Quebec and Tony Accurso

Tony Accurso: Wearing a sharp blue suit and tie, Tony Accurso lost his final bid Tuesday morning to prevent a ravenous public from hearing his testimony at a televised probe into the system of colluding construction firms, political corruption and the invisible hand of the Mafia in boosting the costs of infrastructure contracts in Quebec over nearly a decade, according to The Star. I am Quebecois, I m proud of being Quebecois, I m proud of Quebec. I want to keep money here, Accurso said in a day spent going over his more than three decades building a construction empire in the province and Most often seen in handcuffs surrounded by police, the disgraced king of this provinces construction industry took his place in the witness stand of a high-profile corruption inquiry to reveal not only the secrets of his success, but his overriding passion a devotion to Quebec. But instead of the scowling, grey-haired robber baron whose face has been splashed over the news, the Charbonneau commission heard from a professed proud Quebecer born to an Italian immigrant, one who concocted a recipe to conquer the hardscrabble market for roadwork, sewers and sidewalks but always acted in the best interests of the province and its taxpayers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.