no - your wishful thinking distinction is anything but meaningless!
"Are you directing me?" is just lawyerese for "is that an order?" ...and the circumstances that would prompt such a question demonstrate that pressure had indeed been applied to Ms Wilson-Raybould, by the Prime Minister himself. His own words, as reported by you, prove the point.
you mean the Ms. kimmy wishful thinking scenario - that one? You mean the myriad of lawful discussions that apparently (collectively) included a provincial premier, cabinet members, cabinet staff, relevant departmental staff, lobbyists, etc.? Those lawful meetings?
More evidence of the pressure applied to Ms Wilson-Raybould.
keep wishing... and definitely not related to an acknowledgment/acceptance of your wishful thinking, I suggest you read my earlier reply - to you!
...and while the Shawcross doctrine might be a general principle governing the attorney general's role in considering the public interest in pursuing a prosecution, but the text of the specific law under question-- the Deferred Prosecution Agreements that the Liberals themselves instituted just a month before this intense lobbying effort on behalf of SNC-Lavalin-- explicitly state that the economic clout of the defendant was not to be taken into consideration when considering whether to offer a DPA.
So, while perhaps the intense lobbying on behalf of SNC-Lavalin by the PM, the PMO, the Premier of Quebec, and others, may have been lawful... Jody Wilson-Raybould was not allowed to consider the economic impact of prosecuting SNC-Lavalin, even if she wished to.
As well, something you yourself pointed out earlier in the thread: JWR isn't supposed to have the power to control the PPSC's decisions anyway. So even if she had wished to intervene on behalf of SNC-Lavalin, she was not, according to the rules, allowed to. The PM and others urging her to intervene on behalf of SNC-Lavalin were hoping she would do something illegal.
Kathleen Roussel was correct in determining SNC-Lavalin was not eligible for a DPA.
JWR was correct in not attempting to interfere or overrule Kathleen Rousel's decision.
Those urging JWR to interfere on behalf of SNC-Lavalin were in the wrong.
-k