Letter of support | It’s Time for Montreal to Find Its Voice Again

We are proud Montrealers, deeply attached to our city.

We’ve built our families here, founded our businesses, created jobs, and supported the organizations and institutions that make Montreal one of the world’s great cities. We love its people, its culture, and its future. Like many others, we feel that the city we love has lost some of its shine, and that it’s time to bring it back.

Montreal should be a city that shines. A city where families can find homes, where businesses can grow, and where creativity and energy come alive again in our streets. A city where people feel safe, where opportunities are real, and that the world once again looks to with admiration. To make that happen, Montreal needs leadership that brings people together, leadership that listens, leads with compassion, and acts with conviction.

That’s why we are proud to support Soraya Martinez Ferrada and her team at Ensemble Montreal for the leadership of our city.

She embodies a new kind of leadership, pragmatic, inclusive, and grounded in real world experience.
Together with the Ensemble Montreal team, she understands how to build a city that is both financially responsible and socially engaged. They know that small businesses are the beating heart of our neighborhoods, and that housing must be within reach for everyone who calls Montreal home.

Soraya and her team believe in a Montreal that is safe for all, confident, and open to the world, a city that welcomes ideas, investment, and talent while staying true to its soul and community spirit.
A city that has fallen silent, but will find its voice again under their leadership.

We believe that Soraya Martinez Ferrada has the experience, the vision, and the heart to restore Montreal’s confidence and pride. The best years of our city are not behind us, they are ahead of us, ready to be built through the work, imagination, and love we all share for the place we call home.

Signed,
as citizens

John Antoniou
Rami Attalah
Raymond Bachand
Elaine Beaudoin
France Magaret Belanger
David Bensadoun
Anne-Marie Boucher
Stephen Bronfman
Mario Charpentier
Elie Cheiab
Caroline Codsi
France Chrétien Desmarais
Marie Elaine Farley
Mitch Garber
May Giang
Salvatore Guerrera
Monique Jérôme-Forget
Michel Leblanc
Paul Li
Isabelle Marcoux
Brett Miller
Dr. Andreas Nikolis
Julie Snyder
Louis Vachon