Labour Minister Dept: The minister’s firing was another blow to Mr. Charest’s government, which has been facing allegations of favouritism and influence peddling in the awarding of government contracts and possible improprieties in Liberal Party fundraising. According to documents released in the National Assembly on Thursday by the Action democratique du Quebec, BCIA received $8 million in government contracts in 2008. The company also got a $4 million subsidy from a government regional development fund. The head of the company, Luigi Corelli, did not return several calls requesting an interview. P remier Jean Charest says he has forced his beleaguered Family Minister, Tony Tomassi, to resign from cabinet and to leave the Liberal caucus after he discovered that Mr. Tomassi had made personal use of a gas company credit card belonging to the Montreal based securities firm BCIA. Last fall, David Whissell stepped down as labour minister amid a controversy over government contracts obtained by a paving company he partly owned. As
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