Denis Coderre launches election platform with highlights from past term, future plans

Montreal mayoral candidate Denis Coderrecut throughchants of "Denis, Denis, Denis"from members of his team as he launched into an election platformanchored in thepromise of continuity.

Coderreoutlined his team'svision Monday afternoon at theCentre for Sustainable Development on Ste-CatherineStreet West.

His primary message to voters was four more years of continuity and keeping with the vision presented during his successful election campaign in 2013.

He said that part of the reason some of his 2013 promises are being carried forward into this campaign is because it took his team so much time to weed out the corruption that plagued City Hall for years.

"We had to clean house, first of all," Coderresaid.

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Cost estimates for Coderre'splans to come later

Coderre'selection platform addresses upgrading infrastructure, making Montreal asmartcity and investing in transportation, among other things.

Concrete plans and how much those will costwere lacking from the launch, but Coderresays those will come later in the campaign.

He also spoke about his past term as mayor, saying that he has always governed with"responsibility and integrity."

"In four years, we've accomplished what others would put 10 years into," Coderre said.

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He acknowledged that some of the work done by his administration drew the ire of Montrealers like vast road construction projects.

He said the work was needed, and it included the "rehabilitation" of 51 kilometres of road and water pipes.

"That's why we were elected, short-term pain, long-term gain," he said.

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Quebec'smunicipal electionswill take place Nov. 5th.