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co m plaint with the Québec govern m ent against Mayor John Saywell after they were forced by police to leave the town
hall August 21. Deput y Ma y or Diane Monette and Coun- cillor Pierre Lessard were escorted out of the building b y two m e m bers of the Sûreté du Québec after Sa y well called the Lachute detach m ent shortl y after 9 a. m . Sa y well told the m the y did not have the right to attend a m eeting with consultants preparing i m prove m ents to the Calu m et water s y ste m . Monette and Lessard refused to leave, sa y ing that the y had been asked to replace water co mm ittee m e m bers at the m eeting. A few m inutes later, police officers ar- rived, infor m ing the m the y had to exit the town hall. When Monette and Lessard asked if the y could continue working in another part of the town hall, Sa y well told the m the y had to leave the building. The action was unnecessar y , contended Lessard. “I was prett y upset over what hap- pened. Nor m all y , y ou call the police if there is a riot or a fight. All the m a y or had to do was cancel the m eeting,” said Lessard. Sa y well m aintained that police interven- tion was justified. “I was elected to keep control. As m a y or, I a m responsible for m aintaining order and decoru m . The situa- tion was out of control,” said Sa y well. “At one point, M m e. Monette asked: “Are y ou going to handcuff m e?” There were people tr y ing to work. There were three consultants and six e m plo y ees there. It was not conducive for the m to sta y in the build- ing.” The m e m bers were not charged with an y
offence, said Monette. “The officers said that the m a y or had the authorit y to evacu- ate the town hall,” she related. The police suggested the m e m bers raise the m atter with the Québec m unicipal affairs m inistr y . Monette said she and Lessard would reg- ister a co m plaint with the Québec m unici- pal co mm ission. She related that a m unicipal e m plo y ee had invited her via e- m ail to attend the m eeting. Monette said she and Lessard had been asked b y water co mm ittee m e m - ber, Councillor Alain Carrière, to attend the session in his absence. The other co mm it- tee m e m ber, Councillor Teresa Fore m an, was also absent. Sa y well said there is no provision for m e m bers to choose replace m ents and that the m eeting was not properl y convened. He co mm ented that this is another ex- a m ple of political interference. “For 15 y ears, a lot of water work was not done because the politicians were running the show,” said Sa y well. Monette sa y s she is fa m iliar with the Calu m et water issue having followed the file since 2007. She further sa y s that the m atter is within her purview as president of the develop m ent co mm ittee. Mayor says he was obliged to call the SQ
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