Gathering support to denounce an undemocratic selection process<\/b><\/p>\n
The project designed by Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker Architecture + Luca Fortin (artist) + Louise Arbour (advisor) was selected the winner by the competition jury ,\u00a0but not awarded the project by the Government of Canada.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite the fact that the jury designated your concept as the winning concept of the competition, after careful consideration, the Government of Canada has decided to select the concept developed by [another team] and, consequently, to award the contract to that team.\u201d
\n\u2013 Veterans Affairs Canada, translated from a letter received on June 20, 2023.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Malgr\u00e9 le fait que le jury a d\u00e9sign\u00e9 votre concept comme le concept gagnant du concours, apr\u00e8s m\u00fbre r\u00e9flexion, le gouvernement du Canada a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de s\u00e9lectionner le concept \u00e9labor\u00e9 par [une autre \u00e9quipe] et, par cons\u00e9quent, d\u2019octroyer le contrat \u00e0 cette \u00e9quipe. \u00bb
\n\u2014 Minist\u00e8re des Anciens Combattants du Canada, lettre dat\u00e9e du 20 juin 2023.<\/i><\/p>\n
Objectives<\/u><\/p>\n
1. That the government reverse its decision and award the mandate to the team selected by the jury, as stipulated in the competition rules;<\/b><\/p>\n
2. That the government put in place the necessary mechanisms to ensure that this situation does not reoccur in future competitive bidding processes.<\/b><\/p>\n
We are therefore counting on your support to denounce\u00a0an illegality, an injustice and a dangerous precedent in the development of public art in Canada, as well as in the federal procurement process more broadly.<\/p>\n
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