SNC-Lavalin flagged possible breakup of company to Quebec government while seeking deal to defer prosecution Premier François Legault met with officials from SNC-Lavalin not long after being elected. Emails suggest the company wanted to discuss it's possible break-up and avoiding trial on fraud charges. Social Sharing Emails obtained by CBC News reveal more about how the engineering giant turned to Quebec for help Posted: Apr 28, 2021 5:40 PM ET | Last Updated: April 28 As part of its lobbying campaign to secure a deferred prosecution agreement, SNC-Lavalin turned to François Legault's newly elected government in the fall of 2018.(Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg)