4 ms·
In Quebec/Canada there is this huge company called Trigone. They build all kind of big buildings here and their modus operandi was to create shell companies aro
by john37386 5y ago
In Quebec/Canada there is this huge company called Trigone. They build all kind of big buildings here and their modus operandi was to create shell companies around Trigone. So the shell company would build the building and instantly bankrupt after. The people who bought part of the new building were stuck with all kind of problems and no way to fight back.
The RBQ which is the agency in charge of making sure the rules are respected for construction, removed all their licenses yesterday.
It took years, but finally people will no longer suffer from crooked builders.
Here is the news. It's in french. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1828502/construction-regie-batiment-quebec-licences-condos https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1828502/construction-re...
I wish there was some kind of agency in charge of penalizing crooked software companies which are known for years to screw businesses. It will take time, but we will get there.
- nicbou 5y agoThis is also standard for roofing companies in Quebec, I think. They can offer any guarantee they please, since the company won't be around for long enough.
- alecco 5y agoI wonder what the rest of the construction companies think about all these regulations and what was the impact in costs and supply.
- bregma 5y agoThe construction industry in Quebec has been synonymous with organized crime for many decades. Olympic stadiums falling down. Bridges over freeways collapsing and crushing commuters. Cutting one limb off a rotten tree does not stop the rot if it goes all the way to the roots.
- soco 5y agoIt's standard practice in Switzerland to do shoddy construction jobs then declare bankruptcy, buh-bye. Good news is, the parliament is working to outlaw those folks opening new construction firms. There are solutions, but apparently only when the state intervenes...