Shawn Menard's motion to ask the city's auditor general to look into the process that saw SNC-Lavalin win a $1.6-billion contract to extend and maintain the north-south Trillium rail line. "I'd have no difficulty if the auditor general does that," Watson told reporters Wednesday. Although council cannot direct the auditor general to conduct a specific audit, Hughes is expected to move ahead with an investigation into the process, which has raised questions among some councillors. "And I'm hoping that the auditor general can shed more light through an investigation. The city has always stood behind its evaluation process for the LRT Stage 2 procurement, and the mayor did so again Wednesday.

Source: CBC News March 27, 2019 22:48 UTC