Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has dodged calls to resign over allegations that his administration pressured the former attorney general not to pursue a criminal investigation against a powerful engineering company accused of bribery.
Ex-attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould testified to a House of Commons justice committee on Wednesday that senior officials uttered "veiled threats" against her in an attempt to convince her not to file criminal charges against SNC-Lavalin. The company, which reportedly employs 28,000 people in 100 companies, is accused of bribing Libyan officials with millions of dollars between 2001 and 2011 to secure government contracts there.-- MORE...
