Editing Denis Coderre (section)

=== Political positions ===
==== Lawsuit by Hamza Chaoui ====
On January 31, 2015, the Coderre administration denied a request to open an Islamic community centre in the [[Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve]] neighbourhood of Montreal because its imam Hamza Chaoui, had allegedly preached that Canadians ought to change their legal system to [[sharia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tvanouvelles.ca/lcn/judiciaire/archives/2015/03/20150330-135009.html |title=Le maire Denis Coderre refuse de s'excuser |lang=fr |trans-title=Mayor Denis Coderre refuses to apologize |date=March 30, 2015 |last=Pineda |first=Améli |work=[[TVA Nouvelles]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104225541/https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2015/03/30/le-maire-denis-coderre-refuse-de-sexcuser |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref> Chaoui filed a lawsuit on July 9 for defamation against Coderre and the city of Montreal. Chaoui characterised Coderre's remarks as an attack on his dignity, honour and reputation.<ref name=menard>{{cite news |url=http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/societe/2015/07/09/004-poursuite-imam-chaoui-hamza-ville-montreal-maire-denis-coderre.shtml |title=L'imam Chaoui poursuit Denis Coderre et la Ville de Montréal |lang=fr |trans-title=Imam Chaoui sues Denis Coderre and the city of Montreal |date=July 9, 2015 |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|Radio-Canada]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104230216/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/729096/poursuite-imam-chaoui-hamza-ville-montreal-maire-denis-coderre |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref> [[Réal Ménard]], the borough mayor of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, supported Coderre's position.<ref name=menard/>

==== Coderre jackhammer vs. mailbox stunt ====
In August 2015, Coderre took a jackhammer to a Canada Post community mailbox foundation in [[l'Anse-à-l'Orme Nature Park]]. He was dismissive of concerns that his action was illegal. The [[Province of Quebec]]'s Crown prosecutors office confirmed that Coderre would not face charges for the media stunt.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/canada-post-denis-coderre-jackhammer-1.3365093 |title=No charges for Denis Coderre in jackhammer vs. mailbox stunt |orig-date=December 14, 2015 |date=December 15, 2015 |work=[[CBC News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104230427/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/canada-post-denis-coderre-jackhammer-1.3365093 |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref>

==== Environmental issues ====
From October 18, 2015 until October 25, 2015, Coderre authorized the dumping for 8 billion litres of untreated sewage into the [[Saint Lawrence River]] to facilitate repairs to Montreal's sewer system. The incident was widely criticized by [[Environment and Climate Change Canada]], [[Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada|Infrastructure Canada]], and a petition of over 55,000 signatures.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article349472.html |title='We didn't have a choice,' Coderre says of sewage dump |date=July 12, 2020 |last=Bruemmer |first=René |work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]] |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref>

On January 21, 2016, Coderre, along with other officials of the Montreal Metropolitan Community (Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal), formally opposed the [[Energy East]] pipeline project based on environmental concerns.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cmm.qc.ca/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/20160121_transCanada_RapportConsultation.pdf |title=Rapport de consultation publique de la commission de l'environment: Projet oléoduc Energie Est Transcanada |lang=fr |trans-title=Public consultation report from the environment commission: The Transcanada Energy East pipeline |date=December 2015 |publisher=Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821134547/http://cmm.qc.ca/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/20160121_transCanada_RapportConsultation.pdf |archive-date=August 21, 2016 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref> His position was denounced by [[Conservative Party of Canada]] interim leader [[Rona Ambrose]], [[Saskatchewan Party]] leader [[Brad Wall]] and Alberta [[Wildrose Party]] leader [[Brian Jean]].<ref name="HuffingtonAmbrose">{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/01/25/rona-ambrose-denis-coderre-energy-east_n_9070190.html |title=Rona Ambrose: Denis Coderre's Opposition To Energy East 'Not In The Spirit Of Confederation' |date=January 25, 2016 |last=Maloney |first=Ryan |work=[[HuffPost]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104231450/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/rona-ambrose-denis-coderres-opposition-to-energy-east-not-in_n_9070190 |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref><ref name="CBCSask">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/montreal-mayor-fires-back-feisty-tweet-at-sask-premier-1.3415474 |title='This is a sad day for our country': Premier Brad Wall slams Montreal Mayor |date=January 22, 2016 |last=Kotzer |first=Madeline |work=[[CBC News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104231626/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/montreal-mayor-fires-back-feisty-tweet-at-sask-premier-1.3415474 |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/01/22/energy-east_n_9044226.html |title=Energy East Rejection By Montreal Mayors Prompts Response From Prairie Politicians |orig-date=January 21, 2016 |date=January 22, 2016 |last=Rieger |first=Sarah |work=[[HuffPost]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104231757/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/energy-east-rejection-by-montreal-mayors-prompts-response-from-p_n_9044226 |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref>

