(Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson at the LRT press conference, January 17, 2020. Photo by Jean Levac/Postmedia
“People needed to have as much information as possible to make the most educated decision at that time.”
by Jon Willing
March 11, 2020
Councillors canvassed Tuesday after learning Mayor Jim Watson received a heads-up about SNC-Lavalin’s bid scoring ahead of council’s $1.6-billion contract vote on the Trillium Line expansion were either miffed about not receiving the same disclosure or indifferent about the revelation.
Coun. Riley Brockington didn’t take issue with Watson knowing and holding secret the confidential scoring details as the head of council, but Brockington said staff should have shared the same details with other members in a closed session.
“Council as a whole should have received this information when we asked for it,” Brockington said. “People needed to have as much information as possible to make the most educated decision at that time.”
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