Conrad Black gets his analysis of the SNC-Lavalin Scandal mostly correct

On the general analysis of the whole sordid affair, Mr. Black, as usual, is essentially correct, but I don't agree with Mr. Black that the Prime Minister is entitled, or at any rate, should be entitled, to micro-manage prosecutorial discretion in relation to criminal charges, which could include the dismissal of the attorney-general for refusing that management.

Perhaps the attorney-general should herself have resigned from Cabinet to emphasize the significance of what was happening, but there is no good  fall-back position for the Prime Minister to keep dismissing Attorney's General until he gets what he wants.

That is where the corruption of the rule of law is to be found.  Independence for high judicial officers in the administration of justice is key to a rule of law that is not corrupted by political interference, just as judges must not be subject to such interference in their decision-making.  If that is a novel concept, than so be it.

See Mr. Black's article at:  https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-the-liberals-have-stumbled-their-way-into-a-disaster?video_autoplay=true