A Vision Montreal convention wrapped up at Concordia University Sunday afternoon. The municipal party, led by Benoit Labont�, adopted six resolutions ahead of launching their election campaign in the fall.
Labont�, borough mayor of Ville-Marie and leader of the official opposition at city hall, has set his sights on taking over G�rald Tremblay's position as the mayor of Montreal.
Municipal elections will be held Sunday, Nov. 1.
Louise Harel, former Parti Qu�b�cois minister of municipal affairs, was invited to deliver the keynote speech to delegates.
Labont� closed the event with a speech later in the afternoon.
In a message published in a booklet distributed to delegates at the beginning of the convention, Labont� said he envisions "a government that places ethics, integrity and transparency in line with its values."
Labont� has denounced the Tremblay administration in the wake of revelations that the city granted a $355-million water meter contract to GENIeau, a consortium that included a company owned by businessman Antonio Accurso.
Tremblay has been surrounded by controversy since Frank Zampino -- former city councillor and former president of the Montreal executive committee -- confirmed earlier this month that he spent time vacationing in the Caribbean on Accurso's luxury yacht while the businessman was trying to secure the multi-million dollar contract.
The city temporarily suspended the contract, but the scandal only deepened once it surfaced that three of Accurso's companies are now being investigated by the Canada Revenue Agency for tax fraud.
