Galati resigns from Action Laval amid spending scandal [Video]

A Laval city councillor is facing allegations of improper use of public funds.

According to reports, Paolo Galati, from the opposition party Action Laval, used thousands of dollars in taxpayer money to purchase Apple products, furniture, a coffee machine and snacks for his home office.

In Galati’s district of St-Vincent-de-Paul, voters are not happy with the revelation.

One resident said that it is a story he is used to hearing: officials without oversight doing whatever they want.

Laval Mayor Stephane Boyer is demanding Galati pay back the money, saying in a statement, “In my opinion, this is a lack of judgment on the part of the opposition councillor.”

“As elected representatives, yes, we have budgets to help us in our duties. What is criticized here is the size of the amounts, the luxury of the objects and the fact that we can seriously question whether they are really used for …