I’ll admit it: DMA has been pretty hard on the ADQ. I’d apologize if I felt it was unwarranted but, alas, I don’t. That said, when props are due, they are awarded.
I’ll admit it: DMA has been pretty hard on the ADQ. I’d apologize if I felt it was unwarranted but, alas, I don’t. That said, when props are due, they are awarded.
The ADQ had its first good idea in a long while yesterday when they called for an inquiry into the dodgier elements in Quebec’s construction industry. Interim leader Sylvie Roy, who was last seen championing an out-of-nowhere campaign against pedophiles, says the Charest government should look into the corruption allegations before it begins pouring $43 billion into the sector by way of infrastructure spending. And it’s a request that appears to be getting more reasonable by the day.
Let’s recap:
I’m just scratching the surface here. There’s a lot more that’s already been reported and, presumably, at least as much that hasn’t. Keep in mind that these events (aside from the SQ investigation, of course) aren’t even a month old. And every day it seems the story gets more and more complex. It’s going to be hard for the Charest government (and, perhaps, as of now, the Harper government) to somehow put the genie back in the bottle. Sylvie Roy just might be onto something in suggesting it’s time for everyone to cut their losses and shed some light on all this nonsense as soon as possible—that is, before all this “shovels-in-the-ground” money everyone’s been promised gets delivered.
[Image: Serge Chapleau, La Presse]