Update: Plante strives for gender parity, falls short on diversity

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante unveiled her 12-member executive committee on Monday morning.
The executive committee is the city’s top decision-making body, akin to the cabinet in provincial and federal politics.
And it is an all-white executive committee devoid of religious or cultural minorities, despite an electoral promise by Plante her committee would reflect the city’s diversity.
Plante had already unveiled the name of her choice for executive committee chairperson during