But in October, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada determined SNC had not met the criteria for a DPA. But she was unwilling to instruct the director of the public prosecution service to negotiate the agreement, the Globe reported. The potential problem, Neuberger said, is if the conversation amounted to an overt or implicit directive to the attorney general. As attorney general, the government of Canada was her client, so she's not at liberty to discuss conversations pertaining to legal proceedings. The solicitor-client privilege doesn't end when she's no longer attorney general, he said.

Source: CBC News February 14, 2019 00:22 UTC