OTTAWA — A new poll suggests a scathing ethics report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the SNC−Lavalin affair hasn’t so far hurt the Liberals’ chances of re−election this fall — and it hasn’t helped the Conservatives. Indeed, the Leger poll suggests the two parties were locked in a dead heat, with the support of 33...
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Ethics committee to decide whether to dig deeper into SNC-Lavalin report
OTTAWA — Six Liberal MPs will be the ones to decide whether the federal ethics watchdog will speak publicly about his scathing report on how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau handled the SNC−Lavalin affair. Conservatives and New Democrats pushed for the emergency meeting of the House of Commons ethics committee to be held Wednesday in Ottawa, where MPs...
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Trudeau repeats non-apology for ‘standing up for jobs’ in SNC-Lavalin affair
FREDERICTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is repeating what’s sure to be his go−to election campaign message on the SNC−Lavalin affair: he’s not about to apologize for what he calls standing up for Canadian jobs, communities and citizens. During an event in Fredericton this morning, Trudeau reiterated that he accepts Wednesday’s damning report from federal...
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A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA — A chronology of the SNC−Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony from Jody Wilson−Raybould: Feb. 19, 2015 − The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges against Montreal−based engineering and construction firm SNC−Lavalin, over business dealings in Libya. SNC−Lavalin says the charges are without merit and the allegations linked to people no longer...