Martin Prud'homme, the head of the Sûreté du Québec, has been suspended after an "allegation related to criminal offences." That investigation is related to Quebec Liberal Party financing under Jean Charest and former PLQ treasurer Marc Bibeau. Guy Ryan, a former SQ officer who has been following the situation, called the allegation a "bomb" within the SQ, the province's largest police force, with 8,000 officers. He was named to the position by former public security minister Martin Coiteux following allegations of misconduct involving the SPVM's internal affairs division. Christine St-Pierre, a Liberal MNA and the Opposition's public security critic, called the situation "worrisome."

Source: CBC News March 06, 2019 17:59 UTC