Charbonneau Commission

• Former Quebec premier Jean Charest brings both notoriety and baggage to Conservative race

  While his campaign slogan for the Conservative leadership race describes him as 'Built to win', Jean Charest's three terms as Quebec premier were often bumpy.

  Politics

  Mar 11, 2022
  
• Tony Accurso ordered to pay $2 million after pleading guilty to tax fraud

  Quebec's Revenue Department said the sentences were delivered Friday at a courthouse in Laval.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2020
  
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• Bill 61, to fast-track infrastructure projects in Quebec, raises red flags with opposition parties

  The fear is that safeguards put in place following Quebec's four-year anti-corruption inquiry, led by Justice France Charbonneau, will be left by the wayside.

  Politics

  Jun 4, 2020
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• From whistleblowing to conspiracy theories: Meet Maxime Bernier’s new Quebec candidate

  Instead of being noticed for his public service, the former president of an industrial mechanics union is getting attention for an online presence where he often promotes conspiracy theories.

  Politics

  May 22, 2019
• B.C. government applauded for launching inquiry into money laundering

  Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West and others who long called for an inquiry say the province did the right thing.

  May 15, 2019
• Exclusive Montreal club 357c, which made headlines during corruption inquiry, to close

  A private club that catered to Montreal's business elite and attracted scrutiny in 2012 during Quebec's corruption inquiry says it will be closing its doors next month.

  Economy

  Apr 1, 2019
• From Quebec to B.C.: Calls mount for public inquiry into money laundering and organized crime

  Debate is shifting in the B.C. government as a powerful union calls for a money-laundering inquiry.

  Politics

  Jan 21, 2019
• Port Coquitlam mayor calls government reaction to opioid crisis ‘gutless,’ demands public inquiry

  Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West is asking for a public inquiry into the opioid crisis and its ties to overseas organized crime groups.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2018
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• Bernard Trépanier, key figure in Quebec corruption inquiry, dead at 79

  A former political fundraiser in Montreal who became a central figure during Quebec's public inquiry into corruption in the construction sector has died at the age of 79.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2018
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• Liberals need to go in order to clean up Quebec politics: Lino Zambito

  The Liberals must be defeated in October's election in order to properly clean up Quebec politics, says a former star witness in the province's corruption inquiry.

  Politics

  Jun 18, 2018