On November 5th, in somber but not altogether unexpected remarks, Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay resigned following the termination or suspension of a number of City of Montreal employees in the midst of the ongoing Quebec construction corruption probe.
In his resignation speech, the Mayor said that his father told him politics was a “dirty business”, that he had heard of “brown envelopes” for the award of construction contracts in Quebec though denied that he had ever seen them, accepted full responsibility, said that some of his staff had “betrayed his trust” and concluded by saying to Montreal residents that he never betrayed them.
This case has involved testimony of allegations of violations of federal and provincial criminal and competition laws, including violations of the criminal bid-rigging provisions of the Competition Act.
While Mr. Tremblay requested to testify at the Charbonneau Commission inquiry, he did not have the opportunity to do so. It remains to be seen if enforcement officials will pursue Mr. Tremblay or other members of his staff in relation to the various allegations.
On November 6th, about 60 officers from the Quebec anti-corruption squad executed search warrants on engineering-consulting firms in Laval, as the investigation continues and widens.
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