But during an election year, it seems few can resist a political blood sport capable of bringing down a government that, until the current brouhaha, seemed to have a perfectly good chance of being re-elected on Oct. 21 #cdnpoli
Consultants say 40% of Parks Canada real estate in poor condition | CBC News
An
analysis the agency commissioned from an independent consultant says
Parks Canada has deferred up to $9.5 billion in badly needed work – and
ought to spend up to $3.3 billion on top of that to cope with the threat
of climate change.
SNC-Lavalin controversy raises risk of ‘two-tier’ Canadian justice system – iPolitics
There are two problems with this line. There’s no reasonable argument that the 9,000 jobs purportedly at risk at SNC-Lavalin are actually threatened, and apparently no independent analysis of those claims.
And even if some jobs maybe at risk, accepting employment as a consideration in these kinds of cases means that Canada’s criminal justice system will in future be stymied in efforts to go after corporate crime of any kind, from corruption to money laundering, if somehow jobs are at stake. #cdnpoli
Here’s what a 10-year ban on federal contract bids would mean for SNC-Lavalin | CBC News
One possible workaround lies in the public services minister having the power to reduce or waive bidding bans under certain circumstances, said international trade lawyer Lawrence Herman.
“This is not a law but rather a policy under the government’s integrity regime,” he said in an email.
Moreover, the government is now considering changes to those ethical procurement rules, with Public Services holding a month-long public consultation last fall on a proposed “ineligibility and suspension policy” that would give officials more flexibility to set the ban period. #cdnpoli
Liberals have taken a polling hit over SNC Lavalin – but Trudeau’s taken a bigger one | CBC News
Multiple polls have recorded a drop in Liberal support ever since the Globe and Mail first published allegations of political interference by the Prime Minister’s Office in the SNC-Lavalin affair — allegations that prompted the resignation from cabinet of former attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould and the subsequent resignation of Jane Philpott as president of Treasury Board. #cdnpoli