Immigration: Marc Bellemare

Charest Dept: Mr. Charest will have an opportunity on Thursday to rebuild his credibility when he testifies before the public inquiry. Based on Mr. Charest’s past statements, he will contradict everything former justice minister Marc Bellemare has told the commission, according to Globe And Mail. Mr. Charest has denied any ties between party fundraisers and the nomination of judges. He has also denied Mr. Bellemare told him of influence peddling by party fundraisers and the Bastarache Commission into allegations of influence peddling in the nomination of judges has seriously crippled voter confidence in Mr. Charest, polls show. Mr. Bellemare’s allegations that party fundraisers exerted “colossal” pressure on him to appoint or promote three judges are at the heart of the public inquiry. Mr. Bellemare, who was justice minister from April, 2003, until he resigned a year later, went public with his allegations last spring. As reported in the news.
@t voter confidence, influence peddling