Roberge Faces Ethics Probe Over Immigration Data Leak

0:00It's April 8th. This is Canada News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. Quebec's immigration minister, Jean-François Robertge, is spacing an ethics probe over claims he broke conflict of interest rules by sharing inside data. From his department with two top candidates in the coalition, Avenue Quebec Leadership Race, the candidates are Bernard Draenville and Christine Ferschett, battling to replace premier Francois Legault. Jean-Ville highlighted department figures showing his policy would grandfather 18,000 temporary foreign workers into a now-closed, fast-track residency program. Meanwhile, reports saying analysis from Robertge's office peg for Schett's plan at opening permanent residency for between 123, 1126,800 immigrants. Opposition parties like the Liberals and Quebec Solidaires are crying foul, saying Robertge violated ethics codes by leaking non-public info to boost.

1:02The candidate's personal campaigns. Robertge confirmed the investigation in a statement and pledged full cooperation with the ethics commissioner, but he stayed mum on whether he actually shared the data. With voting already underway in the leadership contest, the winner gets announced on April 12th, so this probe drops right as the party picks its next big player.