Host Monic Néron confirmed on Friday that she recently frequented the mayor of Quebec, Bruno Marchand. The one who will pilot the new Saturday morning show by the first one undertakes to demonstrate in “discernment, ethics and absolute rigor”.
“I notified my superiors and everything was put in place to ensure the integrity of these fundamental values in my eyes, and essential to the exercise of my functions,” she added in a short message published Friday morning on her Instagram page.
Monic Néron explains that given their “respective functions”, she had to precipitate the “disclosure of [sa] recent relationship ”with Bruno Marchand.
This announcement comes as the municipal electoral campaign begins, which risks being at the heart of the news until November 2 election. At the town hall of Quebec, Bruno Marchand requires a second term. The race promises to be tight with former liberal minister Sam Hamad.
Photo Edouard Plante-Fréchette, the press archives
The mayor of Quebec, Bruno Marchand
As of August 23, Monic Néron will be at the helm of Mimosa !, The new morning show on Saturday by first. She succeeds Franco Nuovo, who continues to animate the morning morning.
On Instagram, Monic Néron said that “out of respect for this emerging relationship”, she would not make other comments on this subject.
In an email sent to The pressRadio-Canada said on Friday that Monic Néron will not be able to tackle “in any time” at his microphone the race at the town hall of Quebec. The host cannot receive the mayor Bruno Marchand or the other candidates.
The public broadcaster adds that Monic Néron will have to observe “his duty of reserve when challenges that animate the political scene of Quebec will be at the heart of the news”, as the construction of the tram or that of the third link. This means that these subjects will be dealt with in the show, but by another person than Monic Néron, for example journalist Nahila Bendali, who will provide the press review.