Gérard Niding
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Gérard Niding was a Canadian politician and a City Council
lor in Montreal
, Quebec
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in 1954 as a Civic Action League
candidate in the district of Papineau. He was defeated in 1957 and joined the Civic Party of Montreal
in 1960. He was re-elected in that year, as well as in 1962 and 1966.
as Chairman of Montreal's Executive Committee as served from 1970 to 1978. He was re-elected to the Council in 1970 and 1974, but did not run for re-election in 1978. He was succeeded by colleagueYvon Lamarre
as Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Niding pleaded guilty to breach of trust and accepting a bribe for passing untendered Olympic construction contracts to engineer Régis Trudeau, who built a house for Niding in Bromont in exchange. Trudeau was convicted of breach of trust.
City council
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lor in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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City Councillor
He was elected to Montreal's City CouncilCity council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
in 1954 as a Civic Action League
Civic Action League
The Civic Action League was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1951 to 1961.-Origins:It was established in January 1951 by good government activists who were known as the Public Morality Committee...
candidate in the district of Papineau. He was defeated in 1957 and joined the Civic Party of Montreal
Civic Party of Montreal
The Civic Party of Montreal was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1960 to 1994. Throughout its history the Civic Party was dominated by the personality of its leader Jean Drapeau.-Origins:...
in 1960. He was re-elected in that year, as well as in 1962 and 1966.
Chairman of the Executive Council
He succeeded Lucien SaulnierLucien Saulnier
Lucien Saulnier, CC was a Canadian politician. He was chair of the Montreal Urban Community during the October Crisis. He was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Société de développement industriel du Québec....
as Chairman of Montreal's Executive Committee as served from 1970 to 1978. He was re-elected to the Council in 1970 and 1974, but did not run for re-election in 1978. He was succeeded by colleagueYvon Lamarre
Yvon Lamarre
Yvon Lamarre was a Canadian politician and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.Lamarre was born and brought up in the Cote St. Paul district of Montreal. He graduated from the École des Hautes Études commerciales at the Université de Montréal in 1957...
as Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Role in Montreal Olympic Cost Overrun Scandal
He will be most remembered for his role in the fallout from the construction of the Olympic statdium in Montreal. An inquiry, headed by Justice Albert Malouf, led to the filing of corruption charges against Gérard Niding, who was chairman of Montreal's executive committee.Niding pleaded guilty to breach of trust and accepting a bribe for passing untendered Olympic construction contracts to engineer Régis Trudeau, who built a house for Niding in Bromont in exchange. Trudeau was convicted of breach of trust.