SNC-Lavalin Urged Liberals For ‘Zero Debarment’ From Federal Contracts
SNC-Lavalin lobbied the government for the creation of a remediation agreement tool — but the federal director of public prosecutions ruled late last year that its case was ill-suited for such an agreement. Wilson-Raybould agreed with the director’s decision and declined to overturn it, though she had the power to do so.
However, the company could still escape severe punishment through an update to the integrity regime, which is aimed at fostering ethical business practices by shunning companies guilty of offences such as bid-rigging, bribery, fraud and money-laundering.
The Liberal government came forward with a proposed new scheme last fall that includes no minimum ineligibility period. #cdnpoli