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Alex Norris
City councillor for the Jeanne-Mance district, Le Plateau Mont-Royal
Alex Norris is a Canadian municipal politician and incumbent city councillor for the Jeanne-Mance district in Le Plateau Mont-Royal borough in Montreal. He is a member of the Projet Montréal municipal party.
A former reporter, researcher and journalist, Norris has become, since first elected in 2009, a local voice against corruption and in favor of transparency at the Montreal City Hall. He has initiated reforms in administrative transparency and has led the fight to reduce violence on Saint-Laurent Boulevard. Norris also spoke on behalf of a number of green and traffic initiatives, including improvements to the Rachel Street bike path.
Before embarking on municipal politics, Norris taught journalism abroad as part of an international initiative to fight corruption and also worked for The Montreal Gazette for 16 years.[1]