Quebec minister for relations with Canada under fire for deleting texts with Ottawa
Quebec’s minister answerable for relations with Canada is defending her determination to erase textual content messages between herself and her federal counterpart, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
Sonia LeBel, who can also be the chair of Quebec’s Treasury Board, informed the legislature Thursday she didn’t intentionally delete them as a method to verify nobody would see them.
The disappearance of all LeBel’s textual content messages with LeBlanc over the previous 4 years was first reported by Radio-Canada, which mentioned texting was the pair’s main methodology of communication.
Quebec is attempting to be granted extra powers from Ottawa, notably over immigration, and opposition events within the province say the content material of textual content messages between LeBel and LeBlanc probably touched on delicate points.
Parti Québécois member Véronique Hivon informed the legislature she thinks the messages have been deleted as a result of they have been embarrassing to the federal government.
Alexandre Leduc, a Québec solidaire member, informed reporters he’s astonished LeBel didn’t write official letters to LeBlanc as a way to go away a report of their correspondence.
“Once you’re negotiating new powers for Quebec and it’s solely accomplished by textual content message, that’s a bit surprising,” he mentioned.
