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Quebec Auto Board Scandal: Former Top Civil Servant Denies Being Told of Cost Overrun

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Quebec Auto Board Scandal: Former Top Civil Servant Denies Being Told of Cost Overrun

Monitors are seen in the hearing room for the Gallant commission, a public inquiry investigating the failure of Quebec’s automobile insurance board’s online portal, SAAQclic, is seen in Montreal on April 24, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi

Quebec’s former top public servant has denied being informed in September 2022 that the online platform for the auto insurance board was more than $200 million over budget.

Yves Ouellet, former secretary-general of the executive council, testified Wednesday at a public inquiry examining how the online portal known as SAAQclic incurred more than $500 million in cost overruns.

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