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Quebec Premier Pauline Marois has been accused of “political bullying” as she recently called on the Charbonneau Commission to implement its mandate with “prudence,” a move is being deemed by critics as a form of intimidation. Recently on Thursday, Ms. Marois told reporters that “the commission must do its work and must do it with prudence,” soon after it was heard by the commission that not only Liberals, but also a former Parti Québécois transport minister, Guy Chevrette, was involved a scheme of rigging road building contract awards.
This news almost completely apprehended the efforts of Ms. Marois to portray her government as the savior of honesty. PQ ministers are mainly worried that their party will now be viewed as being in the same league as other parties that, as the commission heard, were deeply involved in corrupt practices. The Deputy Premier of PQ, François Gendron, stated that “this annoys me,” while complaining that the commission is in fact attacking universally to the entire political class. He alleged that “it annoys me when they aren’t careful. This is serious. I have my name and my credibility at stake here.”
These comments by the PQ government regarding the commission ignited a flood of condemnation by the opposition parties who directly accused Ms. Marois of violating a fundamental principle involving the separation of power between the executive branch of government and the judiciary. Coalition Avenir Québec leader, François Legault, stated that “this is completely unacceptable. She is interfering with the independence of the commission,” while asserting that “it is a form of intimidation.”
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