Politics Briefing: In wake of Wilson-Raybould testimony, most Canadians think SNC should face trial GlobePolitics
More than half of Canadians believe SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. should face a criminal trial on fraud and corruption charges.provided exclusively to The Globe and Mail and CTV News. The poll surveyed 750 Canadians last week following the testimony of former attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould, who said she faced"consistent and sustained” political pressure from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other senior officials to shelve the criminal prosecution of the Quebec-based engineering giant.
As attorney-general, Ms. Wilson-Raybould could have directed federal director of public prosecutions Kathleen Roussel to settle the charges against SNC and allow a deferred prosecution agreement . She chose not to, despite what she characterized as pressure from the PMO.Fifty-five per cent of Canadians nationally think SNC-Lavalin should face a criminal trial, while 35 per cent said they prefer remediation and 10 per cent said they were unsure.
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