)

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He co-founded a company, with former colleague Wen Qi, that was called Constellation Monde Inc. which operated in China in the agriculture field. Bourque wanted to develop further economic links between the country and the province. Years after, the company was left to Wen Qi and was renamed DXC Inc.
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In 1998, responding to critics who denounced him for not fighting poverty, he spent the night with a working-class family. He was also well known for his close ties to minority "cultural communities". Bourque directed the city's public service to make an intercultural calendar for meeting scheduling.
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Bourque proved eccentric and sometimes controversial as mayor. Known as a greenspace aficionado, he supported the creation of parks, implemented tree-planting initiatives, as well as creating Eco-Centres (reusable materials) and Eco-Quartier program
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held on 6 November 2005, this time by a 74,646 vote margin. The voter turnout was less than 40%, among the lowest in Montreal's history.
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He subsequently attempted to enter provincial politics, running as an
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At one time, Bourque was a moderate supporter of the sovereigntist
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This company now operates in the biotechnology department.
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and the Multimedia City) as well as the reopening of the
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Pierre Bourque (mayor)
CQ

Mayor of Montreal
Jean Doré
GĂ©rald Tremblay
Montreal
Quebec
Vision Montreal
Action démocratique du Québec
CQ
Quebec
mayor of Montreal
Montreal Botanical Gardens
mayor of Montreal
Vision Montreal
recycling
Saint Catherine Street
Old Montreal
Lachine Canal
Parti Québécois
GĂ©rald Tremblay
Action démocratique du Québec
2003 Quebec election
Bourget
GĂ©rald Tremblay
Montreal municipal elections
Leader of the Opposition
American Public Gardens Association
National Order of Quebec

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