Although the mayor of Shawinigan assures today that he did not know Yves-François Blanchet when the latter, as minister, became involved in the Lac-à-la-Pêche factory project, he stated the opposite at the time.
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“I did not know Mr. Blanchet before … he was Minister of the Environment, it was the first time that I saw him […] I organized myself to meet him twice to explain to him what the stakes were, to transfer the file to him, ”Mayor Michel Angers told TVA on Thursday.
Screenshot, TVA News
Michel Angers
Mayor of Shawinigan
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He was responding to reports from our Bureau of Investigation this week about a drinking water treatment plant that emits toxic and banned releases. The City has received five notices of non-compliance and is the subject of an investigation by the Department of Criminal Investigations of the Ministry of the Environment.
“I did not know him at all, he was six months as Minister of the Environment, we remember […] I did not know M. Blanchet or Eve or Adam at that time. “
” They are friends “
In fact, Mr. Blanchet was Minister of the Environment from December 4, 2012 to April 7, 2014, therefore 16 months. And on February 5, 2014, the mayor Angers declared to the Novelist : “They are friends” speaking of the couple formed by Yves-François Blanchet, then minister, and municipal councilor Nancy Déziel.
In this same article, Mme Déziel had also declared: “Michel saw the birth of our love story. “” He was there at key moments, such as when we met at the Distinction Gala [le 2 novembre 2012].
Two days after this announcement, Minister Blanchet participated in Quebec’s announcement confirming the funding promise for the drinking water plant.
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