Concerns about the provincial election in Quebec and the prospect of job losses, according to Ms. Wilson-Raybould, were repeatedly cited by the prime minister and staffers as reasons for considering a DPA for SNC-Lavalin.

Former minister Jody Wilson-Raybould testifies before the House Justice Committee. Ms. Wilson-Raybould said she asked the prime minister if he was politically interfering in her role as attorney general. According to her, the prime minister insisted he was not.