MONTREAL – The Quebec inquiry into corruption in the province’s construction industry has made it clear that it does not want to be used for political purposes.
“On March 5, commissioners announced that public hearings would be suspended during the election period, as the Commission is apolitical and independent,” the statement read.
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“The inquiry commission wishes to state that it has not authorized and will not authorize any political party to use his image or that of its president for partisan purposes.”
The statement was in response to a Parti Quebecois attack ad released on Twitter Thursday in the run-up to the debate, which featured a photo of France Charbonneau, the head of Quebec’s corruption inquiry, in an ad used to attack the integrity of the Liberal Party.
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It targeted the Liberals by drawing attention to the fact that many of the party’s current candidates had voted against holding an official inquiry into corruption.
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