Latest News About Sona Lakhoyan Olivier

Updated 2026-05-07 23:01

Here’s the latest available: Sona Lakhoyan Olivier has been in the news in connection with an ethics investigation in Quebec. A May 7, 2026 report indicates she remains ousted from the Quebec Liberal Party following findings by an ethics commission that she misused public funds during Pablo Rodriguez’s leadership bid and attempted to obstruct the investigation. The party reaffirmed she will not return to the Liberal caucus or run under the party banner in the upcoming election. This development follows her prior suspension from the PLQ caucus in December 2025 while the inquiry was underway. For broader context, Olivier has publicly contested aspects of the findings, but the ethics report’s conclusions appear to be decisive within party leadership decisions.[1][3]

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Sona Lakhoyan Olivier faces $8000 penalty recommendation

Sona Lakhoyan Olivier faces an $8000 penalty recommendation after Quebec ethics commissioner Ariane Mignolet concluded that she violated the Assembly of National ethics code. Mignolet said the Chomedey office was used for partisan purposes and that Lakhoyan Olivier hindered the inquiry after it bega…

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