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Éric Alan Caldwell is a politician in
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, Canada. He has served on the
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since 2013, representing the Hochelaga division as a member of
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. In November 2017, he was appointed to the
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(i.e., the municipal cabinet) by new
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. By virtue of holding his position on city council, Caldwell also serves on the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough council.


Early life and private career

Caldwell was raised in Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton, a small community in
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's
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region. When he was first inaugurated as a Montreal city councillor in 2013, he was quoted as saying, "I grew up in a village where there was a strong tradition of democracy, so for me this is a very solemn ceremony." He moved to Montreal in 2001 and has degrees in cinematography and economics from the
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(UQAM).


Political career

Caldwell first sought election to city council in the 2005 municipal election, when he ran for borough mayor of
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and placed third against
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candidate Lyn Thériault Faust. He later ran for the Hochelaga city council seat in the 2009 election and finished second against Vision candidate
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. Over the next four years, he attended borough council meetings on a regular basis and, as a citizen, proposed a number of policy initiatives.


Montreal city councillor

Caldwell was elected to council on his third attempt, defeating Blanchard (who was by this time serving as Montreal's interim mayor) for the Hochelaga seat in the 2013 election. Project Montréal became the
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on city council after the election, and Caldwell was chosen in early 2014 as his party's critic for citizen services and
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. He was also appointed to Montreal's ''Commission sur le schéma d'aménagement et de développement de Montréal'' (Commission on the Land Use and Development Plan) in the same year. In June 2015, Caldwell was appointed as a Project Montréal representative on the ''Commission sur le développement économique et urbain et l'habitation'' (Commission on Economic and Urban Development and Housing). He initially received this position on an interim basis, filling in for
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, who was then seeking election to the House of Commons of Canada. Ultimately, however, he served on the committee until the 2017 election. During his first term on council, Caldwell fought for the
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to revert to its previous policy of allowing free access outside of operating hours, promoted self-service
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in Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, took part in the preparation of the borough's ''éco-quartier'' environmental plan, and sought to protect natural areas in Pierrefonds-Ouest against a proposed housing development scheme. In July 2016, Caldwell and borough mayor
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(who were not generally political allies) announced the creation of a new public space in the borough called ''Le patio culturel''. Caldwell was elected to a second term on council in the 2017 municipal election, which was won by Projet Montréal. Following the election, new mayor Valérie Plante appointed Caldwell to her executive committee with responsibility for urban planning, transit, and Montreal's office of public consultation."Gender parity but little diversity in Valérie Plante's executive committee"
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, 20 November 2017, accessed 15 December 2017.


Electoral record


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caldwell, Eric Alan Living people Montreal city councillors People from Estrie People from Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Year of birth missing (living people)