Yet, the city charter of 1921 clearly states that appointments to the executive committee are irrevocable.
Forcillo and Goyer left Vision Montreal (Bourque's party) to sit as independents, but exercised their right to stay on the committee.
Therefore, management by consensus became nearly impossible to reach for the remainder of Bourque's term.
[1] That incident as well as allegations of authoritarian tendencies led thirteen other Vision Montreal councillors to leave the party and sit as independents with their colleagues of the opposition.
[2] Most of the defectors were supporters of Jacques Duchesneau's Nouveau Montréal party, but others backed Jean Doré's Équipe Montréal, the RCM or even came back to Vision Montreal briefly before the next election.