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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Methinks the lady doth protest too much N'esy Pas?
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Trudeau pushes back on SNC-Lavalin, says he was 'surprised and disappointed' by Wilson-Raybould's resignation
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Don Cameron
So she has quit the cabinet.
As I said when this thing broke, "this story has legs".
We're only scratching the surface of what is happening. Not looking good for the PM.
As I said when this thing broke, "this story has legs".
We're only scratching the surface of what is happening. Not looking good for the PM.
Irv Millar
@Don Cameron Once again. The
Conservatives under Steve Harper and his operatives are elbows deep when
it comes to SNC Lavalin. Allowing Dr. Porter to die in a Panamanian
prison instead of bringing Dr. Porter back to Canada to be a witness for
the Crown. Careful what you wish for.
John Adams
@Irv Millar Nice try at
deflection. This could be the final nail in Trudeau's coffin. The
liberal party can still save face but they have to turf Trudeau and
Butts to do it.
Pete Gingras
@Irv Millar Hey, look!! A squirrel!!!
Felix Culpa
@Irv Millar
There is no similarity whatsoever between your ancient history piece and the current debacle.
There is no similarity whatsoever between your ancient history piece and the current debacle.
Randell Dee
@Irv Millar as the old saying
goes....that was then, this is now....remember to stay in the present
as this has to relation to what is occurring now and in real time.
You time to point out Harper's failings and mis deeds was then.
If this really breaks open....Harper's name will never be mentioned in an investigation because he had no influence or power at the time of this incident
People really need to get over Harper....HE IS GONE
You time to point out Harper's failings and mis deeds was then.
If this really breaks open....Harper's name will never be mentioned in an investigation because he had no influence or power at the time of this incident
People really need to get over Harper....HE IS GONE
Tony Hill
@Irv Millar
Re: "Allowing Dr. Porter to die in a Panamanian prison"
Way to misrepresent reality in a pitiful attempt at deflection.
Dr. Arthur Porter wasn't going to be a "witness for the Crown", he was facing criminal charges in Canada. The reason he was in jail in Panama was because he was detained by Interpol in order to be extradited back to Canada and Porter was fighting that extradition.
The biggest complaint about the Canadian government is that they didn't press the Panamanian government hard enough to extradite Dr. Porter back to Canada to face criminal charges before he died of cancer.
Dr. Porter had absolutely no desire to return to Canada, he had fled the country to avoid prosecution.
Re: "Allowing Dr. Porter to die in a Panamanian prison"
Way to misrepresent reality in a pitiful attempt at deflection.
Dr. Arthur Porter wasn't going to be a "witness for the Crown", he was facing criminal charges in Canada. The reason he was in jail in Panama was because he was detained by Interpol in order to be extradited back to Canada and Porter was fighting that extradition.
The biggest complaint about the Canadian government is that they didn't press the Panamanian government hard enough to extradite Dr. Porter back to Canada to face criminal charges before he died of cancer.
Dr. Porter had absolutely no desire to return to Canada, he had fled the country to avoid prosecution.
Ken Likness
@Don Cameron
ONLY news item on the CBC at 6:00 news other than a brief report stating more snow is on the way.
ONLY news item on the CBC at 6:00 news other than a brief report stating more snow is on the way.
David Amos
@Ken Likness Surprise Surprise Surprise
Reid Fleming
Yet another woman in Trudeau’s life who seems to have “experienced it differently”...
David Amos
@Reid Fleming True
Barry Odonnell
This is what is hilarious.
Yesterday Trudeau stated "The fact that Ms. Wilson-Rayboult is still in
cabinet speaks volumes". You were saying JT?
Graham Greene
@Barry Odonnell
If I had to guess, I'd imagine that to be kind of alike a 'last straw' regardless of the facts of the matter.
If I had to guess, I'd imagine that to be kind of alike a 'last straw' regardless of the facts of the matter.
Curtis Garrick
@Barry Odonnell
lol yup....yesterday JT - We're one big happy family...today JWR - I'm out mic drop
lol yup....yesterday JT - We're one big happy family...today JWR - I'm out mic drop
David Amos
@Curtis Garrick Happy Happy Happy
Matt Thuaii
@Barry Odonnell
It really is happy news. Now instead of a government that stands up to Trump, opposes Chinese and Russian expansion, supports human rights and regulation of corporations, we can quickly move in a government that capitulates to all foreign demands, ignores human rights violations, supports foreign interests over Canadian and allows the the rapid offloading of Canadian resources at rock bottom prices.
