Race at the PLQ chiefdom: Denis Coderre would not have given the necessary documents

A week after having applied, the former mayor of Montreal Denis Coderre has still not obtained the green light from the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) to continue the race for the leadership in which he is committed, according to our Information.

Me, I put back my documentssaid Mr. Coderre on Tuesday evening during a rally of activists of Plq at Magog.

For all candidates for the liberal chiefdom, the first stage of the race is the study of its candidacy by the Committee green lightformed by the party. The members who compose it usually have seven days to judge whether it is admissible or not.

In the case of the former mayor of Montreal, who submitted his declaration of interest last Friday, a decision should therefore have been imminent, but he has not yet provided all the requested documentation, a source said to the source Plq.

The nature of the missing information has not been specified.

They have all the documentshowever, said Denis Coderre this week. Everything is there. Everything is there.

It is seven days, according to their principle. […] I expect an answer on time.

Two of his opponents, Charles billles billion and Pablo Rodriguez, who had submitted their application on January 13, have already received the green light within the prescribed deadlines, which allows them to get their hands on the list of members of the Party, among which they must collect at least 750 applications by April.

The other officially declared candidate, Marc Bélanger, did not take this first step either, to the latest news.

Troubles with the tax

If I wanted to introduce myself, I had to settle my thingsrecognized Denis Coderre last Friday.

According to what several media have reported in recent months, Mr. Coderre owes significant sums to the taxman, including just over $ 130,000 with Revenu Québec. These financial difficulties are due, he explained, to a divorce and to major health problems, results of a AVC suffered in 2023.

Anyway, he had to solve his tax problems to be able to embark on the race, had supported the acting chief of the Plq.

However, in front of the media on Tuesday, the former mayor of Montreal refused to confirm if he did indeed have an agreement with Revenu Québec to settle his debts, as he had hinted at the time of formalizing his candidacy.

I said all the funds were securehe limited himself to saying.

Everything indicates that this is one of the elements taken into account in the study of his candidacy. Impossible to know at this time when a decision is rendered.

With information from Sébastien Bovet