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Michael Fainstat

Michael Fainstat was a Canadian politician and a city councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

Background
In the early seventies Fainstat became a founding member of the progressive ''Montreal Citizens' Movement, also known as Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Montréal (RCM)'' in French. ==City councillor==
City councillor
Fainstat was elected to Montreal's city council in 1974 against Civic incumbent James Bellin with 17 other RCM candidates, and represented the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. He was the only RCM candidate to win a seat in 1978. He was re-elected in the district of La-Confédération in 1982 and 1986. ==Chairman of the executive committee==
Chairman of the executive committee
Fainstat served as Montreal's chairman of the executive committee from 1986 to 1990. He was re-elected in the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in 1990, but resigned in 1991. He was succeeded by Democratic Coalition candidate Claudette Demers-Godley on the city council. ==Death==
Death
Fainstat died on December 29, 2010, due to Parkinson's disease. A commemoration of his life was held on January 9, 2011. ==Footnotes==
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