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'''Marie Plourde''' is a politician, media personality, journalist, and occasional actress in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada. She has served on the [[Plateau-Mont-Royal borough council]] since 2013 as a member of [[Projet Montréal]].

==Early life==
Plourde was born in [[Grand-Mère, Quebec]] (later [[Shawinigan]]). She later moved to Montreal to study urban planning.<ref>"Marie Plourde se retrouve cet automne à la radio et à la télévision," ''Le Presse Canadienne'', 19 September 2006.</ref>

==Media personality and journalist==
Plourde began her media career as a [[Elle Fictions|MusiquePlus]] [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]] from 1989 to 1993.<ref>Larry Leblanc, "Diverse programming adds up for Quebec's MusiquePlus," ''Billboard'', 18 April 1992, p. 36.</ref><ref>[http://en.projetmontreal.org/marieplourde Marie Plourde], Projet Montréal, accessed 27 November 2017.</ref> Later, after a brief stint as host of the [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé|Radio-Canada]] culture program ''La Ruée vers l'art'',<ref>Andre Picard, "No more Mr. Nice Guy in the Premier's office," ''Globe and Mail'', 13 January 1994, A21.</ref> she became a television columnist for the tabloid ''[[Le Journal de Montréal]]'' from 1996 to 2006.<ref>"The deaths of Mr. Lauzon and Ms. Tougas draw emotional goodbyes," ''Globe and Mail'', 13 August 1997, A23.</ref><ref>"Marie Plourde se retrouve cet automne à la radio et à la télévision," ''Le Presse Canadienne'', 19 September 2006.</ref>

In 1997, Plourde strongly criticized a [[Public Works Canada]] television program entitled ''Services compris'' that promoted the services of the [[government of Canada|Canadian federal government]]. She described it as "an insidious infomercial ... in which federal employees are depicted as superheroes who have come to our rescue from [[Ottawa]]."<ref>"Quebec commentators take Ottawa and the RCMP to task," ''Globe and Mail'', 9 January 1997, A15.</ref>

Plourde hosted the cultural television program ''Flash'' in 2001 as a temporary replacement for [[Patricia Paquin]].<ref>Rollande Parent, "TQS, "le mouton noir de la télé", mise sur des valeurs sûres cette année," ''La Presse Canadienne'', 16 March 2001.</ref> Later in the decade, she hosted a [[Canal Vie]] program called ''Une chance qu'on s'aime'',<ref>Danile L. Gauthier, "Contre toute attente, Bernard Landry donne dans la télé-réalité," ''La Presse Canadienne'', 9 September 2003.</ref> a literary program called ''Sous les jaquettes'',<ref>Danile L. Gauthier, "Dès lundi, France Beaudoin anime les soirées estivales à la SRC," ''La Presse Canadienne'', 10 May 2005.</ref> and the [[TQS]] [[reality television]] show ''Loft Story''.<ref>Gaetan L. Charlebois, "TQS stays naughty and nice: Biggest changes are news and logo," ''Montreal Gazette'', 16 August 2006, D5.</ref><ref>Gaetan L. Charlebois, "TVA's Les Soeurs Elliot has warmth and appeal," ''Montreal Gazette'', 13 October 2007.</ref> She also branched out into [[radio]], hosting a program on [[Rythme FM]].<ref>"Véronique Cloutier planche sur un concept d'émission pour 2007," ''La Presse Canadienne'', 26 September 2006.</ref> A ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'' article in 2008 described her as a "ubiquitous media celeb[rity]."<ref>Brendan Kelly, "Le cas Roberge is an Internet hit gone long," ''Montreal Gazette'', 15 August 2008, D3.</ref>

==Actress==
Plourde appeared in the film ''Le cas Roberge'' in 2008, playing a television journalist.<ref>"Début du tournage du film 'Le cas Roberge'," ''La Presse Canadienne - Le fil radio'', 25 March 2008.</ref><ref>Brendan Kelly, "Le cas Roberge is an Internet hit gone long," ''Montreal Gazette'', 15 August 2008, D3.</ref>

==Politician==
Plourde joined Projet Montréal in 2013 was elected to the [[Plateau-Mont-Royal]] borough council for the [[Mile End, Montreal|Mile End]] division in the [[2013 Montreal municipal election]]. A ''[[Postmedia]]'' article written during the campaign described her as a [[star candidate]] for her party.<ref>Monique Beaudin and Michelle Lalonde, "Montreal's new balance of power will be known in a few hours," ''Postmedia Breaking News'', 3 November 2013.</ref> Projet Montréal emerged from the election as the official [[Opposition (politics)|opposition]] at the city level and won every seat on the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough council.

In December 2013, Plourde was appointed to the board of directors of ''[[Société de transport de Montréal]]'' (STM).<ref>[http://www.stm.info/en/press/news/composition-of-the-stm-board-of-directors "Composition of the STM Board of Directors"], ''[[Société de transport de Montréal]]'', 2 December 2013, accessed 29 November 2017.</ref> The following year, she helped organize a new open-air market in Mile End known as the ''Marché des Possibles'', inspired by [[Pop Montreal]].<ref>Julian Armstrong, "Winemakers offer tastings and tours of vineyards in Eastern Townships," ''Postmedia Breaking News'', 17 June 2014.</ref><ref>T'cha Dunlevy, "POP Montreal is a city unto itself," ''Montreal Gazette'', 13 September 2014, H2.</ref>

She was re-elected in the [[2017 Montreal municipal election|2017 municipal election]], in which Projet Montréal won the mayoral contest, a majority of seats at city hall, and, once again, all seats on the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough council. On November 27, 2017, she was appointed as chair of the city-level committee on transportation and public works,<ref>[https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/montreal-holds-first-city-council-meeting-with-valerie-plante-as-mayor Rene Bruemmer, "Montreal holds first city council meeting with Valérie Plante as mayor"], ''Montreal Gazette'', 27 November 2017, accessed 27 November 2017.</ref> as well as being re-appointed to the board of STM.<ref>[http://journalmetro.com/actualites/montreal/1260147/philippe-schnobb-reste-a-la-tete-de-la-stm/ Romain Schué, "Philippe Schnobb remains at the head of the STM"], ''Métro'', 27 November 2017, accessed 28 November 2017.</ref>

==Electoral record==
{{2017 Montreal municipal election/Borough councillor, Mile-End}}
{{2013 Montreal municipal election/Borough councillor, Mile-End}}

==References==
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{{Montreal City Council}}

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