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Justine McIntyre is a
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politician, who served on Montreal City Council from 2013 to 2017."Future of Vrai changement in doubt after election-night drubbing"
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Montreal, November 8, 2017.
She represented the Bois-de-Liesse ward in the borough of
Pierrefonds-Roxboro Pierrefonds-Roxboro () is a borough of the city of Montreal. It was created January 1, 2006, following the demerger of parts of the city. Geography It is composed of the former municipalities of Pierrefonds and Roxboro, spanning the northern ...
, as a member of the
Vrai changement pour Montréal Vrai changement pour Montréal () was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The party's leader was Justine McIntyre. Origins and 2013 campaign Vrai changement was founded by Mélanie Joly in September 2013 to contest the 2013 ...
political party."Pierrefonds-Roxboro's new mayor plans to focus on youth social issues; Will hold special forum to listen to concerns of marginalized young people". ''
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'', November 6, 2013.
A graduate of the music program at
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, prior to her term on city council McIntyre worked as a classical pianist and as communications director of an organization for homeless youth, as well as serving on the board of a youth music education program.


Career

She was elected to Montreal City Council in the 2013 municipal election. She was most prominent as a voice on environmental issues, including banning the use of
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pesticides in the city and opposing a controversial proposed new housing development in Pierrefonds West. She became the leader of Vrai changement pour Montréal after
Lorraine Pagé Lorraine Pagé (born 1947) is a Canadians, Canadian politician and trade unionist.2017 municipal election,"McIntyre unveils slate of candidates for Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough"
''
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'', September 12, 2017.
in which it ran candidates only in the boroughs of Pierrefonds-Roxboro,
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, Lachine, Saint-Laurent and Ville-Marie rather than the citywide slate of 2013. McIntyre herself ran for borough mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro rather than for
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, but lost to incumbent borough mayor Dimitrios Jim Beis. She makes regular media appearances, including on
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radio and on Vaste Programme.


References

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