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Quebec government reassigns head of auto insurance board amid scandal

QUEBEC, JUL 9 – Éric Ducharme was dismissed after ongoing crises and declining confidence from Premier Legault and Minister Guilbault, following the troubled SAAQclic platform rollout, officials said.

  • The Quebec government fired Éric Ducharme, president and CEO of SAAQ, in mid-2025 amid ongoing public inquiry and scandal.
  • Ducharme was brought in during April 2023 to address the turmoil following the troubled launch of the SAAQclic platform, which resulted in a financial shortfall exceeding $500 million.
  • In June 2025, Quebec’s anticorruption unit raided the SAAQ headquarters amid auditors’ reports of ongoing contract mismanagement and internal reluctance to cooperate with audits under Ducharme’s leadership.
  • Ducharme lacked interest in internal audits, and an auditor said he seemed to say, “I don’t want your work,” while Premier Legault withheld public support pending the inquiry report.
  • Annie Lafond, vice-president of policyholder services, is expected to replace Ducharme as CEO to oversee stabilization efforts at the troubled auto board.
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Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault thanked Eric Ducharme for appointing a new CEO "conscious that the SAAQ is in crisis".

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City News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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