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It is now April and we are still talking about the "Jody Wilson-Raybould Affair" as it has come to be known. Late last week more details, including an audio recording, were released.

It is now April and we are still talking about the "Jody Wilson-Raybould Affair" as it has come to be known.

Late last week more details, including an audio recording, were released. This is the scandal which really isn't a scandal but it doesn't seem to want to go away. I say it isn't really a scandal because while there is a sense Wilson-Raybould was treated badly, we have yet to see anything suggesting there was any illegal action or breaking the confines of morality within the government. Nothing particularly untoward happened.

Consider the case as a whole. It started in February 2015, under the Harper government, when an ongoing RCMP investigation finally laid charges of corruption and fraud against the Montreal-based firm over allegations it used bribery to obtain business in Libya. While the company proclaimed the charges were without merit, it did point out the alleged reprehensible deeds were committed by former employees.

For eight months - and with an election looming - the Conservative government sat on the case. Big cases like this one can take years to resolve so the timeline isn't really surprising. Still, the Conservatives are not entirely innocent in the whole affair.

When the Liberals won the federal election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Wilson-Raybould Minister of Justice and Attorney General. She was the first indigenous person to hold the post and is eminently qualified. But the job combines being a politician heading up a department with being a legal official and overseeing prosecutions. A potentially awkward mix of responsibilities.

During the first three years in her new position, Wilson-Raybould oversaw the development of the legislation which would enable corporations to argue for a "remediation agreement," which is essentially a plea-bargain allowing for reparations to compensate for previous bad behaviour. Not surprisingly, SNC-Lavalin was one of the corporations lobbying for such an arrangement. Nothing wrong with any of this so far.

Things got a bit trickier this past fall when, on Sept. 4, the prosecution service told SNC-Lavalin they would not be invited to negotiate a remediation agreement. Needless to say, SNC-Lavalin started to lobby government officials on the issue. And on Sept. 17, the prime minister and justice minister met to discuss the case. It was at this meeting Trudeau told Wilson-Raybould the decision was hers alone to make.

It was at this point presumably the situation got a little tense. While there is no doubt the prime minister wanted to see a remediation agreement, Wilson-Raybould stuck to her guns and argued such an agreement was not on the table. Ultimately, she was following the advice of the director of prosecutions and legal precedents.

So on Jan. 14, Trudeau shuffled his cabinet after treasury board president Scott Brison resigned and Wilson-Raybould was moved from Justice to veteran affairs. Both are important portfolios but for many observers, it seemed she was being demoted. Reporters for the Globe and Mail started digging and citing unnamed sources the story broke that one of the reasons for the move was her lack of co-operation in the SNC-Lavalin case.

Did the government bring in legislation to provide for remediation agreements? Yes. And likely at the request of big corporations who want such an avenue to avoid prosecution but this is nothing new. All sorts of groups lobby for legislation. It is what they are supposed to do and when the legislation makes sense, it is enacted.

Did the prime minister argue for the application of the remediation agreement to SNC-Lavalin? Yes. But that is what politicians are supposed to do - represent constituents and think about the interests of the country.

Did Wilson-Raybould deny the application? Yes. Or more accurately the director of prosecutions did and Wilson-Raybould chose not to overrule her. This is what a justice minister and attorney general is supposed to do under the circumstances. Was Wilson-Raybould eventually let go from the position over her refusal? Quite possibly, but that would not be anything new for a government.

The only issue is the perception of pressure provided by the PMO. But they were simply doing their job. And if the recording released last week is any indication, they weren't doing anything out of the ordinary.

So, where is the scandal? I am sure we haven't heard the last of it.