This really is a great day for all Canadians.
It really is happy news. Now instead of a government that stands up to Trump, opposes Chinese and Russian expansion, supports human rights and regulation of corporations, we can quickly move in a government that capitulates to all foreign demands, ignores human rights violations, supports foreign interests over Canadian and allows the the rapid offloading of Canadian resources at rock bottom prices.
This really is a great day for all Canadians.
Henry Hub
The wrong person resigned
here. The person who needs to resign is Justin Trudeau. He has been a
complete disaster as Prime Minister. The sooner he goes the better for
Canada!!
Richard O'Mara
@Henry Hub That's just yopur opinion... that, and a buck forty-nine plus GST will get you a coffee at Timee's
Steve Bougerolle
@Henry Hub Maybe, maybe
not... How many of the LPC's misdeeds do you think he's responsible for,
personally? To what extent is he just a distracting front man while
the party gets up to the usual back-room shenanigans?
Also... who could replace him that would be any better? The Liberals ran through quite a string of their leadership candidates before deciding it was finally time to invoke the Trudeau name again.
Also... who could replace him that would be any better? The Liberals ran through quite a string of their leadership candidates before deciding it was finally time to invoke the Trudeau name again.
Lucille Martin
@Richard O'Mara no, that is the opinion of any self respecting, decent Canadian.
Bort Smith
@Henry Hub
I think the cabinet or the House itself should force him to resign.
And yes they can do that.
I think the cabinet or the House itself should force him to resign.
And yes they can do that.
David Amos
@Steve Bougerolle Well put sir but the Mr Dressup stuff went too far
Eduardo Uteras
@Henry Hub
He'll never resign, no way.
He'll never resign, no way.
Matt Thuaii
@Richard O'Mara
Oh dear...you questioned the gatekeepers who use our tax payer funded national network as an anti-Liberal, anti-democratic, anti-Canadian messaging tool...
...and look at those downvotes.
Oh dear...you questioned the gatekeepers who use our tax payer funded national network as an anti-Liberal, anti-democratic, anti-Canadian messaging tool...
...and look at those downvotes.
Andrew Farmer
I don't really know what went
on but I have to admit a degree of respect for Ms Wilson-Raybould for
stepping down from cabinet. I await the results from the
investigation.
Erica Roberts
@Andrew Farmer
What investigation?
The libs won't allow one.
What investigation?
The libs won't allow one.
Bruce Harvey
@Erica Roberts The Integrity Commissioner's Investigation. No government permission required. It is underway.
Lynn Roch
@Andrew Farmer - wouldn't it
be great to know who the anonymous sources are that spoke to G&M,
and the anonymous sources that are speaking to media and sporting
speculative comments. Lots of speculation out there and less fact at
this point. Would like the media to press Scheer more on his meeting
with SNC-Lavalin last May (2018) and any other meetings - under oath
would be best, but in front of a camera so we can all hear it. He has
lots to say about Trudeau but he needs to account for his interactions.
David Amos
@Andrew Farmer "I have to admit a degree of respect for Ms Wilson-Raybould for stepping down from cabinet"
I don't
I don't
Alan Bardsley
@David Amos If there was proper communication on the matter, then I don't have an issue with her stepping down.
If this wasn't communicated in advance, then I share your concern. You don't blindside your boss on something like this. (Keeping in mind that it takes two to communicate.)
Hopefully time will will tell.
If this wasn't communicated in advance, then I share your concern. You don't blindside your boss on something like this. (Keeping in mind that it takes two to communicate.)
Hopefully time will will tell.
Eduardo Uteras
@Andrew Farmer
She has more integrity.
She has more integrity.
David Amos
@Alan Bardsley "Hopefully time will will tell."
Trust that Mr Scheer and everyone else who sits in opposition know that Jody Wilson-Raybould may have lost her mandate as Justice Minister because of her failings in Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal within my lawsuit against the Crown that was filed when Harper was the Prime Minister and Mr Scheer was the Speaker. Need I say that it irritated me bigtime when Jody appointed her Deputy Minister to the bench of Federal Court not long after I argued their minions in the Federal Court of Appeal?
