Quebec government ‘reassigns' head of auto insurance board amid SAAQclic scandal
Éric Ducharme's dismissal from the top job was confirmed by a government source who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Ducharme was appointed to the position in April 2023 to restore order at the auto board, which has been in crisis since the disastrous rollout of its new online platform.
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He is being dismissed in the middle of a public inquiry announced last spring after Quebec's auditor general revealed cost overruns of at least $500 million in the creation of the platform.
Quebec's anticorruption squad conducted a search of the auto board's head office in June.
Premier François Legault has refused to publicly reiterate his confidence in Ducharme in recent months, but had suggested he would wait for the report from the public inquiry before taking any action.
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