Ethics watchdog says Trudeau broke conflict-of-interest rules in SNC-Lavalin affair

'The evidence showed there were many ways in which Mr. Trudeau, either directly or through the actions of those under his direction, sought to influence the Attorney General,' the commissioner's report says.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke federal ethics rules in the SNC-Lavalin case, according to the ethics commissioner. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

August 14, 2019

Canada's federal ethics commissioner says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated conflict-of-interest rules in attempting to convince his then-attorney general to cut a deal with embattled engineering giant SNC-Lavalin. In a 63-page report released on Wednesday, a few weeks before the election camp...

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