Overview

• The anti-corruption unit is probing major cost overruns on the SAAQclic digital transition, which the auditor general said would run about $500 million over forecast.
• La Presse reported the SAAQ declined to provide certain documents to investigators by claiming attorney-client privilege.
• The corporation confirmed three recent board departures: Richard Gagnon on July 9, Louise Turgeon on July 21, and Stéphanie Desforges on Aug. 8.
• Former CEO Éric Ducharme testified that he learned the project’s total cost only after taking over in April 2023 and that a $45 million contract addendum was signed in fall 2022.
• Parti Québécois leader Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon alleged potential corruption, citing what he called $1.2 billion in overbilling.