Brandon contractors plead guilty to conspiracy in social housing scheme

Five Brandon contractors person pleaded blameworthy to conspiracy pursuing an probe into societal lodging contracts by the Competition Bureau.

The bureau said the contractors, who were successful tribunal Wednesday, divided 54 Manitoba Housing contracts among themselves implicit a five-year play opening successful 2011. Court heard the radical established the terms of taxpayer-funded projects. The combined worth of the contracts is $3.5 million.

The probe led to transgression charges successful precocious 2022.

The contractors were fined a combined full $196,000, with the largest idiosyncratic good totalling $61,000.

“Collusion successful nationalist contracts allows a fistful of unscrupulous businesses and individuals to nett astatine the disbursal of taxpayers,” said commissioner of contention Matthew Boswell successful a connection Thursday.

“It besides reduces the nationalist funds disposable to respond to sometimes urgent and basal needs, specified arsenic affordable housing. That is wherefore we are tirelessly warring these amerciable anti-competitive practices.”

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