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SNC LAVALIN CONTROVERSY CAUSING A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR THE TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT AND FORCING THE RESIGNATION OF JODY WILSON RAYBOULD, THE VETERANS AFFAIRS MINISTRY POST!.......The SNC-Lavalin scandal rocked Canadian politics this past week, culminating in the resignation of Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould on Tuesday.But the scandal itself is complicated and has many implications.Here’s a breakdown of the issues at play. SNC-Lavalin is an engineering and construction firm based in Montreal and was once considered one of the top engineering companies in the world.Its work has included government contracts, mining, transportation and infrastructure. It gained a reputation for building a large dam in Quebec that spearheaded the province’s development of hydroelectricity and for developing the skill sets for thousands of Quebec workers.SNC-Lavalin attempted to avoid a trial for the criminal charges, but in October, back when Wilson-Raybould was Canada’s attorney general and justice minister, federal prosecutors refused to negotiate a deal under a newly passed remediation agreement regime.The remediation regime became law through Bill C-74 in June 2018 and would have imposed a fine in exchange for abandoning court proceedings. It allows corporations to skip a conviction and keep bidding on federal projects, which could protect the company from layoffs and financial troubles.In a bombshell report, the Globe and Mail alleged SNC-Lavalin lobbied the PMO’s office to secure the remediation agreement.