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applegrove

(118,749 posts) Tue Feb 19, 2013, 11:02 PM Feb 2013

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City Hall in Montreal raided by the anti-corruption squad this afternoon.

The National, CBC News

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City Hall in Montreal raided by the anti-corruption squad this afternoon. (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2013 OP

Like…uh… Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #1

here's a link Voice for Peace Feb 2013 #2

There's not a lot of details yet Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2013 #3

Sorry. I heard it on the tv news. Found another link. applegrove Feb 2013 #4

No doubt, but Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2013 #5

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

1. Like…uh…

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 11:23 PM

Feb 2013

details?

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)

2. here's a link

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 11:41 PM

Feb 2013

http://www.theprovince.com/news/Anti+corruption+squad+raids+Montreal+city+hall/7987517/story.html

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)

3. There's not a lot of details yet

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 11:43 PM

Feb 2013

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/02/19/upac-montreal-city-hall-raid-corruption-police.html

But its a big deal, organized crime is legendary in Quebec.

applegrove

(118,749 posts)

4. Sorry. I heard it on the tv news. Found another link.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 11:55 PM

Feb 2013

http://o.canada.com/2013/02/19/montreal-city-hall-locked-down-15-raids-conducted-mayor-questioned/

Montreal does have a mob problem. When I lived there I went to the corner store one time. I heard that a nearby store had been robbed and I warned that the corner store clerk to be careful. He said "we don't have to worry, we're connected". I was so shocked.

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)

5. No doubt, but

Reply to applegrove (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 20, 2013, 03:37 AM

Feb 2013

what is the significance when city council, and likely provincial legislators are involved. Its bigger than neighborhood protection, this has tentacles reaching across parties, municipalities and ridings, police forces, land developers and resource extraction 1%'ers. Could (ideally, should) get interesting.

In fact who is/runs the anti-corruption squad???

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