Another day in corruption

At the Charbonneau commission Wednesday, another city engineer admitted to taking bribes from construction companies and faced cross-examination about porn and shoplifting.

Facing more calls for his resignation, Mayor Tremblay has cancelled his appearance at two events, a news conference on Wednesday and a major speech he was meant to give on Friday.

Footnotes: a Loto-Quebec honcho implicated in earlier commission testimony has taken sick leave (caught Vaillancourt-itis, as someone quipped on Twitter).

Denis Coderre let it be known Wednesday that he’s not going to enter the federal Liberal leadership race, although he seems to be trying hard to keep both irons in the fire with an apparent promise he’ll stick around the federal party till a new chief is chosen. Radio-Canada headlines their version of the story Coderre choisit la mairie de Montréal.