Did Justin Trudeau threaten to demote Jody Wilson-Raybould from the role of attorney-general unless she intervened to protect SNC-Lavalin from prosecution on corruption charges? The RCMP would like to know, and so would every Canadian.
But this government refuses to release those involved from their oath of secrecy, frustrating the police inquiry and the public will. And so the time has come for Ms. Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott, her friend and former cabinet colleague, to tell Canadians what they know about the cabinet shuffle that eventually led to their resignations.
Mr. Trudeau and his advisers are hiding behind the convention of protecting cabinet confidences. They must not hide any longer. The national interest dictates that Canadians cast their ballots in this election with full knowledge of what happened behind those very closed doors. It is time for everyone to speak their truth.
To recap very briefly: When The Globe and Mail revealed in February that Mr. Trudeau and his advisers had pressed Ms. Wilson-Raybould, who was then attorney-general, to intervene in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, the former minister asked to be released from her oath to protect cabinet confidences so that she could tell the Commons justice committee what had happened.
Mr. Trudeau did provide a waiver, but it did not extend to conversations and events surrounding the cabinet shuffle that removed Ms. Wilson-Raybould from the role of attorney-general. Ms. Wilson-Raybould expressed her frustration with that decision, and so did Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion, when the government refused his request to examine witnesses about the cabinet shuffle and other matters.
As Robert Fife and Daniel Leblanc reported Tuesday, the RCMP also wants to know what was going on during that shuffle, as part of an examination into whether anyone might have obstructed justice. But that inquiry has been blocked by the government, which again refuses to waive cabinet confidentiality for all witnesses.
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See Also:
(1) Trudeau glosses over shortcomings at his own peril
(2) Why the RCMP should proceed: Not even Justin Trudeau is above the law
(3) Trudeau’s proven to be his own worst enemy
(4) Trudeau certainly can – and should – waive Lavscam cabinet confidences
(5) The question of what is Trudeau hiding is not going to go away
Kevin O’Leary Says Trudeau is Toxic, Period
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwsn3twqwZ0
Will Canadians demonstrate this fall that they finally understand what Trudeau is, but most importantly after this embarrassing spectacle, what he isn’t? Competent.
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