Public is owed full disclosure by MUHC

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An Editorial from The Montreal Gazette which I believe not only applies to the public but also the staff.
The Gazette
MONTREAL — It is perhaps understandable that McGill University Health Centre authorities are reluctant to divulge full details of the misbegotten construction project that now stands as a grotesque eyesore on the flank of Mount Royal.
What is known of the venture is that it has involved staggering incompetence and a disturbing run of deceptions on the part of the MUHC administration, which together amount to a great embarrassment for the institution.
And while further revelations would undoubtedly heighten that embarrassment, the MUHC is a public institution financed by public funds, and as such, the public should have a right to full disclosure as to how its money was wasted in the perpetration of this fiasco.

    • MUHC management invested in the project before obtaining the necessary zoning change from the city for the land.
    • MUHC told the city it owned the property when it applied for a zoning change, when in fact it was merely leasing the land.
    • MUHC failed to disclose the full extent of its plans to the city, as to the number of storeys (4/5) and parking spaces (89/170) involved.
    • MUHC authorities flouted a heritage pact management had signed with the city in 2008, promising that the Montreal General would not expand beyond its existing property.
    Neglected to obtain the necessary provincial approval for the lease it had signed with the developer.

The Anti-Corruption Squad is currently on the case.
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