Except that the bank was given the green light by Joe Oliver and the Harper Conservatives.
The bank  received letters of patent from Conservative finance minister Joe Oliver on July 22, 2015 while the Conservatives wee still in  power.Joe Oliver explained that the bank had been vetted by the finance department.

I guess the Globe in its unceasing attempts to smear didn't find it necessary to include this detail in this muck raking article... As with the Saudi Lav deal they are tying to pin the blame for Harper government decisions and deals  on the Trudeau Government.