eHealth Ontario scandal has brought to light another important example of why sole-sourcing of public contracts is a bad idea.

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Procurement Ethics Panel    Speaker Notes >>

At an Expert Panel on Public Sector Procurement at Ottawa City Hall on Monday June 8th, John Reid, President of CATA and long time advocate for open, transparent bidding process for the high technology sector; Mr. Allan Cutler lecturer on ethics and procurement and whistle-blower on the federal sponsorship scandal; Councillor Doucet; and Dr. Ian Lee, Director of the Sprott MBA program at Carleton University, discussed the ethics of single source procurement in the light of the current non-competitive process for re-development of Landsdowne Park.

Councillors Doucet and Christine Leadman sponsored the panel and are among those who voted for a competitive process at Lansdowne Park.          

Julie Picard models bike-friendly clothes at the event "Velo Vogue: A Fashion Show for the Urban Cyclist" at Ottawa City Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, June 3, 2009. This event, to celebrate Clean Air Day, featured fun and fashionable clothes that work great on a bike. Clean Air Day is a celebration of environmentally-friendly activities that promote clean air and good health across Canada. Velo Vogue was organized by Councillor Clive Doucet (Capital Ward) in collaboration with the Netherlands Embassy.
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Friday, Mar. 06, 2009

What amalgamation
hath wrought

It seems the longest-serving Conservative member of the provincial legislature, Norm Sterling, is having second thoughts about the amalgamation his party wrought. You gotta love him for at least his panache. His recommendations are in the spirit of, we messed up, now let's see if we can mess it up even more.       more>>