Ontario shipyard withdraws complaint alleging federal favouritism toward Davie
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OTTAWA — An Ontario shipyard is ending its bid to have a trade tribunal determine whether the federal government’s plan to add a third shipyard to Canada’s multibillion-dollar shipbuilding strategy has been rigged in favour of a Quebec company.
Last month, Hamilton-based Heddle Marine asked the Canadian International Trade Tribunal to launch an investigation, alleging some of the requirements needed to qualify for consideration as the third yard seemed aimed at disqualifying all contenders except Quebec’s Chantier Davie.
The federal procurement department subsequently amended some of the requirements, but Heddle asked the tribunal to press ahead with its probe.
The government then invoked a national-security exception that prevents such investigations.
