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Why a criminal case in Canada is roiling Justin Trudeau’s government

 

Jody Wilson-Raybould, who was Canada’s first indigenous attorney general, said in a letter that she was resigning “with a heavy heart,” though she did not elaborate on why she was doing so. Last month, she was shuffled out of the Justice Department and into Veterans Affairs, a surprising move that was widely seen as a demotion.

 

Her resignation comes one day after Canada’s federal ethics watchdog announced that it was launching an investigation into whether Trudeau’s office pressured her to obstruct the criminal proceedings of Quebec-based engineering giant SNC-Lavalin.

 

 

What is SNC-Lavalin?

 

Based in Montreal, SNC-Lavalin is one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms. It has been responsible for infrastructure projects such as the construction of an experimental nuclear fusion reactor in southern France