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Justin Trudeau used the English-language leaders’ debate to defend his actions in the SNC-Lavalin affair after being accused by Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer of interfering in the company’s court case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Leaders’ debate: Trudeau defends efforts to save SNC‑Lavalin jobs. He’s right.

Bill Flanagan, Queen's University, Ontario

There are a lot of reasons to criticize Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin file. But on the matter of saving jobs, he got it right.
Former SNC-Lavalin CEO Pierre Duhaime leaves a courtroom in Montreal in February 2019. Duhaime pleaded guilty in a bribe scandal around the construction of a $1.3-billion Montreal hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

SNC‑Lavalin: Deferred prosecution deals aren’t get‑out‑of‑jail free cards

Sukanya Pillay, University of Windsor

The SNC-Lavalin controversy has resulted in some misunderstandings and misinterpretations of the legal mechanism at its heart: Deferred prosecution agreements.

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  1. Canadian federal election 2019
  2. Corruption
  3. Fraud
  4. Jody Wilson-Raybould
  5. Justin Trudeau
  6. OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
  7. SNC-Lavalin
  8. SNC-Lavalin controversy

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