Trudeau Faces Ethics Investigation Over SNC-Lavalin Case
- Allegations of undue influence come as PM seeks re-election
- Montreal company issues second profit warning in two weeks
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Photographer: Cole Burston/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
Canada’s ethics watchdog is investigating whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the rules and pressured his former attorney general to help SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. settle corruption charges out of court.
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion confirmed his investigation Monday in a letter to two New Democratic Party lawmakers. He said he would investigate whether Trudeau or his staff contravened a section of the Conflict of Interest Act that bars “a public office holder from seeking to influence a decision of another person so as to improperly further another person’s private interests.”