Putting the lives of road users at risk is the nor...

Putting the lives of road users at risk is the norm at home ...

MONTREAL, March 17, 2017 / CNW Telbec / - Roxboro Excavation, the company to which the Ministry of Transportation is contracting for the clearing of Highway 13 snow, confessed and was convicted in 2000 of conspiring to competition in its sector of activity. At the time, its leaders were generous contributors to the Quebec Liberal Party fund and continued to be so until at least 2009. Yet, Roxboro Excavation has never stopped garnering millions of dollars. dollars in contracts from the government since.



"The company partly responsible for the last days' boondoggle has been getting millions of dollars in contracts from the MTQ for decades, despite the fact that in 2000, it was convicted of plotting to eliminate competition in the United States. its field. Its leaders were very generous with the Liberal credit union at least until 2009. How did the government trust a company found guilty of such practices? Asks the member.



Quebec Solidaire yesterday demanded that the external investigation requested by Philippe Couillard include the analysis of subcontracting and budget cuts to the MTQ on the performance of snow removal and road safety. "This information also reminds us of the importance that the criteria for awarding contracts to subcontractors must be examined", concludes the MP.