Construction Industry Group Calls For Government Crackdown on ‘Unscrupulous Contractors’ in Metro Vancouver

By Jessica Barrett, Vancouver Sun
March 25, 2013 

A group of construction professionals is pressing the federal government to crack down on “unscrupulous contractors” they say have made it impossible for law-abiding companies to compete in the industry. In a letter sent to Public Safety Minister Vic Toews last week, Wayne Cox, executive secretary-treasurer of the B.C. Regional Council of Carpenters, said the problem of unethical payroll practices and illegal workers in the Lower Mainland is rampant. More … http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Construction+industry+group+calls+government+crackdown/8150533/story.html.