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Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay and opposition leaders said a public inquiry must be called if reports of price fixing and collusion for municipal infrastructure projects among Quebec construction firms are confirmed by police.In a report which aired Thursday night on Radio-Canada’s investigative news program Enquete, Paul Sauve, president of the masonry company LM Sauve, said a group of contractors nicknamed “the Fabulous 14″ control most of the bids in Montreal and have colluded to keep rates high, taking turns “winning” contracts.Construction costs in the Montreal area are 35 per cent higher than they should be because of the price fixing, one entrepreneur who spoke on condition of anonymity told Radio-Canada.

via Montreal construction costs 35% higher because of price fixing: report.

The excerpt of the article is below.  However, we would like to interject here with some commentary.  The city of Montreal has had numerous structural calamaties over the past several years.  It sounds like it has not just been limited to their crumbling infrastructure.  We pray that Hani and Léa’s families can make it through this tragedy, and that someone will have the courage to stand up and let their families know how this happened.  For those of you that are not familiar with Montreal, Peel St is a very busy street in the bilingual section of the city.  It is where a lot of the financial buildings are, and a major shopping mall.  It is also not far from La Vieux Montreal (Old Montreal), a very important tourist attraction.  Let’s pray that Montreal’s building codes department gets to the bottom of this issue, and orders inspections on all buildings that is suspects are problematic, if that’s what it takes.

As a coroner, Jacques Ramsay is prepared for the worst when he’s called to the scene of a crime or accident. But the case of a woman killed by a falling slab of concrete while dining in a Peel St. restaurant has left even the veteran doctor shaken.

“It’s a very spectacular and tragic accident,” he said to The Gazette yesterday of Thursday’s tragedy, which is still gripping Montrealers. “Her parents and family were in such shock.”

Léa Guilbeault, 33, and her husband, Hani Beitinjaneh, also 33, were enjoying an evening together at the Mikasa Sushi Bar on Peel St. between Sherbrooke St. and de Maisonneuve Blvd.

The couple were reportedly celebrating Guilbeault’s birthday and had specifically asked to sit at a corner table. They had already started eating when a concrete panel from the 18th floor of the Marriott Residence Inn crashed through the atrium of the restaurant, killing Guilbeault.

via Coroner eyes other buildings.