Police admit Canadian bribery scandal was nixed without talking to Trudeau, reviewing records
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police believed there was political pressure to dismiss a government bribery case against engineering firm SNC-Lavalin in 2019 but claimed there was insufficient evidence to proceed.
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OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed that it never talked with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or was able to view secret cabinet records before dismissing charges in a bribery scandal involving the large engineering firm SNC-Lavalin.
The RCMP’s admission came after intense questioning before the House of Commons ethics committee late last month.
As per Blacklock’s Reporter, RCMP commissioner Michael Duheme testified, “No one is above the law,” adding that there was “insufficient evidence to proceed” with the investigation.
In a 2021 memo titled “RCMP Assessment Report: Obstruction of Justice SNC-Lavalin Affair obtained from Access to Information” requests last October by Democracy Watch, the RCMP noted that it did not doubt there was indeed political pressure to stop criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.
“However, for it to be an offence under the Criminal Code, there must be more than a technical violation,” the 2021 memo read.
During the House of Commons ethics committee meeting in February, Duheme said he had considered the SNC-Lavalin case routine, noting, “We approach every investigation in the same manner.”
Staff Sergeant Frédéric Pincince, who serves as a director of investigations, admitted that the RCMP never questioned Trudeau in the SNC-Lavalin case but gave no reason.
“He was not interviewed,” testified Pincince, to which Conservative MP Larry Brock asked, “Was there at least an attempt to interview Justin Trudeau?”
“No,” Pincince replied.