Province grilled over Therme’s credentials to build luxury spa at Ontario Place [Video]

Critics are once again slamming the provincial government’s plan to build a luxury spa on the former site of Ontario Place — this time over allegations that the company set to run the multi-billion-dollar project misrepresented itself and exaggerated its experience in order to secure the deal.

Those claims are part of a New York Times story published Wednesday, which expands on concerns outlined in a provincial auditor general’s report from late last year. The story alleges Therme had falsely represented itself as operating more spas in Europe than it actually was, alongside losing money at the time it was pitching its vision for the prime Toronto lakefront property.

At Queen’s Park Wednesday, Liberal MPP John Fraser said the story was “stunning,” as it showed …