A group of councillors led by Mayor Jim Watson wants council to investigate who leaked a confidential memo last week about the city's $361-million lawsuit over the Rideau Street sinkhole. On Tuesday, the finance and economic development committee, chaired by Watson, unanimously approved without discussion a motion from Coun. Ottawa mayor, some city councillors push for investigation into leaked LRT lawsuit memo CBC News Ottawa 0:45 Coun. Eli El-Chantiry introduced a motion during a meeting of the city’s finance committee on Tuesday, asking the city’s integrity commission to investigate the leak of a memo about the city’s $361-million lawsuit over the Rideau sinkhole. Full council will have to give the investigation the green light at its meeting on May 26.

Source: CBC News May 18, 2021 18:43 UTC