The Official Opposition at city hall is crying foul on the Demers administration welcoming Saint-Rose city councillor Virginie Dufour back onto its executive committee.
Opposition leader Michel Trottier called Dufourâs return âprecipitated. She claims to be cleared of allegations of illegal political financing against her, while an investigation is still ongoing. This is very worrisome! I would remind her that it is not up to her to decide when her file will be closed. What could possibly justify such haste?â
Last week, as reported in The Suburban, Dufour was reintegrated back on to the cityâs powerful committee by Mayor Marc Demers, declaring herself innocent of illegal campaign financing allegations that had her voluntarily withdraw from the committee and caucus in late November, and ask the Director General of Elections (DGEQ) and Lavalâs Office of Integrity and Ethics (BIELT) police unit to investigate. Dufour said that the DGEQ never followed up on her