“Unfortunately, contract crime does not stop in Montreal,” said Montreal Inspector General Brigitte Bishop in the annual report of her office (BIG), tabled Monday at City Council.
The document indicates that the number of complaints recorded by the OIG was down sharply in 2022, due to the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of complaints still come from companies interested in City contracts and from municipal officials.
The investigation reports published by Mr.e Bishop and his team show that probity problems persist, 10 years after the Charbonneau commission. “The use of nominees has become more sophisticated, entities are created with the help of already existing sub-companies belonging to entrepreneurs”, indicates the Inspector General in her report. “The undeclared profits are also concealed in clever financial arrangements. »
Brigitte Bishop will end her term as head of BIG at the end of 2023.