I am from Quebec and trust me, we do not want the mafia chiopee. The problem is: it's everywhere. This thread focuses on construction, but there has been a recent news coverage saying it in the healthcare system and this morning, I read that this anti-corruption commission is now investigating Universities.
The political parties are financed by the mafia. The engineering firms understand they have to be close friends with the mafia. If you don't listen to their ''command'', like one person mentionned, they will come to you and threaten you.
Perhaps you guys have heard of the student protests that occured last spring. You should know that some of those protests were directly trying to fight this corruption (in this case found in the government). Many people have tried their best to get rid of this, but guess what?? The police is also corrupted.
Anyways, this might just sound like a rant, but there is not much we can do, because everyone with a bit of power, money or authority in this city has an indirect link with the mafia. Sucks to say really.