Quebec Environment Ministry launches administrative investigation into Consignaction

The Quebec Environment Ministry has opened an administrative investigation into the Consignaction organization – which oversees the implementation of the deposit reform.

Environment Minister Benoit Charette made the announcement on Thursday during a press scrum at the National Assembly. 

Charette explained that in recent weeks, the government has made “several information requests” to Consignaction and its operator, the Association québécoise de récupération des conteneurs de boissons (OQRCB), and that “unfortunately” the ministry has not received “appropriate follow-up.”

“I confirm that an administrative inquiry has been requested” to ensure that the two organizations can fulfill their mandate, explained the minister, adding that this inquiry will cause “additional delays” in the implementation of the deposit reform.

–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews