The Ethics Commissioner of the National Assembly, Ariane Mignolet, has opened an investigation into the financial solicitations of CAQ MP Louis-Charles Thouin from mayors in his constituency, her office said on Monday.
Mme Mignolet will determine whether Mr. Thouin placed himself in a conflict of interest by soliciting elected officials from his constituency to whom he could then be indebted and whether this approach could have favored his personal interests.
“The MP concerned was informed in writing of the opening of an investigation into him,” his office said in a press release.
This opening of an investigation follows a request from Quebec Solidaire MP Vincent Marissal, made last week.
More details will follow.
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