The city of Brossard, Canada has elected its first Egyptian woman mayor Doreen Assaad to lead the growing Canadian metropolis. Assaad won the main seat of Brossard with a total of 3068 votes, according to Brossard Eclair, ending the ruling of Paul Leduc. The participation rate of the population in Brossard is 37.69 percent. “It’s amazing, it’s really fantastic. Citizens saw that we had a cohesive team,” said Doreen Assaad. “Each person brings something unique to Brossard. Each person has his expertise and his mission. It made people want to see what we could do.” She further added that efficient use of the budget comes at the top of her list saying”we must tackle the budget”. “It will be really a big challenge, admitted the third mayor of Brossard. We will have to look at each line and re-evaluate the relevance of the items that are already provided for in the Three-Year Capital Works Program,” Assaad said. She added “We will begin an exercise to consult the citizens and ensure that the budget is according to their will. I’m going to ask a public servant to suggest a way to consult them,” according to Brossard Eclair. Canadians of…
Doreen Assaad Becomes the First Egyptian Woman Mayor in Brossard, Quebec
November 7, 2017
