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April 24, 2013
Illegal financing of political parties - Équipe Marcotte/Ralliement Mascouche party – The Chief Electoral Officer releases the list of individuals who are being prosecuted
Quebec City, 24 April, 2013 – Chief Electoral Officer of Québec (DGE) is disclosing the identity of the Mascouche electors who have just received statements of offence further to an investigation concerning financing of the Équipe Marcotte/Ralliement Mascouche party for the 2009 fiscal year. Now that all statements have been served, the DGE is releasing the list of those being prosecuted.
Categories : Municipal, Municipal financing, Infractions of the ARERM, DGE


April 18, 2013
Illegal financing of political parties - The Chief Electoral Officer issues 50 statements of offence to Mascouche
Quebec City, 18 April, 2013 – An investigation carried out by the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec (DGE) concerning financing of the Équipe Marcotte/Ralliement Mascouche party for the 2009 fiscal year has led the DGE to issue 50 statements of offence that will be served as of today to various offenders brought before the Court of Québec.
Categories : Municipal, Municipal financing, Infractions of the ARERM, DGE


March 22, 2013
Illegal financing of political parties - The DGEQ notifies some provincial and municipal political parties that the reimbursement of illegal contributions may be required
Québec City, March 22, 2013 – The recent revelations made at the Commission of Inquiry on the Awarding and Management of Public Contracts in the Construction Industry (Charbonneau commission) have led the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec to notify some provincial and municipal political parties that non-conforming contributions may have to be reimbursed. The DGEQ has, today, sent letters on this matter to three provincial parties and nine municipal parties.
Categories : Provincial, Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM, Infractions of the Electoral Act, DGE


December 18, 2012
Violations of the AERM leading to a conviction and a guilty plea in Montréal and in the Montérégie
Québec City, December 17, 2012 – The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, Mr. Jacques Drouin, wishes to inform the population that a conviction and a guilty plea were recorded following violations of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (AERM).
Categories : Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM, DGE


November 6, 2012
A conviction following a violation of the AERM in Montréal
Québec City, October 31, 2012 – The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, Mr. Jacques Drouin, wishes to inform the population of a conviction following a violation of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (AERM).
Categories : Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM, DGE


October 29, 2012
A whistle blower line for political financing - Call us
Québec City, October 29, 2012 – The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, Mr. Jacques Drouin, announces the setting up of a whistle blower line which will allow the DGEQ to obtain information to better carry out its powers concerning the control of political financing.
Categories : Provincial, School Board, Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM, Infractions of the Electoral Act, Infractions of the ASE, DGE


September 20, 2012
A conviction is handed down and two guilty pleas entered following violations of the AERM in Saint-Constant and Montréal
Québec City, September 20, 2012 – Mr. Jacques Drouin, Québec’s Chief Electoral Officer, wishes to inform the population that a conviction was handed down and two guilty pleas were entered following violations of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (AERM).
Categories : Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM, DGE


May 15, 2012
A guilty plea is entered following a violation of the AERM
Quebec City, May 14, 2012 – The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, Jacques Drouin, wishes to inform the general public that a guilty plea was entered following a violation of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (AERM).
Categories : Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM, DGE


December 19, 2011
Twelve guilty pleas recorded in the Montérégie, Laurentides and Lanaudière regions
Québec City, December 19, 2011 – Mr. Jacques Drouin, Québec’s Chief Electoral Officer, wishes to inform the population that twelve guilty pleas were recorded in files concerning violations of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (AERM).
Categories : Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM


July 20, 2010
3 guilty pleas are entered

 

Québec, July 20, 2010 – Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer, wishes to inform the public that 3 guilty pleas were entered in cases involving violations of An Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (AERM).
Categories : Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM


January 11, 2010
Three convictions handed down and one guilty plea entered

Québec, January 11, 2010 – Mr. Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, wishes to inform the public that three convictions were handed down in Joliette for offences committed in Repentigny and one guilty plea was entered in Montréal, all for cases concerning violations of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (AERM).

Categories : Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM


July 15, 2009
A guilty plea is entered for a violation committed in Saint-Hyacinthe

Québec, July 15, 2009 – Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, wishes to inform the public that a guilty plea was entered in Saint-Hyacinthe in a case concerning a violation of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (AERM).

Categories : Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM


May 27, 2009
Legal proceedings by the Chief Electoral Officer under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities. A guilty plea is entered for an offence committed in Mirabel
Québec, May 27, 2009 – Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, wishes to inform the public that a guilty plea was entered in Mirabel in a file concerning a violation of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (AERM).
Categories : Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM


March 13, 2009
Legal proceedings by the Chief Electoral Officer under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities- A guilty plea is entered concerning an offence committed in Saint-Constant
Québec, March 13, 2009 – Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, wishes to inform the public that a guilty plea was entered in Montérégie in a case concerning a violation of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (AERM).
Categories : Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM


February 6, 2009
Legal proceedings of the Chief Electoral Officer under the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, a guilty verdict is handed down in the Laurentides region
Québec, February 6, 2009 – Marcel Blanchet, Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, wishes to inform the public that a guilty verdict was handed down in a case concerning a violation of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (AERM).
Categories : Municipal, Infractions of the ARERM


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