I think governments of any stripe are always concerned about the well-being of Canadians and what's going on. The potential loss of jobs and the impact on families and communities is always of interest. Those could be oil workers in Calgary, to take a topic from this week. It could be auto workers in Oshawa.
It could be anywhere in Canada. No government is indifferent to the economic progress of communities in the country. Job loss is something that all governments I've ever worked with worry about and pay attention to and monitor.
There is clearly, in the SNC-Lavalin matter, potential job loss and economic impact on workers, suppliers, pensioners and communities. This isn't a secret. It's in national newspaper advertising from the company. It is in the statements of two premiers of Quebec.
There are consequences for the decision to prosecute or not prosecute, to go to a remediation agreement or not. Every decision that a minister makes has consequences for other people. That's the point. The Attorney General is a particularly powerful position in the country, because you're the chief law officer and because you have these very specific powers with regard to the role of the state and how it deals with Canadians and Canadian businesses.