Jody Wilson-Raybould’s opening statement at justice committee: Full transcript
The former justice minister delivered an extended opening statement to the House of Commons justice committee. Read it here.
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SNC-Lavalin
Jody Wilson-Raybould testifies at justice committee
The former justice minister broke her silence on the SNC-Lavalin affair when she testified at the House justice committee
All of the things Jody Wilson-Raybould can (and still can’t) say today
Andrew MacDougall: The former AG hasn’t been freed to give her whole truth, but we will get answers about what went wrong and how bad it’ll be for the PM
Jody Wilson-Raybould has Trudeau in checkmate
Andrew MacDougall: If the former AG adds credible colour to the story being told by anonymous sources this week, it will be a devastating day for Trudeau
How many times did Jody Wilson-Raybould need to say ’No’?
Anne Kingston: Powerful men repeatedly refused to accept Wilson-Raybould’s authority. This isn’t a ’he said, she said.’ It’s a ’he, he, he-said.’
Where SNC-Lavalin’s push for deferred prosecution came up short
The firm lobbied hard in Ottawa, but it didn’t get precisely the deferred prosecution regime it hoped for and not everyone was open to its advances
Michael Wernick should’ve thought twice before serving up his ’Cicero moment’
David Moscrop: The Privy Council clerk’s soliloquy—though not objectively wrong—sowed confusion and suspicion of partisanship. Isn’t that what he’s trying to stop?
As debate darkens, Canada’s top bureaucrat warns of violence
In surprising testimony, Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick denounces reckless talk, defends the government, and declares the Wilson-Raybould affair can be settled ’fairly quickly’
Welcome to Canada’s House of Cards
Andrew MacDougall: Every time Justin Trudeau has tried to free himself with a new explanation, Jody Wilson-Raybould has been there to hem him back in
SNC-Lavalin’s allies in its push to avoid prosecution
SNC-Lavalin’s arguments found an open audience, and its language in favour of remediation agreements was echoed widely