Gallant Commission: This testimony scheduled for Tuesday could be even more important than that of François Legault

Tuesday will certainly be a very important day for the progress of the Gallant Commission hearings.

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François Legault will be the first Quebec premier to testify before a commission of inquiry since Jean Charest at the Bastarache commission in 2010.

However, the testimony of the Prime Minister's chief of staff, Martin Koskinen – which must precede that of Mr. Legault – could be even more important, argues a lawyer specializing in commissions of inquiry.

"I will be paying close attention to Mr. Koskinen's testimony. Generally, a chief of staff is a bit like the Prime Minister's gatekeeper. There is information that stops with him. There are filters that he imposes, information that he chooses to bring to the Prime Minister's attention. I think that Quebecers will learn a lot about how a Prime Minister's office works," explained ^André Ryan, partner at BCF Avocats, in an interview on the program Le Québec Matin , on LCN.

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Quebecers will certainly be following Tuesday's testimony closely to find out what the government knew about the SAAQclic fiasco and, especially, when it was informed, says ^Mr. Ryan.

On Friday, Minister Sonia LeBel's testimony highlighted that the management of the SAAQ was "far outside the scope of the Treasury Board," the commission of inquiry specialist claimed.

"The minister is forced to admit that, aside from imposing a hiring freeze, she doesn't have much control over the budget and spending. This is still worrying for Quebecers," says the partner at BCF Avocats.

To see the full interview, watch the video above.