Quebec Premier François Legault is photographed on a screen while appearing before the Gallant Commission, in Montreal on Sept. 2, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov
Quebec Premier François Legault testified on Tuesday that he was kept in the dark about hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns at the auto insurance board, laying most of the blame for the scandal on the leaders of the state-run corporation.
Legault was the latest member of the government to take the stand at a public inquiry examining how the SAAQclic online platform, where Quebecers can renew driver’s licences and register for road tests, cost at least $500 million more than planned.
