Thursday, July 16, 2009

Montreal Needs Tougher Ethics Code: City Opposition Leader

Photo: Vision Montreal leader Benoit Labonté responded Tuesday to a series of recommendations made by a provincial working group studying municipal ethics. (CBC)

From CBC:

Montreal must toughen its code of ethics for elected civic officials, the leader of the city's opposition said Tuesday.

Vision Montreal leader Benoit Labonté was responding to a series of recommendations made by a working group studying municipal ethics.

The province created the group in reaction to Montreal's water-metre contract scandal. The working group said Tuesday that municipalities should adopt a code of ethics that applies to city employees and companies doing business with the city.

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