Independent MNA Sona Lakhoyan-Olivier speaks at the entrance of a Quebec Liberal caucus meeting at the legislature in Quebec City, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Lakhoyan-Olivier was excluded from the Liberal caucus on Thursday December 4, pending the results of an investigation by the legislature’s ethics commissioner. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Quebec’s ethic commissioner has recommended an $8,000 fine against a former Liberal member of the legislature for using her constituency resources in the 2025 provincial Liberal leadership race — and for obstructing the investigation into her behaviour.
Commissioner Ariane Mignolet says Sona Lakhoyan Olivier held partisan activities at her office last year to benefit Pablo Rodriguez, who won the leadership race but resigned in December following a series of ethics scandals.
