Gilles Surprenant, former public works engineer, described it in detail in front of the commission: in ten years, he received from construction companies gifts, invitations to trips, golf tournaments, restaurants, hockey matches and bribes totalling 736,000 dollars, in exchange for sewer contracts of which he inflated the costs.
Gilles Surprenant, ex-ingénieur en travaux publics, l'a bien détaillé devant la commission: en dix ans, il a reçu d'entreprises de construction cadeaux, invitations à des voyages, tournois de golf, restaurants, matchs de hockey et pots-de-vin totalisant 736 000 dollars, en échange de contrats d'égouts dont il gonflait les coûts.