By: Joel Goldenberg
The Suburban
Premier François Legault has golfed at the Meadowbrook Golf Course — which straddles Côte St. Luc and Lachine, on at least three occasions and as recently as Friday Aug. 2, CSL councillor Mike Cohen revealed last week.
Cohen found out the intriguing news after partaking in the Côte Saint-Luc Golf Invitational,organized by the CSL council and the city’s Men’s Club.
“When I went to rent my electric cart, I learned that someone who is not known to show much fondness for the anglophone community has come to golf here on at least three occasions this summer, most recently the previous Friday — yes, I am talking about the Premier of Quebec, François Legault,” Cohen wrote on his blog Aug. 6.
The councillor mused as to whether Legault should “organize a golf foursome with Mayor Mitchell Brownstein, D’Arcy McGee Liberal MNA Elisabeth Prass and Mount Royal Liberal MP Anthony Housefather.
“I am shocked the Premier even knows where Côte St. Luc is, although his Repentigny MNA and Minister for Higher Education Pascale Déry lived in our community for many years before moving to Hampstead,” Cohen humorously added.
The councillor said he was told by Meadowbrook personnel that Legault was accompanied by his family and a security detail.
“At least one family member stated that the venue was chosen specifically because it was in an English area where they would not necessarily be recognized. Perhaps Meadowbrook should start asking for certificates of English eligibility to golf? All kidding aside, Mayor Brownstein was golfing with Councillor Dida Berku and former Mayor Robert Libman. They were all quite interested to hear the Premier came to CSL. Our Mayor will indeed formally invite him to come golf with him so they can discuss the Cavendish Boulevard extension and keeping Meadowbrook as green space for eternity.”
Contacted by The Suburban to confirm their willingness to golf with Legault, Brownstein replied, “for sure.”
Berku replied, “of course and we could take him to see Cavendish at the same time,” of course, relating to the long elusive extension that appears not to be a priority for Montreal.