In Quebec, certain words don’t land softly. Corruption is one of them. It’s a word that once even earned Quebec the cover of Maclean’s magazine as “the most corrupt province in Canada,” a headline that infuriated the political class precisely because it cut so close to a long, uncomfortable narrative.
So, when that word is once again associated with the Quebec Liberal Party, it’s not just another headline. It’s a crisis with national consequences.
Pablo Rodriguez, the former federal cabinet minister brought in earlier this year to revive the provincial Liberals, now finds himself at the centre of a criminal investigation by UPAC, the province’s anti-corruption police. The probe touches two sensitive nerves.