==== Pit bull ban ====
On September 27, 2016, Montreal passed a citywide [[pit bull]] ban. Coderre was an advocate for the bylaw, stating that "my duty as mayor of Montreal is making sure I am working for all Montrealers, and I am there to make sure they feel safe and that they are safe."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-pit-bull-dangerous-dogs-animal-control-bylaw-1.3780335 |title=Montreal passes controversial pit bull ban |orig-date=September 27, 2016 |date=September 28, 2016 |work=[[CBC News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104232101/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-pit-bull-dangerous-dogs-animal-control-bylaw-1.3780335 |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref> The bylaw creates a citywide ban on new pit bull-type dogs from being owned and added restrictions on those currently in the city. The bylaw also places new restrictions on all dogs and cats within the city and its 19 boroughs.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/news/montreal-adopts-controversial-pit-bull-ban/article_49fafe5e-7e99-5df4-8f73-c61dae9f7239.html? |title=Montreal adopts controversial pit bull ban |date=September 28, 2016 |work=DurhamRegion.com |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104232505/https://www.durhamregion.com/news/montreal-adopts-controversial-pit-bull-ban/article_49fafe5e-7e99-5df4-8f73-c61dae9f7239.html? |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref> Animal protection groups such as the Montreal SPCA ([[Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]]) stated that if the new bylaw passed they would take legal action against the city.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-spca-to-take-legal-action-against-new-bylaw-targeting-pit-bulls-1.3782670 |title=Montreal SPCA to take legal action against new bylaw targeting pit bulls |orig-date=September 28, 2016 |date=September 29, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250104232707/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-spca-to-take-legal-action-against-new-bylaw-targeting-pit-bulls-1.3782670 |archive-date=January 4, 2025 |access-date=January 4, 2025}}</ref>

On October 3, 2016, a Quebec judge temporarily suspended the pit bull ban part of the bylaw.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/montreal-spca-challenges-pit-bull-ban-in-court-as-discriminatory/article32216960 |title=Judge temporarily suspends controversial Montreal pit bull ban |date=October 3, 2016 |last=Banerjee |first=Sidhartha |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250111092452/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/montreal-spca-challenges-pit-bull-ban-in-court-as-discriminatory/article32216960/ |archive-date=January 11, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref> Two days later the judge decided to extend the suspension on the grounds that the bylaw was too vague and imprecise, claiming that "this court has the impression that certain articles of the bylaw were written in haste."<ref name="CBC Oct52016">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/pit-bull-ban-suspension-decision-1.3791367 |title=Judge extends suspension of Montreal pit bull ban |orig-date=October 5, 2016 |date=October 6, 2016 |last=Bernstein |first=Jaela |work=[[CBC News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250111092604/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/pit-bull-ban-suspension-decision-1.3791367 |archive-date=January 11, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref> An appeal court overturned the decision and Coderre's pit bull ban was in effect in Montreal from December 1, 2016<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article543403.html |title=Appeal court overturns suspension of Montreal's pit bull bylaw |date=December 2, 2016 |last=Delean |first=Paul |work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]] |access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref> to December 20, 2017, when the administration of new mayor [[Valérie Plante]] repealed it in favor of a new animal by-law that didn't target specific breeds.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-to-roll-back-pit-bull-ban-1.4440030 |title=Montreal to lift controversial pit bull ban |orig-date=December 8, 2017 |date=December 9, 2017 |work=[[CBC News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250111093006/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-to-roll-back-pit-bull-ban-1.4440030 |archive-date=January 11, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-pit-bull-ban-1.4458038 |title=Montreal suspends controversial pit bull ban, new animal control bylaw in works |date=December 20, 2017 |work=[[CBC News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250111093133/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-pit-bull-ban-1.4458038 |archive-date=January 11, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref> Opposition to Coderre's pit bull ban was an electoral issue during the [[2017 Montreal municipal election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/round-2-in-the-plante-vs-coderre-debate-rivals-clash-over-dogs-taxes-and-transit-1.4367615 |title=Round 2 in the Plante vs. Coderre debate: Rivals clash over dogs, taxes and transit |orig-date=October 23, 2017 |date=October 24, 2017 |last=Montpetit |first=Jonathan |work=[[CBC News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250111093323/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/round-2-in-the-plante-vs-coderre-debate-rivals-clash-over-dogs-taxes-and-transit-1.4367615 |archive-date=January 11, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/montreal/511142/mairie-de-montreal |title=Mairie de Montréal: pitbulls, baseball et affichage bilingue |lang=fr |trans-title=Montreal mayoralty: Pit bulls, baseball, and bilingual signage |date=October 24, 2017 |last=Corriveau |first=Jeanne |work=[[Le Devoir]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref>