Benoit Dorais: Rotrand and Party

benoit dorais: Rotrand has sat on the municipal council since 1982 and also serves as vice-president of the STM. Rotrand succeeds Benoit Dorais, who announced his departure from the party on Monday, according to CTV. Dorais, who is mayor of the Southwest borough, will sit as an independent councillor. Party president Laurent Blanchard announced Rotrand's election in a statement on Thursday, saying Rotrand's mandate begins immediately. Coalition Montreal was formed by the late Marcel C t and Rotrand vowed to carry on his legacy in municipal politics. We have been too discreet as a party over the past two years, he said in a statement. He also said he aims to raise the party's profile. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.