'The government of Canada needs to weigh the public interest impact of the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin,' one document says
The front lawn of the headquarters of SNC Lavalin is seen Thursday, November 6, 2014 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
"The government of Canada needs to weigh the public interest impact of the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin," the presentation reads. The government of Canada needs to weigh the public interest impact of the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.The company's board and senior management were prepared to quickly bundle parts of the business that had no role in the Libya case into a new entity, putting the"trio of possibly convicted entities" into another organization that would operate"on a reduced business level in Canada or heading into eventual wind-up," they read.
"We have always been transparent with our various stakeholders about the importance of the public interest argument/case for Canada in having a globally competitive SNC-Lavalin as part of Canada, headquartered in Montreal," Ryan said in a statement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has held up the threat of job losses as the main reason he and others pressed former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to look into the prosecutor's decision.
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