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The latest attempt to redevelop LeBreton Flats is petering out and the National Capital Commission must decide what to do next.

The businessmen involved in RendezVous LeBreton Group are now fighting each other in court and the NCC, which isn’t a named defendant in the $700-million lawsuit filed by Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk targeting partner John Ruddy of Trinity Developments, is on the sidelines trying to rescue a city-transforming project.

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Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is responsible for the NCC and his spokesman Simon Ross answered a question about whether Rodriguez is providing the agency with any direction.

“The LeBreton Flats is an important site for Ottawa and we need to continue moving forward to redevelop it,” Ross said in an email.

“We are proud of the work that the NCC and the City of Ottawa have done to move forward the redevelopment project. It is frustrating for everyone — especially Ottawa residents — that the private partners cannot agree among themselves. The NCC, as an independent organization, will come forward with solutions that are good for the region. That being said, as this case is in front of the courts, we will not comment further.”