Despite a claim by SNC-Lavalin’s CEO that the Montreal-based company never cited the protection of 9,000 Canadian jobs as the reason for a remediation agreement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated his claim Wednesday that a trial could put jobs at risk. Source link
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 Bruce[…]
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 Bruce[…]
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 government[…]
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley told reporters Thursday that Alberta’s struggle to get its oil to market has a far greater impact on jobs than SNC-Lavalin. Source link
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa Thursday, PM Justin Trudeau stressed that his government was concerned foremost with potential job losses in the event of criminal prosecution against SNC-Lavalin. Source link
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 Justice[…]
Speaking before the House of Commons justice committee Wednesday, Gerald Butts, former right-hand man to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said the government weighed the thousands of jobs that could be lost if criminal prosecution continued against SNC-Lavalin. Source link
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the Liberals haven’t refuted the allegations of Jody Wilson-Raybould and that it’s clear that the issue isn’t about jobs, but Justin Trudeau’s job. Source link
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Global’s Ross Lord Monday that his government will always act to protect Canadian jobs, but did not trample on judicial independence or the rule of law. Source link