OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer plans to present new documents related to the SNC−Lavalin controversy this afternoon.
His announcement is set for 2 p.m. eastern time at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa.
![MP Jody Wilson-Raybould leaves Parliament Hill after a short visit in Ottawa on April 2, 2019. Supporters of Wilson-Raybould in her Vancouver Granville riding say they're disappointed by the Liberal government's decision to eject her from caucus. (The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F04%2F03%2Fwilson-raybould-parliament-20878128-600x450.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
A Saturday afternoon release from the Conservatives offers no more details, and party spokespeople did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday morning.
The Tories have been hammering Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the SNC−Lavalin affair since the Globe and Mail first broke the story in early February.
![Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a Liberal Party caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 2, 2019. (Chris Wattie/REUTERS)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F04%2F03%2FRTROPTP_4_CANADA-POLITICS-4-600x400.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
Citing unnamed sources, the newspaper reported that aides in the PMO and others had pressured former attorney general Jody Wilson−Raybould to intervene in the prosecution of the Montreal−based engineering and construction giant.
The director of public prosecutions decided last fall not to negotiate a deferred−prosecution agreement with the company, which is facing charges of bribery related to business in Libya.
![MP Jane Philpott, delivers speaks at an event on March 8, 2019. (The Canadian Press/Justin Tang)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.theepochtimes.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F03%2F21%2Fjanephilpott3333-600x428.jpg&w=1200&q=75)
Wilson−Raybould later resigned from cabinet, claiming she had been removed from her post in a January shuffle because she wouldn’t bow to the pressure from Trudeau and others.
Last week, Trudeau expelled Wilson−Raybould and Jane Philpott from the Liberal caucus for what he described as breaking the bonds of trust with their fellow MPs over the government’s handling of the SNC−Lavalin affair.