Federal Court today dismissed SNC-Lavalin’s attempt at judicial review of the federal Crown Prosecutor’s refusal to consider a remediation agreement.
Here’s CNN on how the scandal is snowballing: Trudeau's SNC Lavalin scandal is exactly what his fans don't want | CNN
“…Trudeau’s gender parity move in the cabinet firmly placed the former high school teacher as the country’s feminist prime minister, and on the global stage, Trudeau was a breath of fresh air, fit-for-purpose in the age of selfies, #MeToo, and squeaky clean politics. Many were entranced by his physical appearance, compassionate demeanor and seemingly insatiable appetite for photos with fans: …”
And there you have it. Completely unqualified for his position.
ETA: Ill-informed voters.
Those things do not speak to a lack of qualifications; they are, rather, largely* irrelevant* to the issue of qualifications.
Hardly anyone is qualified for the top job before they get it, and after three and a half years it’s long past time to drop the issue; Trudeau is the most qualified person in Canada to be Prime Minister who has any interest in having the job. The only more qualified people are the people who’ve BEEN Prime Minister and none of them want it. It’s time to judge Trudeau based on his performance, which is, honestly, mediocre as hell.
Trudeau is both reasonably qualified and doing a mediocre job overall. Dealing with Trump is not the easiest task and he made a good choice with Freeland. Trade means everything to Canada and if the steel tariffs are taken care of he did stand up for Canada here. He had the good sense to involve Mulroney. He chose a diverse cabinet. But diverse it gets. He has failed badly on pipelines and I agree C-69 is a very poor law. I am hoping he makes tougher decisions now, but doubt it before an election. His hair and Indian costumes are irrelevant. SNC remains a uniquely Canadian scandal where no one broke the law or got rich, but it filled the papers for a month since the optics were bad and Trudeau didn’t just come out early and say his piece.
Isn’t that the Canadian way?
He doesn’t hang out with the likes of Faith Goldy and Ezra Levant, and in my view not hanging out with the likes of Faith Goldy and Ezra Levant goes a long way.
Agreed - and the reason it filled the papers is that those like the National comPost have been running one or two anti-Trudeau screeds every day for the past 6 months. If a cat is stuck up a tree, they’ll pen an op-ed about how it’s Trudeau’s fault.
Um, how do we know no one broke the law, exactly? We haven’t had a formal investigation.
Sorry. SNC broke the law. It is true that there hasn’t been an investigation. Maybe better to say it is not obvious a politician broke the law. I doubt the law was broken because the decision was not ultimately changed. If there are laws on how much advocacy is permissible or cabinet shuffles, I presume they are vaguely written and untested.
Two days ago there was nothing in my Google News feed about Trudeau and SNC.
I was fucking thrilled.
Except it showed up again today…
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So the newspapers shouldn’t be reporting on illegal corruption by companies who routinely receive government funding? And should not report on coercion from the PMO to the Attorney General to bury the corruption?
Seriously?
I don’t disagree with the main thrust of your post, but “receive government funding?” Really? The government buys services from SNC Lavalin when they’re the lowest bidder. That’s not what any ordinary use of the phrase “receive government funding” means.
Or, apparently, the highest briber.
:: rimshot ::
Well yeah, but then they’re providing government funding, not receiving it! 
Yes. The simple fact is there’s a cost (up to $40/barrel, IIRC) price differential between what Alberta producers get and the world market price, due to transport issues. Hence the pipeline projects, east, west and south, all looking for a cheaper, safer way than exploding rail cars to get the product to market… to the benefit of Alberta, not Quebec.
The thing is, harper’s government short-changed the appropriate process. The Supreme Court said, “No, do it right.” Trudeau, instead of being a Harper-like asshole and fighting it, is proceeding with the proper process as required by the supreme law of the land. That will take a while. but… the pipe will probably still get built.
The problem so far is the excessive oil production from US fracking; the glut has lowered prices, and Trudeau, MBS, Putin, Maduro or any oil producer can’t fight that basic law of economics.
The source for “no law was broken” was Wilson-Reybold herself. She specifically said that while the pressure was inappropriate (in her mind) it was not illegal. Trudeau says she never specifically told him to get everyone else to stop lobbying her, and she has not contradicted this. Therefore, anyone - party brass, Quebec politicians, the PM’s office etc. - can express to her their opinion on the damage of convicting the company itself.
IMHO Trudeau is a bit of light-weight goody two-shoes who only got the position on name. But having put up with Harper, I like his earnest approach much better, and frankly, he’s not as dumb as he looks. IF opposition politicians continue to underestimate him like Harper did, so much the better. I don’t see Scheer as any better, another lightweight but he likes his mother. At least Trudeau did something concrete for his mom, legalizing pot.
IMOH why is the company being prosecuted? It should be the executives who participated, they should be doing serious time as the instigators and approvers of obviously illegal behaviour.
Right. That’s EXACTLY what I said. Your reading comprehension is quite impressive!
For months now, well before any SNC-Lavalin stuff, the National comPost has been featuring an article or two every day about How Horrible Trudeau Is.
These articles verge on the pathetic, and most are laughably partisan.
Anti- Trudeau comments online in this “newspaper” are put forth in Every.Single.Article, even if the article is about floods in Texas or a cat stuck in a tree in Medicine Hat. Now, they are interspersing reporting about SNC-Lavalin with stories about how like Trudeau is being mean, and saying harsh words to people.
Certain media outlets have completely abandoned all pretense at non-partisanship.
But do keep on characterizing this as me saying that they should not report on important developments in a major story. That’s precious.
Which has nothing to do with the issue. They have a political bias, and the Toronto Star has the opposite political bias. We are, however, talking about Justin Trudeau and the SNC Lavalin scandal.
Your claim that “the reason it filled the papers” is because the National Post is biased is ridiculous. If that’s so, well, why do I read so much about it in the Star? On CBC? In any Canadian news sources you care to mention?
For that matter, I’m reading about in places like CNN and the Guardian. I’m guessing those sources aren’t in the pocket of Andrew Scheer. And now the OECD is signalling their worry - a group also not in the pocket of Andrew Scheer or the conservatives.