SNC-Lavalin never mentioned 9,000 potential job losses, CEO says

SNC-Lavalin never mentioned 9,000 potential job losses, CEO says

in Mar 20, 2019

[ad_1] TORONTO — SNC-Lavalin‘s local employees will be forced to work for foreign competitors if the embattled engineering firm is barred from bidding on federal contracts, diminishing its role as rare Canadian global champion, the company’s CEO said Wednesday. “There would be a reduction with us but these are talented folks. They’ll get a job,” Neil[…]

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SNC-Lavalin never mentioned 9,000 potential job losses, CEO says

SNC-Lavalin never mentioned 9,000 potential job losses, CEO says

in Mar 20, 2019

[ad_1] TORONTO — SNC-Lavalin‘s local employees will be forced to work for foreign competitors if the embattled engineering firm is barred from bidding on federal contracts, diminishing its role as rare Canadian global champion, the company’s CEO said Wednesday. “There would be a reduction with us but these are talented folks. They’ll get a job,” Neil[…]

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Liberals’ 2019 budget includes billions for seniors, jobs and first-time home buyers

Liberals’ 2019 budget includes billions for seniors, jobs and first-time home buyers

in Mar 19, 2019

[ad_1] OTTAWA — The final budget of the Trudeau government‘s mandate will scatter billions in fresh spending – on everything from prescription drugs to retraining workers to first-time home buyers – as the Liberals commit to an electoral fight that pits their deficit-spending vision versus the Conservatives’ balanced-books approach. READ MORE: Who are the winners[…]

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SNC-Lavalin: Does 9,000 jobs make it a ‘public policy problem’? – National

SNC-Lavalin: Does 9,000 jobs make it a ‘public policy problem’? – National

in Mar 09, 2019

[ad_1] Nine thousand is a number Canadians have been hearing a lot this week. That’s the number of job losses the Trudeau government says it’s worried about, should SNC-Lavalin be handed a criminal conviction on fraud and bribery charges. The Quebec engineering giant currently has around 8,700 employees in Canada. Those are the people the[…]

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Bob Layton: Jobs or justice? – Edmonton

Bob Layton: Jobs or justice? – Edmonton

in Mar 08, 2019

[ad_1] So, we heard from Gerald Butts and it was pretty much what I had expected. He did his job and accepted responsibility for any miscommunication. READ MORE: ‘Consider a second opinion’: Gerald Butts says ‘grey area’ between political staff, Wilson-Raybould on SNC-Lavalin affair He says during the later SNC-Lavalin discussions they did not know[…]

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Trudeau not the prime minister of Quebec: Saskatchewan premier

Trudeau not the prime minister of Quebec: Saskatchewan premier

in Mar 07, 2019

[ad_1] Two western premiers say the SNC-Lavalin affair is distracting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a time when he should be focused on jobs in their region. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe took aim Thursday at the prime minister’s comments about 9,000 jobs tied to the Quebec company. “I remind the prime minister again, he’s not the[…]

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ANALYSIS: Despite protests from top Trudeau aide, Wilson-Raybould was right — SNC-Lavalin is about politics, not jobs – National

ANALYSIS: Despite protests from top Trudeau aide, Wilson-Raybould was right — SNC-Lavalin is about politics, not jobs – National

in Mar 06, 2019

[ad_1] When Jody Wilson-Raybould was standing firm in her position that she would not overrule an independent prosecutor to cut a special deal with SNC-Lavalin, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his inner circle all argued she should seek outside counsel, get a second opinion. “Someone like Beverley McLachlan,” Gerald Butts told the House of Commons[…]

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