Pierre Fitzgibbon to return as Quebec economy minister after selling his shares in two companies
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Pierre Fitzgibbon will return to the cabinet of Premier François Legault on Wednesday after withdrawing in June because of ethics violations.
Fitzgibbon, who represents the suburban Montreal riding of Terrebonne, is now in compliance with requirements laid out by the province’s ethics commissioner.He left cabinet after he was targeted by the ethics czar for failing to divest himself of shares in two companies that did business with the province and could place him in a conflict of interest.
In June, Fitzgibbon said he stood to lose $1-million if he had accepted the offers he had received at the time.
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