Chief Financial Assets: A Necessary “Sickness”

Leaders of political parties submitted their financial assets on Tuesday at the broadcaster’s request. Is this really a useful exercise or what host Paul LaRocque describes as “voyeurism”?

For Regine Saint-Laurent, it was an “uncomfortable” duty to hide suspicions in the event that they refused to submit them.

“It means that you have conversations to tell your spouse and your children” all assets, friends, they will be made public tomorrow morning “”, depicted the columnist in the show “Le Balance Sheet”, in the evening on LCN .

Regine Saint-Laurent, however, says she understands the need for transparency in politics today.

“Because people are very skeptical, they want to know, the person who wants to manage the finances of Quebec – and we are on a budget of 100 or 110 billion – how he will behave.”

An example from a former nurse and union activist comes to mind. When former Liberal Party leader Philippe Couillard submitted his foreign earnings, after expressing reluctance to do so, he ran into trouble.

“It made all the headlines (…). He said “When I worked as a neurosurgeon in Saudi Arabia, my salary in the island of Jersey – which is a tax haven – I paid tax when I sent my money back to Quebec”. It made headlines, she said.

“You’ll see what it delivers and I think it can sway voters.”

In the case of Eric Duhaime, who allegedly failed to pay his school and municipal tax bills, as well as the Hydro-Québec bill, “he is playing the victim card”, Regine Saint-Laurent and the Conservative leader may regret. .

“I have no, no… no mercy. Remember Eric Duhaime, a radio host in Quebec. If it had happened to another candidate, he would have loved it. He used to call him names. He used to discredit him. “

Above, listen to “Le billet de Régine” chronicled on the “Le Assessment” show.