A group representing construction companies is crying foul over the Ottawa Hospital's agreement with a labour group to build the new $2.8-billion Civic campus.
The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau on Monday, urging the watchdog to investigate the hospital's agreement with Unionized Building and Construction Trades of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.
"There's something seriously wrong when thousands of Ottawa area construction workers and local companies have no chance to build one of the largest infrastructure projects in the city's history," Karen Renkema, the PCA's vice-president of Ontario, said in a"This is a deal that shuts out local talent and does not provide good public value. That warrants an investigation.
But the PCA says the exclusive labour agreement is restrictive, stifles competition and is not in the public interest.
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