Aussant denies meddling to get PQ MNA to slam the door on her party

QUEBEC — Former Parti Québécois MNA Jean-Martin Aussant has denied pulling strings to get a prominent party member to quit and eventually form a new rival party with him.
“I speak often to people in the political world,” Aussant said in a posting on his Facebook page Wednesday. “This said, I did not hypnotize Catherine Fournier so she would decide to sit as an independent.”
He also noted he is no longer in active politics and, while still a sovereignis