In March, SNC-Lavalin lost its attempt in Federal Court to overturn the DPP’s decision, as Justice Catherine Kane ruled it was a matter of prosecutorial discretion and thus not reviewable by the court. But the company filed an appeal in April, and it’s seeking to introduce amendments to its initial Federal Court application so it can allege an abuse of process. “This argument is based on a misapprehension of the role of the attorney general in the conduct of criminal prosecutions,” the DPP says. “Consequently, the Proposed Amendments on Appeal have not affected the outcome of the (Federal Court ruling). But the DPP points out that much of the testimony took place in February, before the Federal Court ruling came down on March 8.

Source: National Post June 05, 2019 23:00 UTC