In this week’s national procurement news, Winnipeg’s former mayor calls for a public inquiry as its new Council plans to settle a lawsuit over a bribery-tainted police station procurement, OPSEU alleges its former executives took contractor kickbacks in a new $24M claim, Ontario’s Ombudsman clears Greater Sudbury over a closed-door RFP session, Toronto pays an additional $234M for its SmartTrack project and approves a $40M transit sole-source, and Canada’s federal government deals with more late deliveries and project cost overruns.

Former Mayor Calls for Inquiry Into Police Station Scandal

Winnipeg to Settle Police Station Lawsuit for $22M

OPSEU Sues for $24M Over Alleged Contracting Kickbacks

Ombudsman Clears Greater Sudbury’s Closed-Door RFP Session

Toronto SmartTrack Costs Increase by $234M

Toronto Awards $40M Sole-Source to Cut Project Delays

Canada Paid Up-Front for Delayed Armoured Vehicles

Trans Mountain Pipeline Costs Surge to $31B