Justin Trudeau dodges calls to resign amid former attorney general's allegations in bribery scandal


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...


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