Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Karen Howlett
Publication Date: October 7, 2025 - 10:50
Two men convicted of fraud in connection with St. Michael’s Hospital redevelopment
October 7, 2025
Two men were convicted of fraud on Tuesday over allegations stemming from the $300-million redevelopment of Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital.
Vas Georgiou, a former chief administrative officer of St. Michael’s, and John Aquino, the former president of Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., were each charged with two counts of fraud over $5,000. Both men had pleaded not guilty.
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October 7, 2025 - 19:14 | Joanne Laucius | Ottawa Citizen
A decade ago, when the Ontario government announced that it would finance a major redevelopment at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital, the renovations were expected to be completed by 2019.Instead, the project remains over budget and behind schedule, years after allegations first surfaced about irregularities in its procurement process.
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