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The Quebec Municipal Commission has charged Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Mayor Sue Montgomery with multiple ethics violations, including harassment, lack of respect and failure to maintain a harassment-free work environment.

Montgomery has the option to fight the charges before the Administrative Tribunal of Quebec or plead guilty. If found guilty, she could face a reprimand or a suspension of up to 90 days.

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Montgomery told the Montreal Gazette she plans to contest.

The Quebec Municipal Commission launched an investigation after the city of Montreal filed a complaint on Feb. 14, saying Montgomery was refusing to fulfil her legal obligations. An earlier internal investigation by the city’s comptroller general concluded two borough employees were harassed by her chief of staff, Annalisa Harris, and that Harris should be dismissed. Montgomery refused, arguing evidence was not presented and the comptroller general was overstepping his legal bounds. She was expelled from Mayor Valérie Plante’s Projet Montréal party in mid-January.