This city pays a law firm with ties to its mayor. That’s a ‘red flag’ says political expert

This city pays a law firm with ties to its mayor. That’s a ‘red flag’ says political expert

Documents obtained by CBC News reveal the City of Pembroke has been paying tens of thousands of dollars every few months to Sheppard & Gervais, the law firm where Mayor Ron Gervais works. Geneviève Tellier, a politics professor at the University of Ottawa, says that “raises flags” and should be avoided.