Quebec housing minister under investigation by ethics commissioner
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Quebec Housing Minister France-Elaine Duranceau is under investigation by the National Assembly's ethics commissioner, Ariane Mignolet.
Quebec Housing Minister France-Élaine Duranceau is under investigation by the National Assembly's ethics commissioner, Ariane Mignolet.
"The alleged facts concern the Minister's participation, on December 5, 2022, in a professional meeting with her friend and business partner, Ms. Annie Lemieux, who was acting as lobbyist for her and the Minister responsible for Seniors," reads a press release issued on Tuesday.
The media outlet Pivot reported last week that Lemieux had an active mandate to lobby the housing minister and that she had met with her.
It was Liberal MNA Monsef Derraji who filed a request for investigation with the ethics commissioner.
"The request sent to the Commissioner states that the applicant has reasonable grounds to believe that the Minister has breached sections 15 and 16 of the Code with regard to conflict of interest," the release said.
The minister's office declined to comment on the commissioner's investigation.
On Monday, Premier François Legault defended his minister regarding the meeting with her business partner.
