Zampino decries "prudence and fear" after Charbonneau

Frank Zampino, the former chairman of the city of Montreal’s top decision-making body and right hand man to the mayor, took the stand in his own defence Tuesday at the Contrecoeur fraud trial.
He spent most of the morning outlining his duties as chairman of the executive committee and explaining that most administrative decisions were taken by the city’s civil servants and directors, and not politicians such as himself. He also bemoaned the fact that city councillors and employees no