Quebec Corruption

• Quebec anti-corruption police note proliferation of small-scale schemes

  Quebec's Anti-corruption commissioner Frédérick Gaudreau presented the force's five-year report, noting criminal proceedings against 259 people and 57 convictions since 2018.

  Crime

  Oct 24
  
• Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of ex-construction boss Tony Accurso convicted of corruption

  Tony Accurso was sentenced in 2018 in what a Quebec judge called one of the worst examples of municipal corruption to come before a Canadian court.

  Canada

  Jul 27
  
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• No way of ‘adjudicating facts’ in deals between corrupt firms and prosecutors: Quebec judge

  Remediation agreements are a new part of the legal landscape, that were supposed to make it easier to bring corrupt companies to justice.

  Canada

  Jul 10
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• Quebec won’t appeal after being ordered to pay $385K to ex-premier Jean Charest

  In February 2022, Quebec's anti-corruption police closed its eight-year investigation into allegations of Charest-era illegal Liberal party financing without laying any charges.

  Politics

  May 16
• Quebec ordered to pay ex-premier Jean Charest $385K over corruption probe leaks

  The former Liberal premier was never charged in the investigation and has said the leaks tarnished his reputation and impacted him personally.

  Politics

  Apr 5
• Ex-boss of Quebec anti-corruption unit orchestrated sensitive leaks to media: judge

  The revelations are included in a 2020 ruling involving ex-deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau, who was granted a stay of proceedings due to unreasonable delays in her fraud case.

  Canada

  May 31, 2022
• Tony Accurso, former Quebec construction magnate, loses appeal and heading to prison

  Tony Accurso received a four-year prison term in 2018 in connection with what a Quebec court judge called one of the worst examples of municipal corruption.

  Canada

  May 26, 2022
• Quebec’s anti-corruption unit drops probe into Liberal Party’s financing after 8 years

  The specialized police force was looking into the Quebec Liberal Party's financing spanning from 2001 to 2012. After eight years, the case has come to an end.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2022
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• Quebec’s anti-corruption unit issues apology to Guy Ouellette for 2017 arrest

  Quebec's anti-corruption unit is apologizing to Independent legislature member Guy Ouellette for arresting him in October 2017 for allegedly leaking sensitive documents.

  Politics

  Jun 10, 2021
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• Quebec’s anti-corruption police arrest third suspect in alleged school board fraud scheme

  Quebec's anti-corruption police have arrested a third suspect in connection with an alleged fraud scheme at the Lester B. Pearson School Board.

  Education

  Jan 13, 2021