The former Liberal Minister of Families, Luc Fortin, registered as a lobbyist to obtain a $44.1 million loan from Quebec for a project by the world’s leading shipowner, the Italian-Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company ( Canada).
Joined by The newspaperLuc Fortin confirmed his registration in the Registry of Lobbyists, specifying that it was his colleague’s client.
This one, Sébastien Fassier, explained to the Journal that Luc Fortin is in charge of government relations with Quebec, which started on May 7, and that it was his case with the firm Tact.
World’s leading shipowner
The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is a heavyweight in the industry, which has “dethroned Maersk as the world’s leading shipowner”, as the French daily reported at the start of the year. The echoes.
For its project “to expand and consolidate operations as well as the head office”, the MSC is asking the Quebec government to lend it no less than $44.1 million.
“The request therefore aims to obtain financial support from the public authorities, support necessary to complete the financial package for a major investment project for the consolidation of the supply chain (purchase of buildings, warehouses, vehicles) which will create hundreds of quality jobs in Quebec over the next five years,” we read.
Here, The newspaper was unable to obtain further details from MSC.
The period covered for lobbying activities is from May 7, 2022 to December 31, 2022, mentions the Registry of Lobbyists.
