Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Mayor Gérald Tremblay maintains Montreal's tradition of corrupt city government

Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay on Monday night refused an opposition proposal to fire city comptroller Pierre Reid for unauthorized monitoring of auditor-general Jacques Bergeron’s emails.

Tremblay stood behind Reid, saying he acted “in good faith” to investigate an anonymous and verbal report of improper actions by Bergeron.

The mayor said he felt the right way to move ahead was to ask the Quebec Municipal Affairs Minister Laurent Lessard to look into all aspects of the issue and make recommendations for action by council. He said he expected that analysis to be made by June.

Tremblay agreed he found the surveillance of Bergeron’s emails “questionable,” but denied ever saying it was unacceptable.


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