Tory MP raised the question of privilege with the Commons Speaker, adding the issue is complicated by the fact the government has yet to permanently fill the position of Ethics Commissioner since Mario Dion retired in February
from deputy minister of finance to CEO of Hydro-Québec, pointing out that the 2023 budget included measures that benefit the provincial utility.
The office has since told MPs that it cannot launch new investigations while the commissioner position remains vacant.the federal government’s intention to take a more activist role in electricity policy, which is generally a provincial responsibility. “In this case, it’s incredibly serious and it deals with a deputy minister of the Crown then taking a position – a lucrative one – with a company like Hydro-Québec, which benefited substantially from the budget that Mr. Sabia presided over as the deputy minister. And once that cash hit the table, he was out the door and into a job at Hydro-Québec,” Mr. Barrett said.some contact between the Quebec government and Mr. Sabia prior to the budget.
Marie-France Faucher, a spokesperson for the Finance Department, said Mr. Sabia remained in contact with the Ethics Commissioner’s office throughout the process. Ewan Sauves, a spokesman for Mr. Legault, said on Monday that Mr. Legault and Quebec Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon approached Mr. Sabia to gauge his interest in leading Hydro-Québec.
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