Quebec Minister for Relations With Canada Criticized for Deleting Texts With Ottawa

Quebec Treasury Board Chair Sonia LeBel responds to opposition questions over the strike at a youth public daycare centre, during question period at the legislature in Quebec City, Dec. 1, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

Quebec’s minister responsible for relations with Canada is defending her decision to erase text messages between herself and her federal counterpart, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc.

Sonia LeBel, who is also the chair of Quebec’s Treasury Board, told the legislature she didn’t deliberately delete them as a way to make sure no one would see them.