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Originally Posted by 68style
Also, I am unsure of provincial/municipal regulations, but in my time working for the federal government, this is a big no no... it's a form of sole sourcing. An agent of the government cannot direct or advise the public to use specific establishments or businesses that would gain financially from such an advisory... there are soooo many ways that this isn't right for any government agency to be doing. I would imagine provincial/municipal has similar laws.
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Agreed. No way is this legal.
Seems like a perfect avenue for corruption to me. Especially considering you can't dispute a VI in the same manner as you would a traffic ticket.
If I were a VPD Officer whose buddy owned a shop, what's to stop me from writing VI's all day with explicit instructions to use "Tone Loc's Automotive" with the intention of helping them out?