Montreal councillor candidate under fire over discriminatory Facebook posts

Posted October 13, 2025 2:03 pm. Last Updated October 13, 2025 3:51 pm. A councillor candidate for the upcoming Montreal election has come under fire after numerous discriminatory Facebook posts that have been shared on his account have come to light. The candidate in question is Gabriel Houle, who is running as a member of Action Montreal to be a councillor in the district of Jeanne-Mance, located in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal. (Courtesy: Elections Montreal) Houle’s Facebook posts have been insulting various races, and women. Some have even gone as far as making derogatory comments about George Floyd. After this started coming to light, Houle’s candidate file was removed from the Action Montréal website. CityNews reached out to both Houle and Action Montréal but neither have responded to requests for comment at the time of filing. On top of the discriminatory posts, Houle’s Facebook account also made insulting comments towards other election candidates and Montreal voters. (Photo Credit: Facebook/ @gabriel.houle.33) Prior to his profile being removed, Houle presented himself as an artist “who believes that politicians should work for the people,” which he says many politicians have failed to do.
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