Michael Fainstat (29 August 1923 – 29 December 2010) was a Canadian politician and a

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Background

In the early seventies Fainstat became a founding member of the progressive ''

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'', also known as ''Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Montréal (RCM)'' in French.

City councillor

Fainstat was elected to Montreal's city council in 1974 against

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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

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

Fainstat died on December 29, 2010, due to

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. A commemoration of his life was held on January 9, 2011.

Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fainstat, Michael 1923 births 2010 deaths Deaths from Parkinson's disease in Canada Montreal city councillors People from Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce