Montreal looks to change process of awarding public contracts

As the Charbonneau Commission continues to shed light on corruption in the construction industry, the city is looking to change the way it goes about handling public construction contracts.

According to the Gazaette, back in November, the borough council set to find out if it would be more cost-effective to have municipal blue-collar workers do the jobs instead of going to private contractors.

The president of the city’s blue-collar union said they are open to the idea, but said the city’s organizational structure would need to be revised. 

Currently, it prevents workers in one district from working in another.

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STORY WRITTEN BY: NATASHA TAGGART