In this month’s newsreel roundup of Canadian and international newsreel trends, Canada announces a “Buy Canadian” strategy and approves a TTC sole-source deal; Nova Scotia defends its sole-source awards and deals with high housing bids; a Manitoba audit finds irregularities in municipal procurement; BC Ferries pushed back on the foreign bid controversy; New York State and NYC deal with ongoing procurement scandals; the Dominican Republic suspends 38 contractors; Argentina and Uzbekistan deal with fraud and conflict allegations; and Albania appoints an AI tool as its procurement minister.
Canada Announces a “Buy Canadian” Strategy
Feds Approve TTC Subway Sole-Source
Nova Scotia Defends 15% Non-Competitive Awards
Nova Scotia Faces High Costs in Housing Bids
Manitoba Audit Finds Municipal Procurement Breaches
BC Ferries Pushes Back on Foreign Bid Criticism
NY State Trial Raises Concerns over Rigged Health Deal
Former NYC Official Sentences for Bid-Rigging
Top NYC Aid Faces Corruption Charges
Bosnian Report Finds Billions in Non-Transparent Spending
Dominican Republic Suspends 38 Contractors
Argentina Investigates Alleged Kickback Scheme
