Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin has been at the centre of a political storm since February, when the Globe and Mail newspaper reported that prime ministerial aides leaned on Jody Wilson-Raybould, while serving as attorney general, to ensure a remediation agreement.

SNC-Lavalin, the company at the centre of a national political storm, underscores what it calls new and troubling facts in a fresh court bid for a special agreement to avoid prosecution on corruption charges.

The engineering and construction giant recommended the Liberals leave wiggle room for a "zero debarment" time period under the government's integrity regime.