The SNC-Lavalin affair has
dominated the Canadian news media for two months without complete
revelation of what really happened. All that we know for sure is
that SNC-Lavalin was charged with violations under the
anti-corruption statute and that they sought a remediation
agreement as the appropriate way of dealing with the allegations
(unproven to date).
In the wake of the fiasco following revelations of political
interference, several careers have either been tarnished or left
under a cloud of allegations. Attorney General (and Minister of
Justice) Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation following the
government's SNC-Lavalin debacle highlights how the "rule
of law" applies to public prosecutions under inconvenient laws
enacted by Parliament, and adds nuances to common words, such as
"interference", "pressure" and
"directed". Her resignation triggered a sequence of other
events, which finally resulted in her expulsion from caucus, along
with her colleague, Dr. Jane
