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Anti-corruption police in Quebec say they are looking into allegations of wrongdoing involving Quebec Liberals before proceeding into a formal investigation.

Rodriguez gave a combative performance on "Tout le monde en parle" Sunday, capping off a week spent trying to get ahead of the crisis.

This comes after a bombshell report alleging Bonnardel knew about the cost overruns as early as 2021.

The fiasco involved half a billion dollars in cost overruns and has already claimed one minister in the province’s CAQ government.

MONTREAL - Quebecers might be shocked by reports of Mafia control over the construction industry, which is allegedly so rife with corruption and collusion and inflated costs that the provincial government has been forced to call a public inquiry.

The man who infiltrated the New York Mafia and inspired the movie ''Donnie Brasco'' is testifying this morning at Quebec's inquiry into construction corruption.

MONTREAL - Quebecers might be shocked by reports of Mafia control over the construction industry, which is allegedly so rife with corruption and collusion and inflated costs that the provincial government has been forced to call a public inquiry.

The calmness of this morning should quickly shift into mayhem, once members of each party emerge from their weekly huddle and strategy session.

MONTREAL - Images of an old Mafia don stuffing cash into his socks elicited online jokes from people watching Quebec's corruption inquiry Wednesday.

MONTREAL - A Quebec corruption inquiry heard a detailed history of the Italian Mafia on Tuesday — with everything from its secret codes, its origins, the scope of its reach, to how it got into the construction business.

AYR, Ont. - If there is evidence organized crime has a firm grip in Ontario's politics and economy, Premier Dalton McGuinty said he wants to hear about it — and not through the media.

Here it is: the first caucus Wednesday of the fall, when each party gathers, isolated in assigned rooms on Parliament Hill, to strategize and talk shop with their caucus colleagues.

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal has announced a temporary suspension of new construction contracts in the wake of sensational allegations that systemic corruption has benefited that Mafia, political parties and corrupt bureaucrats to the detriment of local taxpayers.

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal has announced a temporary suspension of new construction contracts in the wake of sensational allegations that systemic corruption has benefited that Mafia, political parties and corrupt bureaucrats to the detriment of local taxpayers.

A former construction boss says the arrival of an anti-corruption police unit three years ago instantly changed the culture of bid-rigging and kickbacks in Quebec and drastically reduced the price of public works in the province.

MONTREAL - Quebec's new inquiry into construction corruption is requesting the public's help, offering an email address and toll-free line where people can share evidence of wrongdoing.

MONTREAL - Quebec's new inquiry into construction corruption is requesting the public's help, offering an email address and toll-free line where people can share evidence of wrongdoing.

With a little less than a year left in its mandate, the Charbonneau Commission has chewed through nearly two-thirds of its allotted budget.

MONTREAL - A City of Montreal employee has become the first witness at Quebec's corruption inquiry to face criminal charges based on his own testimony.

MONTREAL - A star Quebec corruption inquiry witness whose testimony led in part to the the resignation of Montreal's mayor is now struggling to back up some of his claims.