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Michael Fainstat

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Michael Fainstat (29 August 1923 – 29 December 2010)[1] was a Canadian politician and a city councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

Background

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In the early seventies Fainstat became a founding member of the progressive Montreal Citizens' Movement, also known as Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Montréal (RCM) in French.

City councillor

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Fainstat was elected to Montreal's city council in 1974 against Civic incumbent James Bellin with 17 other RCM candidates, and represented the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

He was the only RCM candidate to win a seat in 1978. He was re-elected in the district of La-Confédération in 1982 and 1986.

Chairman of the executive committee

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Fainstat served as Montreal's chairman of the executive committee from 1986 to 1990.

He was re-elected in the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in 1990, but resigned in 1991. He was succeeded by Democratic Coalition candidate Claudette Demers-Godley on the city council.

Death

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Fainstat died on December 29, 2010, due to Parkinson's disease. A commemoration of his life was held on January 9, 2011.[2]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Montreal politician helped to unseat Jean Drapeau Globe and Mail 2011-01-25
  2. ^ "Michael Fainstat dies at 87". CBC News. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Executive Committee
1986–1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by City Councillor, District of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
1990–1991
Succeeded by