Text exchange that brought down Quebec Liberal leader was doctored, report finds

In a report commissioned by the party, a retired judge says the vote-buying scandal that ended Pablo Rodriguez’s stint as PLQ leader in late 2025 may have been sparked by manipulated evidence.

The story that launched the scandal was published by the Journal de Montréal, which says the report commissioned by the PLQ is incomplete, that its author does not know the identity of their sources and that they stand by their reporting.

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