Methinks anyone can check my work by simply Googling two names "Jody Wilson-Raybould David Raymond Amos" N'esy Pas?
Trust that Mr Scheer and everyone else who sits in opposition know that Jody Wilson-Raybould may have lost her mandate as Justice Minister because of her failings in Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal within my lawsuit against the Crown that was filed when Harper was the Prime Minister and Mr Scheer was the Speaker. Need I say that it irritated me bigtime when Jody appointed her Deputy Minister to the bench of Federal Court not long after I argued their minions in the Federal Court of Appeal?
Methinks anyone can check my work by simply Googling two names "Jody Wilson-Raybould David Raymond Amos" N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Alan Bardsley Methinks truth
is stranger than fiction and anyone can easily Google "David Amos
Federal Court file No." in order to sort out the truth from fiction for
themselves. Its blatantly obvious that Mr Trudeau had a duty to talk to
Harper's Minister of justice and Peter MacKay and had them pay
particular attention to info found within statement 83 of my lawsuit
long before the election in October of 2015
Everybody knows why I am about to put the aforementioned matter before the Supreme Court and file several more lawsuits in the Federal Court against the RCMP and the CRA etc and also run for a seat in Parliament again N'esy Pas?
Aaron Morris
@Lynn Roch
Rumor is the source first approached CBC, but CBC declined to do anything with the story.
Rumor is the source first approached CBC, but CBC declined to do anything with the story.
Robert Smythe
I'd like to know when the RCMP are going to be brought in to investigate this?
Shawn Pieterson
@Robert Smythe
Only after a lost election.
Only after a lost election.
Steve Kennedy
@Robert Smythe
Never. There is nothing there.
Never. There is nothing there.
Chris Bond
@Robert Smythe
If safety Ralph had any ethics at all they would already be involved.
If safety Ralph had any ethics at all they would already be involved.
David Amos
@Robert Smythe "I'd like to know when the RCMP are going to be brought in to investigate this?"
Me Too
Me Too
Eduardo Uteras
@Robert Smythe
They have their boots polished and are on cue.
They have their boots polished and are on cue.
Mage Zador
Wow. I thought Trudeau had confidence in her. Did she have confidence in him though not to throw her under the bus?
Stanley Baird
@Mage Zador I believe her not him
glen spryszak
@Mage Zador
She is telling Canadians that she wants NOTHING to do with the Trudeau debacle and is distancing herself as much as possible. Trudeau slapper her down and she's just kicked him back in the gonads... She is a smart woman to leave HIS reputation in tatters.
So for his style of feminism. Down the toilet.
She is telling Canadians that she wants NOTHING to do with the Trudeau debacle and is distancing herself as much as possible. Trudeau slapper her down and she's just kicked him back in the gonads... She is a smart woman to leave HIS reputation in tatters.
So for his style of feminism. Down the toilet.
David Amos
@Mage Zador "Did she have confidence in him though not to throw her under the bus?"
Methinks as an Attorney General the lady was aware that it is a dog eat dog world. When it comes to hard ball politicking everybody protects the PM just like the Duffy Affair N'esy Pas?
Methinks as an Attorney General the lady was aware that it is a dog eat dog world. When it comes to hard ball politicking everybody protects the PM just like the Duffy Affair N'esy Pas?
Eduardo Uteras
@Mage Zador
Her Father left Trudeau senior speechless!
Her Father left Trudeau senior speechless!
Mohammed Jones
The Federal Libs are imploding before our eyes!
Jonny Elleven
@Mohammed Jones
No, the whole worlds corrupt "governments" are imploding. They are all corrupt.
No, the whole worlds corrupt "governments" are imploding. They are all corrupt.
David Amos
@Mohammed Jones YUP
Eduardo Uteras
@Mohammed Jones
It's a sight for sore eyes.
It's a sight for sore eyes.
Sharon Harrison
Wow this is going to hurt at the polls.
David Amos
@Sharon Harrison YUP
Eduardo Uteras
@Sharon Harrison
The polls have been hurt before!
The polls have been hurt before!
Cindy Carter
Jody Wilson-Raybould is hiding something --- that's why she's hired very expensive lawyers.
joan denmark
@Cindy Carter She wants to know what she can legally say in public.
Chris Jones
@Cindy Carter
It's sometimes called discretion.
It's sometimes called discretion.
