This documentary originally aired April 19, 2013. In light of former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony in the SNC-Lavalin probe, we have published it here.
Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony: https://www.cbc.ca/1.5035219
SNC-Lavalin CEO response to scandal: https://www.cbc.ca/1.5029425
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Cynthia Vanier, the Canadian woman accused of masterminding a plot to smuggle the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi to Mexico, was released from jail after a Mexican federal appeals court upheld her appeal.
Vanier spent almost 18 months in a prison in Chetumal. She challenged the grounds for her arrest and detention, alleging various violations — including being denied access to a lawyer and her embassy when she was arrested.
How Vanier got from a small town in Ontario to Libya and then to a prison cell in Mexico is a twisted tale full of intrigue. With a huge financial stake in Libya and in the Gadhafi family, SNC-Lavalin brass watched anxiously as NATO bombers tried to end the reign of Muammar Gadhafi. They hired Cynthia Vanier to go to Libya to work on a low-key PR campaign. Vanier, at that time, was a mediator who was out of her league in a country in the midst of fighting a civil war.
Mission Improbable tells Vanier’s story and how she claims she was duped into a risky mission in Libya, and thrown in a prison for allegedly trying to smuggle Saadi Gadhafi and his family into Mexico. Linden MacIntyre reveals how some say SNC-Lavalin played both sides and used Cynthia Vanier as a pawn.
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