A Liberal MP says his party believes the SNC-Lavalin is "entitled" to a deferred prosecution agreement — a legal mechanism that would allow the Quebec engineering firm to avoid criminal prosecution. SNC-Lavalin is facing corruption charges over contracts in Libya and was lobbying for a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) as an alternative to criminal prosecution. DPAs allow companies to avoid criminal prosecution by paying hefty fines and, in some cases, agreeing to outside monitoring. Do we do it like our OECD partners, do with these deferred prosecution arrangements, that have been widely discussed? The SNC-Lavalin criminal case is now at the preliminary hearing stage.

Source: CBC News March 04, 2019 23:30 UTC