There's been no shortage of reaction to a judge's ruling in the corruption trial of former interim Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum.
He's been found guilty of eight of the 14 charges against him, including fraud against the government, conspiracy to commit fraud, and breach of trust, going back to when he was mayor of Cotes-des-Neiges-NDG.
A judge acquitted him on two charges, while the four others were suspended because of the guilty decisions.
The charges stemmed from two separate deals between 2007 and 2010.
Applebaum's lawyer Pierre Teasdale admitted the ruling is a surprise, adding he'll now analyze it before deciding whether to appeal.
Prosecutor Nathalie Kleber said it's clear the judge found the crown witnesses very credible.
Mayor Denis Coderre said "justice has been done".
He told CTV he went into municipal politics because "we wanted to clean up the house".
He added creating the position of inspector general is one way to do that.
Current borough mayor Russell Copeman issued a release saying "justice has followed its course. Our borough has turned the page on this affair and we are concentrating on the future, not the past".