SAAQclic IT Fiasco Inquiry Sparks Demands for Transparency in Costly Mismanagement

April 24, 2025, 1:21 pm

Amid a maelstrom of technical mishaps and soaring costs, public inquiries into the SAAQ’s IT debacle are intensifying. Critics and officials alike are locked in a battle over accountability and transparency, determined to expose the depths of the mismanagement behind a project now infamous for its cost overruns.


ledevoir.com / Les contrats peuvent reprendre à la SAAQ

L’Autorité des marchés publics a annoncé qu’elle lève la suspension de 30 jours.

lapresse.ca / Fiasco SAAQclic | L’AMP lève la suspension des contrats

Deux semaines après avoir exigé la suspension des contrats du virage informatique de la Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec, l’Autorité des marchés publics (AMP) lève son ordonnance.

ledevoir.com / Le gouvernement congolais et le groupe armé M23 disent vouloir «une trêve»

Ils ont «convenu de travailler pour œuvrer à [sa] conclusion», ont-ils déclaré, prévoyant des pourparlers au Qatar.

lapresse.ca / Fiasco SAAQclic | « Nous découvrirons la vérité peu importe les personnes ou les parties impliquées »

L’enquête publique sur les ratés et dépassements de coûts du virage informatique de la Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), présidée par le juge municipal Denis Gallant, s’est ouverte à Montréal jeudi, dans la même salle où s’était déroulée la commission...


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