Editing Denis Coderre (section)

==== 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/>