Quebec Liberals Demand Apology, Threaten Court Case Over PQ Leader’s Organized Crime Comments

Quebec Liberal Party leadership candidate Charles Milliard gives a speech at the Quebec Liberal Party leadership conference in Quebec City, on June 14, 2025. The Canadian Press/Joel Ryan

The Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) has sent an official notice to Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, asking him to retract his statements linking the PLQ with organized crime and issue a formal apology.

St-Pierre Plamondon made the comments during a press conference held on June 12, the final day of the legislative session prior to the fall elections. In his remarks, he raised questions around the PLQ’s funding, referencing the ongoing investigation by the province’s anti-corruption unit (UPAC) into the allegations of illegal financing that surfaced during last year’s PLQ leadership race.