{"id":23556,"date":"2013-09-19T09:39:47","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T13:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/?p=23556"},"modified":"2013-11-19T22:29:55","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T03:29:55","slug":"quoi-sert-le-maire-de-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2013\/09\/19\/quoi-sert-le-maire-de-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c0 quoi sert le maire de Montr\u00e9al?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pr\u00e8s d\u2019un an apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9mission de G\u00e9rald Tremblay, et apr\u00e8s deux maires par int\u00e9rim (trois si l\u2019on compte Jane Cowell-Poitras, qui a succ\u00e9d\u00e9 au maire Tremblay de lendemain de sa d\u00e9mission), on peut l\u00e9gitimement se demander si cela a chang\u00e9 quelque chose de ne pas avoir eu de maire (ou presque) pendant tout ce temps. On peut aussi demander \u2013 sans vouloir offenser qui que ce soit \u2013 si cela sert \u00e0 quelque chose d\u2019avoir un maire \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al, point \u00e0 la ligne. En effet, \u00e9tant donn\u00e9 que l\u2019urbanisme est d\u00e9sormais une comp\u00e9tence d\u2019arrondissement (ne concernant donc pas le maire) et que le propre maire de Montr\u00e9al ne s\u2019est pas rendu compte de ce qui se tramait sous ses yeux de 2001 \u00e0 2009, on est en droit de se poser la question.<\/p>\n

Pourtant, sur papier, le maire de Montr\u00e9al devrait \u00eatre capable de gouverner sans probl\u00e8me. La Ville de Montr\u00e9al est une administration municipale hors du commun, dans le contexte nord-am\u00e9ricain, si l\u2019on consid\u00e8re la concentration de son pouvoir ex\u00e9cutif en la personne du maire. D\u2019abord, le maire de Montr\u00e9al dispose pratiquement des m\u00eames pr\u00e9rogatives que le premier ministre. Il contr\u00f4le en effet les pouvoirs administratif, budg\u00e9taire et l\u00e9gislatif de l\u2019appareil municipal. Il choisit d\u2019autre part les repr\u00e9sentants de la Ville de Montr\u00e9al au Conseil d\u2019agglom\u00e9ration, m\u00eame si son parti ne contr\u00f4le qu\u2019une partie des si\u00e8ges au Conseil municipal. Finalement, il pr\u00e9side \u00e0 la fois le Conseil d\u2019agglom\u00e9ration et le Comit\u00e9 ex\u00e9cutif de la Communaut\u00e9 m\u00e9tropolitaine de Montr\u00e9al (CMM), o\u00f9 Montr\u00e9al contr\u00f4le la moiti\u00e9 des voix. Le maire a donc les coud\u00e9es franches \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur de la Ville et de l\u2019agglom\u00e9ration pour mettre de l\u2019avant des projets ambitieux et pour les mener \u00e0 terme.<\/p>\n

Le probl\u00e8me, \u00e0 mon sens, c\u2019est que nous \u2013 \u00e0 travers le Gouvernement du Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 avons vid\u00e9 la fonction de maire de ce qui devrait en constituer le c\u0153ur, c\u2019est-\u00e0-dire le r\u00f4le de premier \u00e9dile ou de \u00ab\u00a0protecteur du domaine public\u00a0\u00bb (\u00e9dile provient du latin aedes<\/i> qui signifie \u00ab\u00a0foyer\u00a0\u00bb). Je ne veux pas dire par l\u00e0 que le maire doit agir en \u00ab\u00a0bon p\u00e8re de famille\u00a0\u00bb et nous faire la morale; j\u2019entends plut\u00f4t par l\u00e0 que le maire doit se pr\u00e9occuper non seulement de faire des annonces et de couper des rubans, mais aussi de l\u2019entretien des parcs, de la r\u00e9fection des trottoirs et de la collecte des ordures. Ceux qui ont connu Jean Drapeau et Pierre Bourque racontent que l\u2019un et l\u2019autre demandaient souvent \u00e0 leurs chauffeurs d\u2019arr\u00eater lorsqu\u2019ils remarquaient un arbre abattu, une poubelle renvers\u00e9e ou autre chose. Ils prenaient note et demandaient, aussit\u00f4t revenus \u00e0 l\u2019h\u00f4tel de ville, qu\u2019on envoie une \u00e9quipe pour s\u2019occuper du probl\u00e8me. Entendons-nous\u00a0: Jean Drapeau et Pierre Bourque avaient des d\u00e9fauts et n\u2019ont pas fait que des bons coups. Mais ils aimaient leur ville et n\u2019avaient d\u2019autre choix que de s\u2019y int\u00e9resser.<\/p>\n

G\u00e9rald Tremblay, en revanche, a h\u00e9rit\u00e9 d\u2019une ville o\u00f9 le maire ne voit m\u00eame plus passer les changements de zonage et o\u00f9 il est n\u2019est plus vraiment en contact avec la ville (avec un v minuscule) parce que son r\u00f4le est devenu presque strictement protocolaire. Il est vrai que cela est en partie d\u00fb au style particulier de l\u2019ex-maire Tremblay (qui, dit-on, se comportait parfois en ministre, ce qu\u2019il a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019ailleurs avant de devenir maire). Mais c\u2019est en partie, aussi, la fonction<\/i> de maire de Montr\u00e9al qui a perdu son sens et qu\u2019il faut r\u00e9inventer collectivement.\u00a0 Apr\u00e8s \u00ab\u00a0quelle ville voulons-nous?\u00bb, l\u2019heure est peut-\u00eatre venue de poser la question\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0quel (genre de) maire voulons-nous?\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Avis aux int\u00e9ress\u00e9s\u00a0: une discussion sur le r\u00f4le de maire aura lieu \u00e0 la Maison de l\u2019architecture du Qu\u00e9bec<\/a> lors du Caf\u00e9 des Z\u2019a du 19 novembre prochain. On se demandera, \u00e0 cette occasion, si Montr\u00e9al a besoin d\u2019un maire architecte (plut\u00f4t que d\u2019un maire \u00ab\u00a0gestionnaire\u00a0\u00bb ou \u00ab\u00a0visionnaire\u00a0\u00bb). Cet \u00e9v\u00e8nement est organis\u00e9 avec l’appui du groupe conseil Avenue 8 et de Spacing Montr\u00e9al.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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