Quebec Liberals expel member from caucus because she is under ethics investigation

QUÉBEC — The Quebec Liberals have lost another member of their caucus, as a crisis within the party shows no signs of abating.

The Liberals announced Thursday that Montreal-area member of the legislature Sona Lakhoyan Olivier has been expelled because she is under investigation by Quebec’s ethics commissioner.

In a statement, the office of the ethics commissioner said the investigation will try to determine whether Lakhoyan Olivier used resources from her constituency office in the Liberals’ leadership race.

Lakhoyan Olivier wrote on social media Thursday that she has always followed the rules and will co-operate fully with the ethics investigation.

Earlier this week Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez expelled his former parliamentary leader from his caucus.

He said Marwah Rizqy lacked lo