MONTREAL – Outgoing Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has met her successor at city hall in a gesture she hopes will help combat cynicism in politics.
After meeting today with mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the outgoing mayor spoke with media for a final time before she steps away from the role she has held since 2017.
Martinez Ferrada defeated Luc Rabouin — Plante’s successor as the head of the Projet Montréal party — on her way to a convincing victory in Sunday’s mayoral race.
Plante says she wanted to make a public gesture of support for the incoming team at a time of growing polarization in politics.
The outgoing mayor said the two discussed major housing projects, a subway line extension and the fight against homelessness.
Martinez Ferrada thanked Plante for breaking a glass ceiling when she was elected as the city’s first female mayor eight years ago.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2025.
