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The most recent addition to the ballot in Hull-Aylmer riding may become the first candidate to drop out.
Etienne Boulrice, a veteran Outaouais political operative who threw his hat into the ring with a “soft” launch about 10 days ago, says he’s now considering dropping out after “inadvertently” releasing confidential funding information on a bid to bring the “Mosaïcultures” botanical festival to Gatineau for Canada’s 150th Birthday in 2017.
At issue is Boulrice’s revelation in an interview with Le Droit newspaper earlier this week that organizers were seeking about $14.5 million from the federal government to put on the massive exhibition, which normally takes place in Montreal and draws up to 1.2 million visitors a year.
People were a little surprised at the specificity of Boulrice’s information.
Organizers, including a select committee headed by Gatineau Coun. Maxime Tremblay, had been tight-lipped on their financing wish list but never really argued with mentions of an overall pricetag in the $40-million range.
It turns out, Boulrice said in Le Droit Saturday that he obtained the number in a conversation with Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin “several months ago” in Heritage Minister Shelley Glover’s office, where he’s been working. Glover has also been in charge of the 150th anniversary projects.
He insisted he had no idea the info was secret and also insisted he hadn’t been told by anyone in the Conservative braintrust to leak the info as part of some campaign strategy.
That being said, Boulrice told the newspaper he was strongly considering stepping down as candidate to save further embarrassment for his party and/or himself.
Calls to Boulrice were not answered Saturday.
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Etienne Boulrice, a veteran Outaouais political operative who threw his hat into the ring with a “soft” launch about 10 days ago, says he’s now considering dropping out after “inadvertently” releasing confidential funding information on a bid to bring the “Mosaïcultures” botanical festival to Gatineau for Canada’s 150th Birthday in 2017.
At issue is Boulrice’s revelation in an interview with Le Droit newspaper earlier this week that organizers were seeking about $14.5 million from the federal government to put on the massive exhibition, which normally takes place in Montreal and draws up to 1.2 million visitors a year.
People were a little surprised at the specificity of Boulrice’s information.
Organizers, including a select committee headed by Gatineau Coun. Maxime Tremblay, had been tight-lipped on their financing wish list but never really argued with mentions of an overall pricetag in the $40-million range.
It turns out, Boulrice said in Le Droit Saturday that he obtained the number in a conversation with Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin “several months ago” in Heritage Minister Shelley Glover’s office, where he’s been working. Glover has also been in charge of the 150th anniversary projects.
He insisted he had no idea the info was secret and also insisted he hadn’t been told by anyone in the Conservative braintrust to leak the info as part of some campaign strategy.
That being said, Boulrice told the newspaper he was strongly considering stepping down as candidate to save further embarrassment for his party and/or himself.
Calls to Boulrice were not answered Saturday.
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