| PLAN issue |
Title of the PLAN column |
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| November-December 2020 |
Engineers: socially responsible, actors
By Me Martine Gervais and Philippe-André Ménard, Eng. |
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| September-October 2020 |
Working relationships: the scope of the code of ethics of engineers
By Philippe André Ménard, Eng., Assistant Syndic in collaboration with Me Martine Gervais, lawyer, head of the Inquiry Request Management team of the Office of the Syndic |
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| July-August 2020 |
The engineer-supplier - relationship : useful, necessary and… delicate
By Philippe-André Ménard, Eng., Assistant Syndic in collaboration with Me Martine Gervais, lawyer, Head of the Request Management team of the Office of the Syndic |
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| March-April 2020 |
The engineer’s signature, a guarantee of integrity and competence
By Me Martine Gervais Lawyer,
Head of the Inquiry Request Management team of the Office of the Syndic |
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| January-February 2020 |
The code of ethics of engineers, from then to now
By Me Martine Gervais Lawyer,
Head of the Inquiry Request Management team of the Office of the Syndic
And Philippe-André Ménard, Eng. Assistant Syndic |
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| September-October 2019 |
Socially responsible engineers, three examples not to follow |
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| July-August 2019 |
Offences that strike at the very heart of the profession |
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| May-June 2019 |
Give your opinion, yes, but never take it lightly! |
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| March-April 2019 |
How are whistleblowers protected? |
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| January-February 2019 |
Self-management skills in the #MeToo era |
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| November-December 2018 |
Performance specifications : Engineering documents that should not be overlooked! (continued)
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| September-October 2018 |
Engineering documents that should not be overlooked! |
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| July-August 2018 |
A LITTLE PREVENTION : The importance of the contract |
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| May-June 2018 |
The ethics hotline and its results
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| March-April 2018 |
Your Is Name on the OIQ’s Roll TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC |
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| January-February 2018 |
A Little Prevention… DOESN’T HURT! |
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| September-October 2017 |
COOPERATING WITH THE OFFICE OF THE SYNDIC : a choice or an obligation? |
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| July-August 2017 |
A little prevention |
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| May-June 2017 |
Responsible, from start to finish |
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| March-April |
Professional misconduct: It doesn’t just happen to others! (2nd part) |
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| January-February 2017 |
Professional misconduct: It doesn’t just happen to others! |
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| November-december 2016 |
Find the 10 mistakes |
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| July-August 2016 |
Why is it important to document your files? |
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| March-April 2016 |
Too busy to meet with an inspector… |
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| January-February 2016 |
Are disciplinary sanctions tough enough? |
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| Nov-Dec 2015 |
LIMITING AN ENGINEER’S RIGHT TO PRACTISE: Understanding “where the problem lies” |
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| Sept-Oct 2015 |
Is the bidding slip an infinitely flexible document? |
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| Feb-March 2014 |
Risk management: your responsibility |
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| December 2013 - January 2014 |
What business had he to be on that galley? |
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| October-November 2013 |
Intimidation, an attitude unworthy of the profession |
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| Aug-Sept. 2013 |
Big projects, important clients... be careful! |
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| June-July 2013 |
Engineers and the weight of words |
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| April 2013 |
Commission Charbonneau - Recalling certain ethical rules |
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| March 2013 |
How to react when faced with a rigged invitation to tender? |
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| Jan.-Feb 2013 |
ANTI-CORRUPTION TOOLS : How to react when faced with a rigged invitation to tender? |
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| December 2012 |
Competence, a question of selfmanagement skills as well (Part 2) |
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| November 2012 |
Competence, a question of selfmanagement skills as well (Part 1) |
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| October 2012 |
Health and safety: an ever present concern for engineers |
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| Aug-Sept. 2012 |
Individual responsibility, everyone’s business! |
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| June-July 2012 |
Junior engineer, a hybrid status worth knowing |
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| May 2012 |
RECKLESS ENGINEERS : Behaviour leading to serious consequences! |
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| April 2012 |
Are a company’s executives and upper management subject to the laws and regulations that govern the practice of the profession? |
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| March 2012 |
Scenario of an ethical dilemma (part 2) |
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| Jan.-Feb 2012 |
Scenario of an ethical dilemma |
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| December 2011 |
Interfering with the syndic's or the PIC's work, a serious and
far-reaching offence |
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| November 2011 |
Is the person paying the bill the engineer’s only client? |
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| October 2011 |
Before accepting a mandate, step back and take stock! |
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| Aug-Sept. 2011 |
Does your seal foster unlawful practice? |
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| June-July 2011 |
Conflicts of interests
A very important case |
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| May 2011 |
Respecting one’s obligations towards man:
an essential duty of utmost importance
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| March 2011 |
Would you be able to recognize a conflict of interest? |
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| Jan.-Feb. 2011 |
Five examples not to follow in order to avoid facing the Disiplinary Council |
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| December 2010 |
Ethics telephone line and on-line web tools for engineers |
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| November 2010 |
The Office of the Syndic: what is its role? |
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| Sept.-Oct. 2010 |
Helping and being helped: limits that must be respected |
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| June 2010 |
Dishonest and doubtful practices: examples not to follow! |
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| May 2010 |
Liability (part 2)
A "small mandate" that became a BIG problem! |
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| April 2010 |
Responsibility, an optional value? |
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| Feb.-March 2010 |
Engineers and their employers:
what becomes of professional independence? |
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| Oct.-Nov. 2009 |
Reduced services for reduced fees? |
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| Oct.-Nov. 2009 |
Ethics and code of conduct |
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| Aug.-Sept. 2009 |
The “little brown envelope”? never! |
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| June-July 2009 |
Violating the Code of ethics of engineers
Do you have an obligation to inform? |
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| May 2009 |
The “good faith” defence |
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| April 2009 |
A junior and a professional? Absolutely! |
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| Jan.-Feb. 2009 |
When the past comes back to haunt an ex-junior engineer… |
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| Jan.-Feb. 2009 |
Incompetence and its consequences |
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| Decembrer 2008 |
Inspection report: unforeseen work for the new owners |
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| November 2008 |
Can engineers act as their client’s supplier’s supplier? |
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| October 2008 |
Two guilty pleas |
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| Aug.-Sept. 2008 |
Repeat offences don’t pay |
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| June-July 2008 |
An inescapable priority for the engineer: protecting the environment |
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| May 2008 |
The professional, ethical conduct and the public’s security |
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| April 2008 |
Affixing a seal: are there conflicting regulations? |
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