Montreal elections: Coderre to remove Rozon as fundraiser, laments attempt ‘to politicize this issue’

Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said he was shocked when he heard about allegations of sexual misconduct and assault against Quebec impresario and businessman Gilbert Rozon.
Rozon was the commissioner of Montreal’s 375th anniversary celebrations, appointed in 2012 by then-mayor Gérald Tremblay, and a fundraiser for Coderre during his re-election bid. Rozon resigned from his position overseeing Montreal’s 375th and as vice-president of the Chambre de Commerce du Montr&ea