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Chomedey independent MNA Guy Ouellette says he is waiting for the outcome of a police investigation before deciding this year whether to proceed with a lawsuit against Quebec for allowing him to be arrested by UPAC as a suspect allegedly involved in an information leak at the investigative agency.
Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday he is not ruling out an apology to his Liberal predecessor Jean Charest, who was awarded $385,000 in damages from the Quebec government Tuesday.
With a court ruling in favour of the former premier, the Quebec Liberals are calling on the government and UPAC to apologize.
In 2020, Jean Charest filed a lawsuit against Quebec's anti-corruption police and the province's attorney general after details were made public in 2017 regarding an investigation into alleged illegal Liberal party financing during his tenure.
