Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau

Jean Drapeau: Montreal’s Visionary MayorDiscovered at Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Montreal On a recent walk through Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges in Montreal, I discovered the grave of one of Canada’s most influential visionaries—Jean Drapeau. Often called the “autocratic” mayor by some, Drapeau was a leader who simply got things done. Serving Montreal first from 1954 to 1957, and then […]