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Canada: Taxes funded projects of bid-rigging scheme

By  |  November 26, 2012

New information has been brought to light about a longstanding case against alleged bid-rigging within Quebec construction contracts: taxpayers’ money funded some of the projects in the accused corruption scheme. Ninety-one contracts have been under review for the alleged bid-rigging by a city official and a construction boss; at least 15 were found to have been at least partially funded by tax dollars, ranging from $200,000 to $700,000. The finding was revealed by The Canadian Press

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