Mayor Mitchell Brownstein
Mitchell Brownstein is an attorney who received his Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Civil Law and Bachelor of Common Law from McGill University in Montreal. He is a managing partner of Brownstein Brownstein and Associates where he practiced immigration law for many years. He was first elected to Côte Saint-Luc Council in 1990 and became its 12th mayor in 2016. Mr. Brownstein led the country in Covid-19 safety, with Côte Saint-Luc being the first city in Canada to mandate masks in public places and continued to lead on issues of resident health and welfare during the pandemic. Mr. Brownstein was an activist city councillor promoting issues of Canadian unity, co-chairing the Côte Saint-Luc Demerger Committee with Anthony Housefather, Glenn Nashen and Ruth Kovac, and advocating for Holocaust Remembranace. On the public policy front, he opposed the Parti Québécois government’s charter of values legislation (Bill 60) and the Coalition Avenir Québec’s government language legislation (Bill 96). He has held the portfolios of Public Works and Parks and Recreation, introduced the Fun Card providing access to recreational facilities, and established the Côte Saint-Luc Dramatic Society. He actively participates in municipal programs, acts in the community theatre productions, and is a frequent swimmer at the municipal pools.
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