The Week in Review: Collusion, construction and creeping Couillard

Montreal’s single-bid snow-clearing contracts raise questions about collusion
Three years after the inspector general of Montreal revealed patterns of collusion in municipal snow-clearing work, the city has just awarded 16 contracts that suggest the same patterns still exist, the opposition at city hall contends. “We’re still seeing the tendencies of what could be perceived as collusionary activity,” said Lionel Perez, leader of opposition party Ensemble Montré