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SNC-Lavalin Group Inc
Symbol SNC
Shares Issued 175,554,252
Close 2019-02-20 C$ 34.31
Market Cap C$ 6,023,266,386
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Globe says Trudeau seems unable to contain SNC mess

2019-02-21 08:18 ET - In the News

The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that the Liberals may have believed for a few moments that they had found a way out of the SNC-Lavalin mess. The Globe's John Ibbitson writes that instead, the mess got worse. The opposition wants to know whether Justin Trudeau exerted pressure on Jody Wilson-Raybould to go easy on the corruption charges facing the Quebec engineering company. Ms. Wilson-Raybould rose dramatically in the House of Commons on Wednesday to ask that Mr. Trudeau allow her to speak freely about the SNC prosecution. "I understand fully that Canadians want to know the truth, and want transparency," she said, as Liberal MPs watched grimly. "Privilege and confidentiality are not mine to waive, and I hope that I have the opportunity to speak my truth." That plea to "speak my truth" exploded any Liberal hopes that they could have Ms. Wilson-Raybould testify before the House justice committee next week with attorney-client privilege firmly in place, limiting her ability to compromise the government. Mr. Trudeau must now either waive privilege or leave her fettered, discrediting the whole process. Mr. Trudeau's response in the House was to talk about SNC's 9,000 direct jobs in Canada.

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