There is enough evidence against SNC-Lavalin for the engineering corporation to be tried on fraud and bribery charges, a Quebec court judge ruled Wednesday. Wednesday's court decision, handed down in Montreal, followed an extended preliminary inquiry into accusations that federal prosecutors filed in 2015. (Jonathan Montpeti/CBC)Federal prosecutors also allege SNC-Lavalin defrauded a number of Libyan institutions out of $130 million over the same period. But the federal infrastructure minister, François-Philippe Champagne, reiterated the Liberal government's concerns about the damage a criminal trial could cause SNC-Lavalin. The current legal uncertainty around SNC-Lavalin extends beyond the pending trial on corruption in Libya.

Source: CBC News May 29, 2019 14:26 UTC