Jim Lewis
@Cindy Carter You should read the article.....explains why
Erik Knudsen
@Cindy Carter
She must be hiding the candy that was used to pressure her into elaborating on the SNC-Lavalin file! Speculation is a fickle friend of deception too!
She must be hiding the candy that was used to pressure her into elaborating on the SNC-Lavalin file! Speculation is a fickle friend of deception too!
David Amos
@Cindy Carter "Jody Wilson-Raybould is hiding something --- that's why she's hired very expensive lawyers"
Methinks the lady doth protest too much N'esy Pas?
Methinks the lady doth protest too much N'esy Pas?
Eduardo Uteras
@Cindy Carter
No, Trudeau is hiding something.
No, Trudeau is hiding something.
Trudeau pushes back on SNC-Lavalin, says he was 'surprised and disappointed' by Wilson-Raybould's resignation
'(Government) did its job ... If anybody felt differently, they had an obligation to raise that with me.'
If former Justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould felt she was being pressured by the Prime Minister's Office to help Quebec-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution, she had an obligation to bring those concerns up with the prime minister, Justin Trudeau said Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters in Winnipeg, Trudeau said that he was "surprised and disappointed" by Wilson-Raybould's decision to step down.
"This resignation is not consistent with conversations I had with Jody weeks ago when I asked her to serve as Canada's minister for Veterans Affairs and associate minister of National Defence. Nor is it consistent with the conversations we've had lately," Trudeau said.
"In regards to the matter of SNC-Lavilin, let me be direct. The government of Canada did its job and to the clear public standards expected of it. If anybody felt differently they had an obligation to raise that with me. No one, including Jody, did that," said Trudeau, who referred to the former minister by her first name several times.
Wilson-Raybould — who has kept largely silent since a news report claimed the Prime Minister's Office pressured her to help Quebec-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution — announced she was quitting the Liberal cabinet this morning.
Her resignation could trigger another cabinet shuffle and is likely to cast a long shadow over the upcoming election campaign.
.@JustinTrudeau says he is surprised & disappointed by @Puglaas resignation. On SNC-Lavalin "Gov't of Canada did its job and to the clear public standards expected of them. If anyone felt differently they had an obligation to raise that with me. No one, including Jody, did that."
Trudeau said that he's consulting with Canada's new Attorney General David Lametti on whether, and to what degree, he can waive attorney-client privilege and reveal details of his conversations with Wilson-Raybould on the SNC-Lavalin case.
The prime minister warned, however, that his ability to comment might be limited by the fact that there are ongoing court proceedings involving the Quebec company.
Trudeau tried to reassure Indigenous Canadians that, despite Wilson-Raybould's resignation, the Indigenous reconciliation effort remains a priority for his government — and that without an Indigenous member of cabinet, he'll get his feedback on the file from Canadians across the country.
"Our government's commitment to reconciliation is larger than any one person and we will work closely with Indigenous partners as we walk this path together," he said.
"Our government's commitment to reconciliation is larger than any one person and we will continue to work closely with Indigenous partners as we walk this path together," says @JustinTrudeau when discussing @Puglaas resignation #cdnpoli
Wilson-Raybould, who was shuffled to the Veterans Affairs portfolio less than a month ago, has been under intense scrutiny since a Globe and Mail report alleged last week that the PMO wanted her to direct federal prosecutors to make a "deferred prosecution agreement" (DPA) to avoid taking SNC-Lavalin to trial on bribery and fraud charges in relation to contracts in Libya.
"With a heavy heart I am writing to tender my resignation as the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence," Wilson-Raybould wrote in her letter to the prime minister, a copy of which she tweeted online.
"When I sought federal elected office, it was with the goal of implementing a positive and progressive vision of change on behalf of all Canadians and a different way of doing politics."
In a brief statement, Cameron Ahmad, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Trudeau, said Wilson-Raybould tendered her resignation when she and Trudeau spoke last night. The PM informed the rest of his cabinet in a meeting this morning and announced that Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will serve as the acting minister of Veterans Affairs, said Ahmad.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer called the resignation "a sign of a government in disarray" and once again urged Trudeau to waive solicitor-client privilege so Wilson-Raybould can speak freely about the case.
