TPC - Ongoing Search
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This is becoming a very interesting project. I've selected three more companies to start taking a look at:MacDonald Dettwiler
Pratt & Whitney Canada Ltd
SNC-Lavalin
I'll post results as things develop.
BBS at 11:13 PM
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The criticism I get when I mention this scandal is that unless we can turn this into a pattern (of corruption) we're not getting very far. We need to prove that a statistically relevant number of TPC companies engage in some shady dealings. (and even then.... it's not solid "proof" of anything)
It's coming. There's other research being done on this as we speak.
When you look at what we have so far - 51 companies audited out of 158 and so far they've found 15 have paid illegal fees - 29.4%. They still have 15 audits to finish yet out of that 51.
When the contingency fees had been paid, they were paid to unregistered lobbyists or to lobbyists who filed saying that they were not receiving a contingency fee. So far only 2 out of a possible 15 lobbyists have been identified and as far as we know, no action has been taken against the lobbyists.
Even the audits completed so far have been basic in nature. The reports state that they only looked at the six months before the TPC application and the six months following the successful applicaton, as this was the most likely time a fee would be paid. As well, they did not look for any non-monetary compensation.
While we certainly don't have a 'smoking gun' on this one yet - it's certainly getting close.
Check out this link regarding Haiti, SNC-Lavalin and CIDA
SNC Lavalin and CIDA in Haiti
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