ric Caire resigns as minister responsible for digital tech amid SAAQclic debacle [Video]

Éric Caire, Quebec’s minister responsible for cybersecurity and digital technology, stepped down on Thursday after facing a wave of criticism for his role in the SAAQclic debacle. 

Last week, Quebec’s auditor general said in a scathing report that SAAQclic, the provincial auto insurance board’s new online platform, went hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and still doesn’t work properly. 

Premier François Legault broke the news at a media appearance in La Tuque, Que.

In a statement, Caire announced he was resigning from his role as minister, but defended his handling of the SAAQclic file. According to Radio-Canada, he is staying on as MNA for La Peltrie. 

“Even though I assumed my ministerial responsibilities in this matter and have nothing to reproach myself for, apart from not being sufficiently suspicious,” he said, “I came to the conclusion that it had become a distraction that was detrimental to my government and …