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Quebec premier François Legault set to take centre stage at SAAQclic scandal inquiry
The inquiry probes over $500 million in overruns and mismanagement at the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec's online platform development.
- Quebec Premier François Legault is scheduled to appear before the public inquiry launched in April 2025 to investigate the cost overruns at the provincial auto insurance board.
- The inquiry was launched after the auditor general revealed at least $500 million in overruns related to the SAAQclic online platform, with reports that officials knew of risks as early as 2020.
- Testimonies featured Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault, who confirmed receiving information by June 2023 regarding budget overruns, as well as former officials like Yves Ouellet, who were informed in 2022 about a financial gap amounting to $222 million.
- Former Transport Minister Franois Bonnardel criticized the handling, stating, "My bullshit index is pretty high" due to inadequate information obscuring the true situation.
- The inquiry, extended in June with a final report due December 15, 2025, could impact Legault's government before the next provincial election in October 2026.
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It is the turn of the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, to testify before the Gallant commission on the SAAQclic fiasco.
Quebec Premier François Legault Set to Take Centre Stage at SAAQclic Scandal Inquiry
All eyes will be on Quebec Premier François Legault on Tuesday as he is set to testify at the public inquiry into the cost overrun scandal at the province’s auto insurance board. The commission, overseen by Judge Denis Gallant, is examining how the creation of the online platform known as SAAQclic incurred cost overruns of at least $500 million. “I was the one who launched a public inquiry, it’s important that Quebecers know exactly what happene…
After his ministers, it is the Prime Minister's turn to be heard on the SAAQclick fiasco.
It is this Tuesday that Prime Minister François Legault will give much-awaited testimony to the Gallant commission to investigate the SAAQlic fiasco.
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