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Quebec corruption inquiry rises for summer. Will it be back before an election?

Jacques Duchesneau participates in the Charbonneau Commission on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 in Montreal. Quebec's corruption inquiry is taking a break for the summer.The inquiry will return Sept. 17, which also happens to be the possible date of a Quebec election, if Premier Jean Charest decides to call a summer campaign. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

MONTREAL - Quebec's corruption inquiry is taking a break for the summer.

The inquiry will return Sept. 17 — which also happens to be the possible date of a Quebec election, if Premier Jean Charest decides to call a summer campaign.

That means that the testimony, so far, might be all Quebecers get to hear before they head to the polls.

So far the most sensational allegation came from a prominent civil servant who says 70 per cent of money raised by Quebec political parties is done illegally.

Ex-Montreal police chief Jacques Duchesneau, who also worked for the Quebec government as a corruption investigator, says dirty money is the norm in Quebec politics.

The inquiry is studying the construction industry, allegations of corrupt practices, and its financial ties to organized crime and political parties.

But Duchesneau's claims have prompted an aggressive pushback. He has been grilled by lawyers for the Quebec government and the opposition Parti Quebecois, and been challenged to show evidence for his claims.

News from © The Canadian Press, 2012
The Canadian Press

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