Manitoba prosecutors take second look, say no charges coming in construction project – Winnipeg [Video]

Manitoba prosecutors have decided, for a second time, to not pursue criminal charges in the case of a construction project that ran well over budget and will soon be the subject of a public inquiry.

The Manitoba Prosecution Service has been reviewing the construction of the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters — a converted Canada Post building that ran $79 million over budget when it was completed in 2016.

There was an RCMP investigation that involved many people and in 2019 the prosecution service decided to not lay charges, citing an unlikelihood of conviction.

The NDP government recently announced it will hold an inquiry into the project to examine what happened and recommend changes for future construction projects.

The city filed a lawsuit against several people, including its former chief administrative officer, Phil Sheegl, who was found by a judge in civil court to have accepted a $327,000 bribe from a …