Purchasing and Procurement Legal Issues

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Peugeot Citroen workers occupy, shut down French plant

Union said 300 workers were striking, enough to "paralyze" factory

Purchasing & Procurement News

Procurement challenges: Private vs. public procurement law—October 2012 print edition

When it comes to the bidding process, public organizations may have more to teach private organizations than you might think.

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American Suzuki Motor files for bankruptcy protection, plans to cease selling cars

Reorganized company will keep name, focus on motorcycles, ATVs and marine engines

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Pair of unions seek federal court muscle to oust foreign workers from B.C. mine

Two unions say foreign workers can only be brought in when labour shortage exists

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Bombardier workers launch strike at Quebec rail equipment plant

Montreal-based manufacturer also faces strike of Learjet employees in Wichita, Kan.

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Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project cheaper than wind power: study

Wind, thermal energy would cost about $3.5-billion more over 50 years than proposed hydroelectric

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US Coast Guard: Sheen at Deepwater Horizon disaster site is BP oil

BP, Transocean were informed they may be held financially liable for new oil

Purchasing & Procurement Legal Issues

Environmental assessment hearings on Northern Gateway pipeline return to B.C.

Federal government representatives may be subject to questioning for first time since hearings began

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Ottawa extends review of Petronas deal to acquire Progress Energy Resources

Progress says government, Petronas have agreed to extend review to Oct. 19

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Enbridge says without projects like Northern Gateway producers can’t access Asia

Company CEO Al Monaco says controversial pipeline is strategic project for Canada

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Regulatory approval granted for construction of Alliance pipeline in North Dakota

Pipeline has been certificated for 106,500-Mcf/day

Purchasing & Procurement News

Version control virtues—September print edition

Keeping track of the latest version of documents can save you headaches along the way

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Endangered, threatened species pose threat to pipeline proposal

Pipeline is planned to cross Stewart and Endako rivers, where the highly imperilled species lives

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Toyota trims Lexus production at Japan plant as demand slows in China over territorial dispute

Purchase of islands controlled by Japan but claimed by Beijing set off riots across China

Energy Oil & Gas

Enbridge, union square off over where Alberta bitumen should be upgraded

Both sides pointing to comments made by late Peter Lougheed on whether project should go ahead

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Tyco paying $26.9M, pleads guilty to criminal charge to settle Justice, SEC bribery cases

Swiss manufacturing conglomerate settles charges it conducted illegal payments from 2005 to 2009

Energy News

Liberal deal to move Oakville gas fired plant to Lennox will cost $40 million

Announcement made just before release of up to 100,000 documents on two cancelled power plants

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Shell sues Greenpeace in Dutch court to halt demonstrations against Artic drilling

Suit comes after Sept. 14 protest in which activists clamped Shell gas pumps together with bike locks

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Ontario judge certifies a $1 billion class action lawsuit against SNC Lavalin

claim arises from alleged payments made by SNC-Lavalin to members, associates of Gadhafi regime

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Not enough research to estimate environmental cost of Northern Gateway: lawyer

Accusing Enbridge of blocking marine planning that would have provided information