4 Terrebonne councillors step down from mayor's party, become independents

Four city councillors from Terrebonne who were elected alongsideMayor Jean-Marc Robitaille announced Monday that they would no longer serve under his banner.

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RalLeclerc,BrigitteVilleneuve, NathalieBellavanceand Claire Messier will now sit as independents on city council.

Robitaillehas been under the microscope for the past few years, but Leclerc said he felt uncomfortable afterQuebec's anti-corruption unit (UPAC) raided the mayor's office and homein July inconnection with the awarding ofpublic contracts.

"When you know that there are warrants signed off by a judge, etcetera, there could be other things that follow," Leclerc said.

"I don't want to be associated with that."