Politics News
Scheer demands Trudeau waive solicitor client privilege
Conservative Leader
Andrew Scheer calls upon PM Justin Trudeau to waive solicitor client
privilege in the SNC-Lavalin case, especially in the wake of Jody
Wilson-Raybould's resignation from Cabinet today. 1:25
Scheer said he also sent a letter to Trudeau calling on him to preserve all the documents related to the SNC-Lavalin prosecution.
"With his government in chaos and cabinet changes imminent, he must take steps to protect this information from being altered or destroyed," Scheer said.
"As I've said before, Conservatives are keeping all options on the table to hold Justin Trudeau to account over this issue."
Speaking in Regina, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said it's "unfortunate" when any minister leaves the cabinet, but deferred follow-up questions to the prime minister.
Shortly after Trudeau made his statement, Jane Philpott, who assumed the role of president of the Treasury Board in the same cabinet shuffle that saw Wilson-Raybould demoted from the Justice portfolio, took to Twitter to voice her support for her former cabinet colleague.
"You taught me so much — particularly about Indigenous history, rights and justice. I'm proud of the laws we worked on together ... I know you will continue to serve Canadians," Philpott said.
You taught me so much - particularly about Indigenous history, rights and justice. I’m proud of the laws we worked on together - C14 (assisted dying), C37 (harm reduction), C45 (public health approach to cannabis) and so much more. I know you will continue to serve Canadians.
Wilson-Raybould, who plans
to stay on as MP for Vancouver-Granville, has been quiet since the
original Globe and Mail story broke, saying she can't comment because
she's bound by solicitor-client privilege.
In her resignation letter, she said she has retained the services of lawyer Thomas Cromwell, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, to advise her on "topics that I am legally permitted to discuss on this matter."
In an email to CBC News, Cromwell said he would not be making any statements or doing any interviews.
A spokesperson for MP Francis Scarpaleggia, chair of the national Liberal caucus, said that as of Tuesday morning, Wilson-Raybould hadn't left caucus.
Justice committee MPs meeting tomorrow
Her resignation marks a significant turning point in the emerging SNC-Lavalin affair.
Just a day earlier, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau told reporters that he continued "to have full confidence in Jody."
He also insisted, as he has since the story broke, that he did not direct Wilson-Raybould to come to any specific conclusions on whether to direct the Public Prosecution Service of Canada to reach an agreement with SNC-Lavalin.
"She confirmed for me a conversation we had this fall, where I told her directly that any decisions on matters involving the director of public prosecutions were hers alone," Trudeau said Monday.
Singh says Trudeau needs to explain why he demoted Jody Wilson-Raybould
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The House of Commons justice committee is meeting Wednesday to decide whether to launch a study of the SNC-Lavalin case.
The Tories and New Democrats want nine high-ranking officials — including members of Trudeau's inner circle and the new justice minister, David Lametti — to testify before the committee.
"I've been in discussion, ever since this meeting was called, with Liberal committee members. And what our primary concern is, will a study by the committee become an exercise in partisanship?" he said.
"That being said, I also believe Canadians need clarity."
The Conservatives have taken to tweeting out the Liberal committee members' contact information, in a bid to have members of the public exert pressure on them.
With a heavy heart I have submitted my letter of resignation to the Prime Minister as a member of Cabinet... https://jwilson-raybould.liberal.ca/news-nouvelles/statement-from-the-honourable-jody-wilson-raybould-member-of-parliament-for-vancouver-granville/ …
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh also called on the Liberals to support the committee's push to look into the allegations.
"If Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government shut the justice committee's work down, it would send a dangerous signal to Canadians about the state of our democracy," Singh said in a statement.
"Justin Trudeau must be transparent and we will continue to push his government to make sure Canadians receive the answers they deserve."
Ethics investigation launched
Wilson-Raybould's resignation is likely to haunt the Liberals during the election campaign — as will a recently-launched probe by the federal ethics commissioner.
On Monday, Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion informed the NDP MPs who had requested an investigation that there is sufficient cause to proceed with an inquiry into Trudeau's actions in the case.
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Trudeau says he has met with Wilson-Raybould a couple of times in past 24 hours
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SNC-Lavalin faces charges of fraud and corruption in connection with nearly $48 million in payments made to Libyan government officials between 2001 and 2011.
The company has pleaded not guilty.
If convicted, the company could be blocked from competing for federal government contracts for a decade.
The case is still at the preliminary hearing stage.
With files from the CBC's J.P. Tasker, Chris Hall and the Canadian Press
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