Former Minister of Cybersecurity and Digital Affairs Éric Caire wrote in Sept. 2021 that the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec’s (SAAQ) IT project had been “cost overrun (…) for a long time.”

Caire continued his testimony Wednesday morning before the Gallant Commission, which is investigating the SAAQ’s failed digital shift.

He had to explain an email exchange dated Sept. 10, 2021. His chief of staff, Julie Bérubé, informed him that an information note had been sent to the office of the Minister of Transport on the status of the project called CASA (Carrefour des services d’affaires), which includes the SAAQclic platform.

Bérubé indicates that “CASA’s concern is the same as that of the rest of Quebec: a lack of HR (human resources). Thus, this lack of HR could affect the budge

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