The application period for the Institution’s Users’ Committee/comité des usagers d’établissement (CUE) was held from January 19 to February 6, 2026. Given that 9 applications were received for 11 vacant seats, we would like to inform you that, in accordance with the Processus électoral, there will be no polling and the candidates have been elected by acclamation.
Meet the members of the Institution’s Users’ Committee at the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, the voices representing the users!
The candidates elected by acclamation are:
 | Name : Chantale Bellerose Seat: Residential care, veterans
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 | Name : Adriana Gomez Seat : Obstetrics and early childhood |
 | Name : Lise Bougie Seat : Intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder and physical disability |
 | Name : Abdelkarim Elgadi Seat : Mental health |
 | Name : Claudel St-Pierre Seat : Physical health
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 | Name : Jean Vidal Seat : Residents’ committee |
| Name : Bonnie Cuthbert Seat : Grouped facility – St. Mary’s Hospital Centre |
 |  | Name : John Brkich Seat : Grouped facility – Grace Dart Extended Care Centre |
| Name : Félix-Antoine Carignan Seat : Grouped facility – Douglas Mental Health University Institute |
Note: The two vacant seats (Frontline and Youth in difficulty and Youth Protection Directorate) will be filled at a later date by the Institution’s Users’ Committee.
This team is composed of dedicated individuals focussed on representing users’ interests. Their mission is to promote and defend the rights of users. The committee also helps improve the user experience and the quality of care and services offered within our institution.
Congratulations to the elected members! We wish them much success in their new roles and also wish the CUE all the best in fulfilling its mission and commitments.
To learn more about the committee members’ backgrounds and commitments, have a look at their profiles on our website.