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In many cases, SNC-Lavalin combines these services with its financing and operations and maintenance capabilities. SNC-Lavalin is the largest engineering firm in [[Canada]] with offices in over 50 countries and operations in over 160 countries.<ref>''[https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/02/10/tory-leader-andrew-scheer-met-with-snc-chief-to-discuss-criminal-charges.html "Andrew Scheer met with SNC-Lavalin chief over criminal charges"]''</ref> | In many cases, SNC-Lavalin combines these services with its financing and operations and maintenance capabilities. SNC-Lavalin is the largest engineering firm in [[Canada]] with offices in over 50 countries and operations in over 160 countries.<ref>''[https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/02/10/tory-leader-andrew-scheer-met-with-snc-chief-to-discuss-criminal-charges.html "Andrew Scheer met with SNC-Lavalin chief over criminal charges"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | On 4 March 2019, Canada’s President of the Treasury Board resigned from Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]]’s cabinet, the second minister to leave in the wake of a political scandal that has roiled Trudeau’s tenure months before an October election. | ||
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| + | [[Jane Philpott]]’s resignation follows the departure of former justice minister [[Jody Wilson-Raybould]], who testified last week that government officials inappropriately pressured her to help construction firm SNC-Lavalin avoid a corruption trial: | ||
| + | :“I have been considering the events that have shaken the federal government in recent weeks and after serious reflection, I have concluded that I must resign as a member of Cabinet,” Philpott said in a statement released on ''[[Twitter]]''.<ref>''[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-politics-snc-lavalin-resignati/second-canadian-cabinet-minister-resigns-over-snc-lavalin-scandal-idUSKCN1QL23T "Second Canadian cabinet minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin scandal"]''</ref> | ||
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SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is a Montreal-based company which provides engineering, procurement, and construction services in a variety of industry sectors, including mining and metallurgy, oil and gas, environment and water, infrastructure, and clean power.
In many cases, SNC-Lavalin combines these services with its financing and operations and maintenance capabilities. SNC-Lavalin is the largest engineering firm in Canada with offices in over 50 countries and operations in over 160 countries.[1]
Second cabinet resignation
On 4 March 2019, Canada’s President of the Treasury Board resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, the second minister to leave in the wake of a political scandal that has roiled Trudeau’s tenure months before an October election.
Jane Philpott’s resignation follows the departure of former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, who testified last week that government officials inappropriately pressured her to help construction firm SNC-Lavalin avoid a corruption trial:
- “I have been considering the events that have shaken the federal government in recent weeks and after serious reflection, I have concluded that I must resign as a member of Cabinet,” Philpott said in a statement released on Twitter.[2]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Canada PM Justin Trudeau’s government in crisis after minister quits over corruption probe | Article | 13 February 2019 | Agence France-Presse | A Canadian minister’s sudden resignation on 12 February 2019 turned vague allegations of interference in the criminal prosecution of an engineering giant into a deepening political crisis for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. |
References
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