He owes $66,000 to the tax authorities: Coderre’s claim will be investigated

The Quebec Liberal Party’s electoral committee will decide whether Denis Coderre’s debts to the Quebec tax authorities disqualify him as a candidate for leadership.

At this point, there is no indication that the former Montreal mayor will be dropped from the race to succeed Dominique Anglade.

But Liberal sources say the selection committee will have the final say in deciding who will be in the race next spring, as it is in all leadership races.

Therefore, all senior leaders must present a “disclaimer of interests”, a sworn declaration of good conduct, a police certificate, as well as “authority that allows the Party to make any verification necessary regarding applicant’s background information. ”, according to the terms set forth by the PLQ.

The heirs to the throne have until April 11 to send the full file to the PLQ.

With this information in hand, the selection committee will be able to question Denis Coderre about the circumstances that led him to have more than $ 66,000 in Revenu Québec, as revealed by our Bureau of Investigation on Thursday morning.

A legal claim was filed by the Quebec tax authorities on the former mayor’s house to get a refund for those unpaid taxes.

A confident Coderre

For his part, Denis Coderre wanted to be confident in a statement posted on Facebook on Thursday morning.

“I was informed yesterday that a legal foreclosure was filed on a residence in Montreal North that I co-own. It refers to an amount equal to 9% of the property’s value. My wife alone has lived in this residence for years (5 years) and we are in the final separation process (end of August). The rest is confidential information related to family life,” he wrote.

“This whole matter is under control and will be resolved soon,” he said, stressing that he would not make further comments and that he wants the media to respect his privacy.

On the airwaves of the LCN, MP Marwah Rizqy, a tax expert by profession, emphasized that Denis Coderre must clarify this issue before he officially submits his application.

“He’s sure he needs to solve this case to move forward,” she said shortly.

Ms. Rizqy emphasizes that it may be a genuine debt or a legitimate challenge to an assessment notice from Mr. Coderre.