Ongoing Cover ups -Construction firms colluded to boost prices: report

Construction firms colluded to boost prices: report  A small number of construction firms are colluding to control bidding and keep prices high on major municipal infrastructure projects in the greater Montreal region, with taxpayers footing the higher costs, an ongoing Radio-Canada investigation suggests… several whistleblowers have come forward to say a small group of contractors has cornered many of the contracts. The report suggests taxpayers are paying up to 35 per cent too much. several whistleblowers have come forward to say a small group of contractors has cornered many of the contracts. The report suggests taxpayers are paying up to 35 per cent too much. The federal Competition Bureau suggests collusion in the construction industry can jack up prices 20 per cent and more. The office of Quebec’s Public Security Minister Jacques Dupuis said the government would wait for the results of police investigations before deciding whether further action is needed. But the opposition parties at the national assembly said it is time for the government to launch a public inquiry. “It is urgent,” “We need a public inquiry before the all the money that we want to invest in our infrastructure — $43 billion — is spent,” it cost 43% more to build a road in Quebec than the rest of Canada.     http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/10/15/quebec-construction-collusion.html   Decades of such practice continues also in Quebec, not just in other provinces  like Alberta and Ontario now too  cause the leaders wrongfully do not do much about it still cause they clearly benefit from government kickbacks, corrupt supporters.. Why does more corruption happen in Quebec. Ah yes, a post-Christian society? Hypocrtical, It is basically no different from the crooked government contractors, consultants in BC, Alberta or or Ontario now too.     do see also    http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/harper-finds-even-more-jobs-for-the-faithful/ http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/the-alberta-way/ http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/corruptions-people-still-rightfully-do-blame-the-governments/  http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/transport-canada-stealing-taxpayers-money/ http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/stop-the-crooks-in-the-governments/ http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/liberals-politicians-do-lie-too/ http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/provincial-liberals-no-better-than-the-progressive-conservatives/  

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