It's been over a month since the SNC-Lavalin scandal broke, leaving in its wake a lot of questions linked to one big one — about whether the prime minister and his senior staffers exerted improper pressure on the attorney general. Despite the scandal that has engulfed Trudeau's government, SNC-Lavalin could still get a DPA. David Lametti, Canada's new attorney general, and the prime minister himself have said that a DPA remains an option until there's a trial. Having Canada's attorney general intervene in a matter that was closed entails some geopolitical risk as well. Former attorney general Irwin Cotler said Beijing is already spinning the scandal in its favour.

Source: CBC News March 12, 2019 07:52 UTC