Justice France Charbonneau smiles as she sits on the opening day of a Quebec inquiry looking into allegations of corruption in the province's construction industry in Montreal, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. After months of digging through corruption and sleaze, Quebec's Charbonneau inquiry is taking a break for the summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
June 19, 2013 - 1:31 PM
MONTREAL - After months of digging through corruption and sleaze, Quebec's Charbonneau inquiry is taking a break for the summer.
While the inquiry will continue to conduct investigations and prepare for the fall sitting, the public testimony is done until after Labour Day.
The inquiry's spring session tackled everything from illegal political party financing, to engineering firms colluding on contracts, to organized crime's tentacles in the industry.
The inquiry has heard so far from 80 witnesses — engineering executives, city councillors, mayors, construction bosses, city officials and others.
The inquiry's chief counsel promised more findings in the fall session.
The corruption inquiry requested and got an 18-month extension from the provincial government. Chair France Charbonneau must deliver her report by April 2015.
The inquiry will be required to submit a progress report by January 31, 2014.
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