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You're referring to the SNC-Lavalin affair, a major political scandal in Canada that involved SNC-Lavalin, a large engineering and construction company, and the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Here's a brief summary of the scandal:

In 2015, SNC-Lavalin was charged with bribery and corruption related to its activities in Libya between 2001 and 2011. The company was accused of paying millions of dollars in bribes to Libyan officials to secure contracts.

In 2018, the company's CEO, Claude Mongeau, resigned, and the company's board of directors hired a new CEO, Neil Bruce. Bruce announced that SNC-Lavalin would plead guilty to the charges and pay a fine, but the company's lawyers advised that a guilty plea would result in the company being banned from bidding on federal contracts for 10 years.

The Trudeau government, which had previously promised to reform the justice system to reduce the use of mandatory minimum sentences, intervened in the case, saying that a guilty plea would be too harsh and would put thousands of jobs at risk. The government offered SNC-Lavalin a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), which would allow the company to avoid a criminal conviction and continue to bid on federal contracts.

The opposition parties, including the Conservatives and the New Democrats, accused the government of interfering in the justice system and of giving SNC-Lavalin special treatment. The scandal led to a major crisis for the Trudeau government, with several cabinet ministers and senior officials resigning or being fired.

The Globe and Mail, a major Canadian newspaper, played a key role in uncovering the scandal. In February 2019, the paper published a story revealing that the government had intervened in the case and offered SNC-Lavalin a DPA. The story was based on documents obtained through an access-to-information request.

The scandal led to a major political crisis for the Trudeau government, with several cabinet ministers and senior officials resigning or being fired. The government was also criticized for its handling of the affair, with many Canadians expressing outrage at the perceived favoritism shown to SNC-Lavalin.

In the end, the scandal led to the resignation of Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former attorney general of Canada, who had refused to approve the DPA and had been pressured by the prime minister and other government officials to change her mind. The scandal also led to the resignation of Jane Philpott, the former health minister, who had also been critical of the government's handling of the affair.

The SNC-Lavalin affair remains a major political controversy in Canada, with many Canadians still expressing outrage at the perceived favoritism shown to the company and the government's handling of the affair.