The Canadian Taxpayers Federation believes the SNC-Lavalin affair speaks to the need for federal government reforms.
The federation says the Ethics Commissioner’s ruling that Prince Minister Justin Trudeau was in a conflict-of-interest while pressuring the former Attorney General to remove the Canadian engineering giant from a criminal prosecution is proof of the need for better accountability.
Federal Director Aaron Wudrick says the roles should be separated to protect the country’s top lawyer from political interference.
The CTF says the law allowing the out-of-court settlement was buried in a long and complicated budget bill at the direction of SNC-Lavalin.