Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau, with former
Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould |
FEBRUARY 11th:
SNC-Lavalin Lobbying
I wondered how often SNC-Lavalin has lobbied the
government, and who it lobbied.
After a bit of digging on the Office of the
Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada web site and learning how to use the search
function, I found the following list of lobby efforts by SNC-Lavalin over the
past 12 months.
There are nine instances of SNC lobbying someone in
the Prime Minister’s Office or the Privy Council Office.
The topic of
Justice and Law Enforcement was raised on twenty-two occasions.
My conclusion is that the amount of smoke in the
air suggests a fire is near. The hospital scandal in Quebec is the tip of a
rather large iceberg. SNC-Lavalin is facing a laundry list of criminal actions
at home and in foreign dealings. Senior officials are pleading guilty to
charges to avoid having details revealed in court.
The PMO has its hands full denying that the full
court lobbying press by SNC-Lavalin did not lead to some action to mitigate its
public pillaring.
John Feldsted
Political Consultant
& Strategist
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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