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The NDP has announced to have suspended one of its recently elected Quebec MPs, Manon Perreault, from the caucus in light of the charges of public mischief drawn against her. Perreault was part of the Orange Wave in 2011 in the riding of Montcalm, north of Montreal, and was the party’s critic for disability issues.
Ms. Perreault is under investigation for firing one of her staffers, lawyer Danielle Bédard, in the spring of 2012. Previously in January, Ms. Perreault complained to police that her former employee had stolen material from her constituency office. However, Ms. Bédard revealed during an interview that she did have a computer belonging to the House of Commons at home, which she had used when she worked for the MP. According to Ms. Bédard, she holds proof of the fact that she repeatedly tried to return the material to Ms. Perreault. Ms. Bédard alleged that “she was well aware where the material was,” and hence concluded that “it was a fanciful accusation.”
Although the NDP officials were aware of Ms. Perreault’s labour dispute with her former staffer, it claims to have only learned about the criminal process on Friday. On behalf of the NDP, its spokesman Marc-André Viau mentioned in an e-mail that “MP Manon Perreault (Montcalm) has been suspended from the NDP caucus as she faces criminal accusations.” He added that “Perreault has the right to a fair process and a full and complete defence. As this affair is now before the courts, the NDP does not plan to comment any further.”
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