RCMP commissioner to testify as House Ethics Committee probe into SNC-Lavalin decision begins

The House Ethics Committee will study the RCMP's decision to not pursue a criminal investigation into the prime minister regarding his involvement in the SNC-Lavalin affair in 2019. Bloc MP René Villemure says he's glad the committee will study the 2019 scandal, but doesn’t agree that the prime minister should be called to testify.

In January 2023, the RCMP reached a decision not to pursue a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, following an assessment of whether or not he broke the law in 2018 by applying pressure to then-justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to stop the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

December 4, 2023

A study by the House Ethics Committee to get to the bottom of the RCMP's decision to not pursue a criminal investigation into the prime minister regarding his involvement in the 2019 SNC-Lavalin affair is expected to begin next week, providing an opportunity for Canadians to...

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