Photo: Jacques Boissinot The Canadian Press The mayor and general manager of Saint-Louis-du-Ha-Ha were allegedly illegally reimbursed for a political contribution paid during this cocktail in the presence of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Andrée Laforest.
Opposition parties on Wednesday called for an investigation by the Chief Electoral Officer into a new financing cocktail from the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) where municipal elected officials were invited to meet a government minister, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.
The Parti Québécois (PQ) and the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) considered that light must be shed on this activity that occurred in the riding of Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata last fall.
Le Journal de Montréal reported Wednesday that the mayor and general manager of the municipality of Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! were illegally reimbursed for a political contribution paid during this fundraising cocktail, in the presence of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Andrée Laforest.
More details will follow.