An inconvenient truth for the righteous CPC

Shortly after the ban was announced in April, officials with the Canadian International Development Agency said any corporations facing sanctions from development organizations because of alleged bribery or corruption could not bid on Ottawa’s aid contracts.

SNC-Lavalin subsidiary wins government contract despite World Bank ban

OTTAWA—A lucrative contract for Canadian troop support has been awarded to a joint venture company partly owned by a division of SNC-Lavalin Group that is banned from bidding on aid contracts by the World Bank.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has issued a defence contract worth up to $400 million to SNC-Lavalin PAE Inc., just months after SNC-Lavalin’s parent company in Montreal agreed to a 10-year ban on World Bank contracts for more than 100 of its affiliates.

Shortly after the ban was announced in April, officials with the Canadian International Development Agency said any corporations facing sanctions from development organizations because of alleged bribery or corruption could not bid on Ottawa’s aid contracts.

But last week the federal public works department awarded a valued defence contract to SNC-Lavalin PAE to provide communications, equipment, food, water supply and other military logistics for Canadian troops operating overseas. The five-year Canadian Forces Contractor Augmentation Program (CANCAP) contract can be extended to 10 years.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/08/13/snclavalin_subsidiary_wins_government_contract_despite_world_bank_ban.html?fbclid=IwAR0bJQLKBBiUBNnZN-1H39w8u4Dla4SUgvXH7CPR-zwhIs2uVBeqAk02FrU