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L’ASSOMPTION — Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault believes there are “too many” elected officials in Montreal and plans on meeting with city officials about it if elected.

“I would like to discuss with Montreal representatives, including the mayor,” Legault told reporters after a news conference in his home riding of l’Assomption on Wednesday.

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“I think right now it’s true, it’s a question of fact: there are many councillors in Montreal,” he said. “But I don’t want to do like Doug Ford and impose something and decide alone what we do about it.”

Legault was referencing the Ontario premier, who said this week he would invoke a rarely used notwithstanding clause to cut the size of Toronto city council despite a court decision ruling the move is unconstitutional.

On Tuesday, Legault had said he feels there are “a lot” of councillors in Montreal, but stopped short of elaborating on what he meant.