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Galati out; Trottier joins Action Laval<\/b><\/i>
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\nBy Robert Frank<\/b>
\nwww.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Action Laval announced Friday that Paolo Galati, the St. Vincent du Paul city councilor, \u201cis no longer part of this political organization.\u201d Also out is his political attach\u00e9 Emilio Migliozzi. <\/p>\n

Galati, who was elected Nov. 3, had served as leader of Action Laval\u2019s caucus in city council until a July 10 news conference, when the party announced that Chomedey Councilor Agla\u00efa Revelakis would succeed him as opposition leader. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason given to me as chief of staff of the official opposition is that they didn\u2019t agree on certain points,\u201d Jean Desautels told The Suburban.<\/i><\/p>\n

The Suburban<\/i> was unable to reach Galati, who is currently on vacation in Italy, to find out whether this would mean that he will also vacate his seat as a city councilor or continue to represent St. Vincent de Paul as an independent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very saddened because I was told that Mr. Trottier was not interested in working with me,\u201d Migliozzi said in an interview.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cI was the one who suggested that he join our party in October, which would have been a more opportune time, strategically. The fact that he jumped in as hastily as he did is questionable. I will certainly continue to be involved in municipal politics,\u201d he vowed. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe opposition at city hall needs to have a voice,\u201d Revelakis told The Suburban<\/i> in an interview, before word broke of Galati\u2019s ouster. \u201cI am the person who has been designated by Action Laval leader Jean-Claude Gob\u00e9 to be that voice at city hall.\u201d <\/p>\n

Gain one, lose one<\/b><\/p>\n

Former independent Fabreville Councilor Michel Trottier also used July 10 news conference to announce that he had joined Action Laval. Trottier had campaigned successfully on the virtues of electing independent councilors during last year\u2019s municipal vote. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the beginning of a new start for the official opposition,\u201d said Revelakis. \u201cWe encourage and invite anyone else to feel free to join us. We will be able to listen and work with everyone in Laval and be here for everyone.\u201d <\/p>\n

The attendance of another defeated mayoral candidate, Claire Le Bel, at the news conference sparked rumors that she might join Action Laval. However, Revelakis downplayed Le Bel\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was there to support her friend,\u201d Revelakis declared. \u201cWe acknowledged her presence at the news conference and we also explained that the reason she was there is that she is a friend of Michel Trottier, who joined our party.\u201d <\/p>\n

Speaking on behalf of Mayor Marc Demers, his spokesman Fran\u00e7ois Brochu questioned Trottier\u2019s scruples in abandoning his political independence. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe think that his decision calls into question the consistency of his convictions,\u201d said Brochu. \u201cHe called emphatically for city councilors to remain independent, and often said that political parties should be rejected, and based part of his campaign on that theme.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d love to know what the voters think\u2014those to whom he promised independence and absolutely no association with Jean-Claude Gob\u00e9\u2019s party, whose candidate finished in third place in [Trottier\u2019s] district,\u201d Brochu mused. <\/p>\n

\u201cEither he has flexible or changeable principles or he\u2019ll say anything [to get elected],\u201d Brochu concluded.
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