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Jean Drapeau

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Mayor

The Resume

    (February 18, 1916-August 12, 1999)
    Born in Montreal, Canada
    Mayor of Montreal (1954-1957, 1960-1986)
    Companion of the Order of Canada (1967) and Grand Officer of the Ordre national du Quebec (1987)

Why he might be annoying:

    He loved opera.
    He was extremely brazen./n/He claimed the 1976 Summer Olympics ‘can no more have a deficit than a man can have a baby.’
    Following his Olympic proclamation, a newspaper cartoonist caricatured him as a ‘pregnant’ man.
    His mishandling of the event created massive cost overruns that took more than 30 years to pay off.
    He created the first public lottery in Canada as a ‘voluntary tax.’ It ultimately turned into something else.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won the 1960 municipal election against the same candidate that defeated him in 1957.
    The Metro (subway system) was conceived during his tenure, for Man and His World (though plans had been in place long before).
    He also oversaw the construction of the five-theater Place-des-Arts.
    Unlike his successors, he was happily and fiercely dedicated to his city and citizens.
    The Ile-Sainte-Helene Metro station (where Man and His World was accessible) and Parc des Iles were renamed in his honor (May 2001).
    He was parodied by a local impressionist for the 40th anniversary of the World’s Fair.
    His name comes from the French word for 'flag.'

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 59 Votes: 45.76% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 76.19% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 60 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 94 Votes: 76.60% Annoying