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Quebec auto board lied about cost overruns for online platform, inquiry finds
The inquiry found officials deliberately misled about SAAQclic's costs, with expenses projected to hit $1.1 billion by 2027, $500 million over initial estimates.
- On Feb. 16, 2026, Judge Denis Gallant's inquiry found Quebec's automobile insurance board lied to the provincial government in a `conscious effort` to hide soaring platform costs.
- A botched rollout of the online platform produced major delays and long lineups at insurance board branches where Quebecers take road tests and register vehicles.
- The report recommends creating a centralized IT transformation entity, but Gallant's inquiry found some government members and public servants obtained reliable information at times.
- Taxpayers face expected costs of at least $1.1 billion by 2027, $500 million above original plans, and Quebecers experienced long lineups and delays at insurance board branches after the platform rollout.
- The inquiry's conclusion of a `conscious effort` to mislead suggests reforms could centralize oversight of Quebec public IT projects to prevent repeat failures.
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Quebec auto board officials lied to hide costs of botched SAAQclic launch, report concludes
Top officials at Quebec's automobile insurance board, known as the SAAQ, deliberately lied to the provincial government for years to conceal colossal cost overruns and issues with its digital transition, according to a report tabled by Judge Denis Gallant in Quebec City Monday.
Quebec insurance board scandal report reveals officials lied to conceal project costs
A report into the massive cost overruns and fumbling of the launch of the online platform for Quebec’s automobile insurance board recommends beefing up digital transformation expertise within provincial government ranks.
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Quebec auto board lied about cost overruns for online platform, inquiry finds
QUÉBEC — A public inquiry has concluded that Quebec's automobile insurance board lied to the provincial government to conceal exploding costs in the creation of the agency's online platform.
SAAQ Lied to Quebec Government, Report Reveals $1.1B Cost Overrun
Archyde Quebec’s automobile insurance board, the SAAQ, deliberately misled the provincial government for years about the escalating costs and significant issues plaguing its digital transformation project, SAAQclic, according to a damning… You can read the full story here: SAAQ Lied to Quebec Government, Report Reveals $1.1B Cost Overrun.
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