SAAQclic: Judge Denis Gallant refuses to grant participant status to Karl Malenfant
Judge Denis Gallant, who is leading the inquiry into the SAAQclic fiasco, refused on Thursday to grant participant status to Karl Malenfant.
The former vice-president of information technology at Quebec's auto insurance board (SAAQ) had requested to be a participant on June 18.
In his decision handed down on Thursday, Gallant stressed that Malenfant does not need such status as he will be invited to testify before the inquiry at the end of the summer.
Participant status would have allowed Malenfant to cross-examine witnesses, as SAAQ lawyers have been doing since the beginning of the proceedings.
The SAAQclic fiasco is expected to cost taxpayers at least $1.1 billion by 2027, according to calculations by the Auditor General of Quebec.
Malenfant, whose name is constantly mentioned at the commission, laments facing a 'significant reputational risk.'
This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French July 3, 2025.
By Caroline Plante, The Canadian Press
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