Infrastructure Announcement in Montreal
Media advisory
Montreal, Quebec, July 8, 2026 — Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Member of Parliament for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Mrs. Marie-Gabrielle Ménard, Member of Parliament for Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State, Mrs. Chantal Rouleau, Minister Responsible for Social Solidarity and Community Action and Minister Responsible for the Metropolis and the Montréal Region, Mrs. Martine Biron, Minister of Higher Education and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, and Mr. Julien Héneault-Ratelle, Majority Leader on the City Council, City Councillor for Tétreaultville, and Designated City Councillor for the Ville-Marie borough.
The Chair of the Board of Espace LGBTQ+, Mrs. Désirée Nore Duchesne, will also be attending the event, accompanied by the Executive Director of AGIR Montréal, Mr. Osvaldo Arias, and the Executive Director of the Société de développement commercial Village Montréal, Mrs. Gabrielle Rondy.
Date:
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Time:
9:30 a.m. EDT
Members of the media are asked to contact Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada Media Relations at media-medias@infc.gc.ca to confirm their attendance.
Contacts
For more information (media only), please contact:
Arianna Durgerian
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure
Arianna.Durgerian@infc.gc.ca
Media Relations
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
613-960-9251
Toll free: 1-877-250-7154
Email: media-medias@infc.gc.ca
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Jean-Philippe Labre
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister responsible for Social Solidarity and Community Action and minister responsible for the Metropolis and the Montréal region
514 618-5167
Jean-Philippe.Labre@mess.gouv.qc.ca
Frédérique Verreault
Assistant Director and Policy Advisor
Office of the Minister of Higher Education and Minister responsible for the Status of Women
581 997-0273
Frédérique.Verreault@mes.gouv.qc.ca
Nicolas Gravel
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister responsible for Housing
367 837-7770
Nicolas.Gravel@habitation.gouv.qc.ca
Quentin Bellat
Communications Officer
Espace LGBTQ+
438-227-2099
communication@espacelgbtqplus.org