sentences:  In July 1989, Paradis initiated legislation that saved the city of Montreal from paying $228 million in business tax refunds.A Quebec Superior Court decision earlier in the year had struck down parts of a municipal taxation bylaw; this decision prompted a flood of lawsuits, and Paradis reluctantly intervened to protect city's credit rating.Paradis was re-elected in the 1989 provincial election and was promoted to Minister of the Environment in October 1989.