MONTREAL – Mayor Denis Coderre will not be charged for taking a jackhammer to the foundation of a Canada Post community mailbox in Pierrefonds-Roxboro.
The mayor destroyed the concrete slab at the l’Anse à l’Orme park on Aug. 13.
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A citizen filed a police complaint following the televised stunt.
Monday afternoon, the Crown told Global News it has dropped the case against Coderre.
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“After analysis, there are no accusations,” said Jean-Pascal Boucher with the DPCP.
He did not say why.
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The incident happened during Canada-wide protests against Canada Post’s decision to install community mailboxes while eliminating door-to-door delivery.
The new federal Liberal government has since put a stop to any new community boxes.
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