Etiket: UPAC
Corruption allegations | A municipal manager and a businessman arrested by UPAC
A municipal manager from the City of Montreal and a businessman were arrested on Wednesday by the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC) to face charges of corruption and breach of trust.…
A sacked UPAC investigator wants $1 million
A former investigator from the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit accused “without foundation” of having been at the origin of media leaks has just filed a $1 million civil lawsuit against the…
Allegations of criminal acts against UPAC police officers
The commissioner for the fight against corruption, Frédérick Gaudreau, transmitted allegations of criminal acts concerning police officers from the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC) to the Minister of Public Security, Geneviève…
[Opinion] UPAC on minefield | The duty
A journalist recently reacted to the length of the independent investigation into the UPAC (Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit) concerning the leak of “highly confidential material, illegally transmitted to the media”. With…
Investigation into allegations of misconduct at UPAC: Lafrenière was afraid to go “to pass the mop to the National Assembly”
Former UPAC boss Robert Lafrenière was terrified that we would discover that he had secretly spoken to a journalist from La Presse to denounce the slowness of the work of…
[Éditorial de Brian Myles] UPAC and the comedy of bandits
In 2017, when he was questioned about the leaks of information on the investigations targeting the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ), the head of the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC), Robert…
Trust in UPAC is undermined, say the opposition
Confidence in the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC) has been undermined and the maintenance of its activities is compromised by revelations indicating that leaks were orchestrated by some of its former…
Former commissioner Robert Lafrenière and his entourage would have orchestrated the leaks at UPAC themselves
It was a “system of controlled leaks”, orchestrated by the former head of UPAC, Robert Lafrenière himself, and led by other senior UPAC leaders, which derailed the trial of the…
Project A on leaks at UPAC | Chronicle of an uncontrolled skid
Chronology of an interminable four-year slippage, which ended with the bogging down of Quebec’s anti-corruption machine and another Jordan judgment for unreasonable delays. Posted at 8:17 p.m. Hugo Joncas The…
Robert Lafrenière, former commissioner of UPAC | “It will do, dirty my reputation”
The former commissioner of the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC), Robert Lafrenière, says he finds the thesis that he orchestrated the leaks of sensitive documents to advance his career “aberrant”. He…
Leaks at UPAC | The BEI investigation has already cost more than 9 million
The three-and-a-half-year-long investigation by the Bureau of Independent Investigations (BEI) into leaks at the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC) has cost more than $9 million so far, according to reports and…
The BIG recommends alerting UPAC in the matter of the Lachine and Saint-Michel sorting centers
Given the serious breaches and “deceitful tactics” that taint the contracts entered into by the City of Montreal with the company Services Ricova for the processing of recyclable materials, the…
Brian Myles’ editorial: end of an era at UPAC
The abandonment of the Mâchurer project, this vast investigation into the financing of the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) under Jean Charest, marks a turning point in the young history…
Jean Charest and UPAC | “It is time for the investigation to end”, according to Anglade
(Quebec) It is time for the Mâchurer investigation by the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC) against former Premier Jean Charest to end, says Liberal leader Dominique Anglade. Posted at 12:00 p.m.…
The rules of the UPAC game
Investigating the Sûreté du Québec, the Poitras commission recalled in 1998 that “police forces were created not to fight against the laws, but to apply them. The police cannot therefore…
Fraudulent vaccine passports in the crosshairs of UPAC
Fraudulent vaccine passports are circulating in Quebec and the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC) is trying to pin those responsible. Several investigations are underway to catch fraudsters, UPAC spokesperson Mathieu Galarneau…
Reinforcements arrive at UPAC | Press
The organization, which has become a fully-fledged independent police service, can now hire its own police officers Posted on November 27, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. Vincent Larouche Press After a…
Reinforcements at UPAC | Return of 18 seasoned investigators in the field
The Commissioner of the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC) will suddenly hire 18 retired police veterans, seasoned investigators who agree to take over and return to the field to try to…
UPAC boss wants to change the law to help himself
The head of the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC) wants major legislative changes and a reorganization of the judicial system so that his organization can deliver results that meet expectations. •…
UPAC in search of a new branding to improve its image
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Quebec) Over the years, the public image of the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC) has been so tarnished that its boss is now willing…