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- The SNC-Lavalin affair (French: Affaire SNC-Lavalin) was a political scandal involving attempted political interference with the justice system by the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The Parliament of Canada's Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion found that Trudeau improperly influenced then Minister of Justice and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to intervene in an ongoing criminal case against Quebec-based construction company SNC-Lavalin by offering a deferred prosecution agreement. The affair became public when The Globe and Mail published an article uncovering the allegations on 7 February 2019, shortly after Wilson-Raybould had been shuffled to another cabinet position as Minister of Veterans Affairs. Four days later, Ethics Commissioner Dion announced he would investigate the allegations. Wilson-Raybould resigned from cabinet later that day. This was followed by the resignation of Gerald Butts, the Principal Secretary to Trudeau. This was then followed by the resignation of fellow Liberal cabinet minister Jane Philpott, over the government's handling of the affair. The House of Commons' Justice Committee held three hearings into the affair. Wilson-Raybould, Butts, and Michael Wernick, Clerk of the Privy Council testified before the committee. Wilson-Raybould said there was a breach of prosecutorial independence when members of the government pressured her to offer SNC-Lavalin a DPA instead of continuing with a criminal prosecution. Butts and Wernick testified that they had contacted Wilson-Raybould to find a "political solution" after the decision not to offer SNC-Lavalin a DPA was made. Controversially, Wilson-Raybould revealed that she had secretly recorded a conversation she had with Wernick while she was Attorney General. Following the hearings, Wernick announced his early retirement from the Privy Council. Leader of the Official Opposition Andrew Scheer called for Trudeau's resignation. He further accused Trudeau of political interference, lying to Canadians, and corrupt conduct. Trudeau responded to those comments with a threat of a libel lawsuit through his lawyer. Opposition parties and former attorneys-general asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to investigate whether Trudeau's conduct qualifies as obstruction of justice. In April, Trudeau expelled Wilson-Raybould and Philpott from the Liberal caucus. After a six-month-long investigation, Ethics Commissioner Dion issued a report that concluded that Trudeau had contravened Section 9 of the federal Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring Wilson-Raybould. Dion wrote that while Wilson-Raybould was never officially directed to interfere, this influence was "tantamount to political direction". Dion did not find that any actual political interference in the prosecution occurred; however, he reported he did not have access to all of the evidence. Under the Act, there are no sanctions specified for the violation. After the commissioner's report was released, the Prime Minister released a statement both taking responsibility for and defending his actions. The opposition leaders have called for further investigations. (en)
- L'affaire SNC-Lavalin est une affaire politique où le premier ministre Justin Trudeau et son entourage sont accusés d'avoir exercé des pressions sur la ministre de la Justice et procureure générale Jody Wilson-Raybould pour ne pas qu'elle intervienne dans une procédure en cours concernant SNC-Lavalin. Le comité de la justice de la Chambre des communes enquête sur les allégations d'ingérence politique tandis que la commissaire aux conflits d’intérêts et à l’éthique enquête pour savoir si Justin Trudeau a personnellement contrevenu à l'article 9 de la Loi sur les conflits d'intérêts. (fr)
- SNC－兰万灵事件（英語：SNC-Lavalin affair）是于2019年被报道的一起有关时任加拿大总理贾斯汀·特鲁多试图政治干预司法的事件。国会议员、前加拿大司法部部长王州迪指控总理办公室在她就任司法部长期间，介入对魁北克省建筑巨头公司的司法调查，并试图通过的方式保护该公司的利益。指控发生之后，王州迪于2019年1月被调任加拿大退伍军人部。特鲁多政府表示并无施压的违法行为，并且延期起诉协议对保护工人就业有所裨益。 这一事件由加拿大《环球邮报》于2019年2月7日进行了报道。随着事件进展，王州迪和同为加拿大自由党的国会议员简·菲尔波特从内阁辞职。四月，二人被驱逐出自由党党团。贾斯汀·特鲁多表示驱逐是担心二者和自由党其余成员之间缺乏信任，可能导致党派分裂。反对党呼吁要求对此事件进行调查。 王州迪、特鲁多前任秘书以及枢密院成员在加拿大下議院听证会作证。王州迪表示特鲁多违背了检查独立的原则，施压司法部，希望为被调查公司争取延期起诉协议、避免刑事指控。同时，王州迪因在与任司法部长期间录取和麦克·弗尼克的会议音频收到批评。 (zh)
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