The present report was drafted by the OECD Public Governance Directorate (GOV) under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski, Director. It was coordinated and drafted by Pauline Bertrand and Frédéric Boehm, under the supervision of Julio Bacio Terracino, Head of the Public Sector Integrity Division in GOV. The report was prepared for publication by Meral Gedik, with administrative support of Aman Johal and Balazs Gyimesi.
The OECD thanks the Quebec Commissioner of Lobbying and the Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie of Quebec for their support throughout the project.
The OECD expresses its gratitude to all stakeholders who took part in discussions organised as part of the fact-finding mission that took place from 7 to 24 September 2021. This report benefited from discussions with representatives of Quebec government and municipal institutions: the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry for Health and Social Services, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Autorité des marchés financiers, the Autorité des marchés publics, the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux, Hydro-Québec, the Ethics Commissioner, Élections Québec, the City of Laval’s Office of Integrity and Ethics, as well as institutions in the health and social services (CHU Québec, CIUSSS Mauricie – Centre du Québec, CISSS Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Centre d’approvisionnement gouvernemental). The OECD also thanks the parliamentary and municipal elected officials, organisations representing municipalities (Union des Municipalités du Québec, Fédération québécoise des municipalités, Association des Directeurs Généraux des Municipalités du Québec), civil society organisations, private sector representatives, journalists, researchers and members of the Commission of Inquiry on the Awarding and Management of Public Contracts in the Construction Industry who participated in these interviews for their significant contributions.