What the SNC-Lavalin scandal teaches us about Canadian democracy

Is the ongoing SNC-Lavalin scandal normalizing corporate interference in our democratic institutions?

March 18 2019

On episode 83 of Unpacking the News, SFU political science professor Dr. Stewart Prest joins host Andre Goulet to explore a list of institutional problems and potential reforms that have been put forward in the wake of the SNC Lavalin situation.

Plus: the unbearable lightness of being Andrew Scheer, The Fair Elections Act/Bill C-23 revisited and some provocative 2019 Federal Election fanfic.
This conversation was recorded on March 15th, 2019.

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