When talking about integrity and ethics, this federal government has said all the right things. The changes to the Integrity Regime for Procurement were meant to ensure that the government only conducts business with ethical companies – that our tax dollars and public services are used for good, and not corruption, fraud or predictable mismanagement.
This, however, is at odds with the current behaviour of senior government officials when it comes to their dealings with SNC Lavalin and other companies.