UPAC

• 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
  
• Former Quebec premier seeking additional $2.7M in lawsuit against the province

  Jean Charest is now asking for an additional $2 million in punitive damages, $500,000 to pay his lawyers' fees and another $205,000 in other damages.

  Canada

  May 5
  
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• Manager of Montreal seniors home charged with fraud, forgery over fake invoices: police

  UPAC alleges Paul Asselin, 60, produced fake invoices using the names of people who were not living at the care home at the time the services were allegedly provided.

  Canada

  Apr 27
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• 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
• Quebec police say former health authority worker made fake COVID-19 vaccine documents

  Deborah Kapinga, 31, of Brossard, Que., south of Montreal, has been charged with one count of forgery and one count of unauthorized use of a computer.

  Canada

  Feb 7
• Quebec anticorruption squad kept busy this year investigating fake vaccine passports

  The police force says that many of those who allegedly produced false proof-of-vaccination documents were public servants or office holders.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2022
• Ex-employee at COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Quebec City faces charges tied to fake vaccine passports

  Carolane Fournier was working as an attendant at a vaccination site at Université Laval in Quebec City last year when the alleged incidents took place.

  Health

  Sep 6, 2022
• 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
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• 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
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• 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