The SNC-Lavalin Affair: Justin Trudeau, Ministerial Resignations and Party Discipline

The SNC-Lavalin Affair: Justin Trudeau, Ministerial Resignations and Party Discipline

The SNC-Lavalin affair ranks among the most spectacular cases of ministerial resignations and party discipline in Canadian history. In 2019, discord plunged Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government into turmoil amid explosive news stories, cabinet shuffles, committee testimony, an ethics investigation an...

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Auteur principal: Marland, Alex
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Publié: Études canadiennes / Canadian Studies 2021
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doctrine Shawcross
accord de poursuite différée
ministre de la Justice et procureur général du Canada
Wilson-Raybould (Jody)
discipline de parti
Shawcross doctrine
deferred prosecution agreement
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
party discipline
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:eccs_4064 https://doi.org/10.4000/eccs.4064 urn:doi:10.4000/eccs.4064 en https://journals.openedition.org/eccs/4064 2021-06-16T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/ffb0 All rights reserved The SNC-Lavalin Affair: Justin Trudeau, Ministerial Resignations and Party Discipline Études canadiennes / Canadian Studies Association française des études canadiennes (AFEC) info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2429-4667 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0153-1700 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/eccs Marland, Alex doctrine Shawcross accord de poursuite différée ministre de la Justice et procureur général du Canada Wilson-Raybould (Jody) discipline de parti Shawcross doctrine deferred prosecution agreement Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Wilson-Raybould (Jody) party discipline The SNC-Lavalin affair ranks among the most spectacular cases of ministerial resignations and party discipline in Canadian history. In 2019, discord plunged Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government into turmoil amid explosive news stories, cabinet shuffles, committee testimony, an ethics investigation and party discipline. SNC-Lavalin, a Quebec-based company, faced criminal charges and urged the Trudeau government to negotiate an alternative, or else jobs might be lost. The Prime Minister’s Office, the clerk of the Privy Council and the minister of finance were at loggerheads with Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould over her refusal to do so. This chronicle situates the political events among antecedent cabinet crises of the Manitoba schools question in 1896, the conscription crisis in 1944 and nuclear armament in 1963. The 2019 episode was the first involving women ministers and social media, and the only one to erupt over a relatively obscure policy issue. All cases were a prelude to the governing party losing seats in the next election. L’affaire SNC-Lavalin figure parmi les cas les plus spéculaires de démissions ministérielles et de discipline de parti de l’histoire canadienne. En 2019, des désaccords ont plongé le gouvernement libéral de Justin Trudeau dans la tourmente, où se sont mêlés reportages explosifs, remaniements au sein du Cabinet, témoignages devant les commissions parlementaires, enquête sur l’éthique et discipline de parti. Menacée de poursuites pénales, SNC-Lavalin, entreprise basée au Québec, a fait pression sur le gouvernement pour négocier un accord de poursuite suspendue qui éviterait la perte de milliers d’emplois. Le Cabinet du Premier Ministre, le greffier du Conseil privé et le Ministre des Finances se sont opposés à la procureure générale Jody Wilson-Raybould, hostile à un tel accord. Cette chronique compare cet évènement politique avec les crises précédentes au sein du Cabinet, telles que la question des écoles du Manitoba en 1896, la crise de la conscription en 1944 et le désaccord sur les armements nucléaires en 1963. L’épisode de 2019 a été le premier à impliquer des femmes ministres et les réseaux sociaux, et le seul à émerger à propos d’une question politique relativement obscure. Tous ces épisodes ont mené à une perte de sièges parlementaires pour le parti au pouvoir lors des élections suivantes.
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topic doctrine Shawcross
accord de poursuite différée
ministre de la Justice et procureur général du Canada
Wilson-Raybould (Jody)
discipline de parti
Shawcross doctrine
deferred prosecution agreement
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Wilson-Raybould (Jody)
party discipline
spellingShingle doctrine Shawcross
accord de poursuite différée
ministre de la Justice et procureur général du Canada
Wilson-Raybould (Jody)
discipline de parti
Shawcross doctrine
deferred prosecution agreement
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Wilson-Raybould (Jody)
party discipline
Marland, Alex
The SNC-Lavalin Affair: Justin Trudeau, Ministerial Resignations and Party Discipline
description The SNC-Lavalin affair ranks among the most spectacular cases of ministerial resignations and party discipline in Canadian history. In 2019, discord plunged Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government into turmoil amid explosive news stories, cabinet shuffles, committee testimony, an ethics investigation and party discipline. SNC-Lavalin, a Quebec-based company, faced criminal charges and urged the Trudeau government to negotiate an alternative, or else jobs might be lost. The Prime Minister’s Office, the clerk of the Privy Council and the minister of finance were at loggerheads with Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould over her refusal to do so. This chronicle situates the political events among antecedent cabinet crises of the Manitoba schools question in 1896, the conscription crisis in 1944 and nuclear armament in 1963. The 2019 episode was the first involving women ministers and social media, and the only one to erupt over a relatively obscure policy issue. All cases were a prelude to the governing party losing seats in the next election.
author Marland, Alex
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title The SNC-Lavalin Affair: Justin Trudeau, Ministerial Resignations and Party Discipline
title_short The SNC-Lavalin Affair: Justin Trudeau, Ministerial Resignations and Party Discipline
title_full The SNC-Lavalin Affair: Justin Trudeau, Ministerial Resignations and Party Discipline
title_fullStr The SNC-Lavalin Affair: Justin Trudeau, Ministerial Resignations and Party Discipline
title_full_unstemmed The SNC-Lavalin Affair: Justin Trudeau, Ministerial Resignations and Party Discipline
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