If convicted, it could be barred from public contracts for 10 years under the federal integrity regime. SNC-Lavalin lobbied federal officials, including in the Prime Minister's Office, to put remediation agreements into the law. The government's own integrity regime covers which suppliers Ottawa will do business with; it aims to keep public dollars away from bad actors. "The time is right" to address the DPA and the integrity regime, Bruce wrote to Qualtrough. The federal government is still moving forward with changes to the integrity regime that could help beleaguered SNC-Lavalin.

Source: CBC News March 06, 2019 00:56 UTC