David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Methinks Trudeau's liberal puppet masters and his cabinet ministers are confused now that Gerry Butts has bailed on them again N'esy Pas?
https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2019/03/jane-philpott-resigns-from-cabinet.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/philpott-resignation-trudeau-snc-lavalin-1.5042411
Jane Philpott resigns from cabinet, citing loss of 'confidence' over government's handling of SNC-Lavalin
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donchip
Trudeau is in big, big trouble. Anyone with any degree of integrity should quit the Cabinet !
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David Amos
David Amos
@donchip Methinks to be fair to the liberals acting with integrity is not found in any political party's play book N'esy Pas?
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harry richard
harry richard
@donchip ... big pension, easy retirement, cushy directors appointments. lots of teggrity there.
bill chagwich
WAY TO GO, the feminist PM is losing his feminist MPs, and top notch ones
David Amos
@bill chagwich Surprise Surprise Surprise
Len Boufford
@David Allan
They're doing it (remaining as MP's) for their constituents who voted for them, not for JT !
They're doing it (remaining as MP's) for their constituents who voted for them, not for JT !
David Amos
@bill chagwich "the feminist PM is losing his feminist MPs, and top notch ones"
Methinks the obvious question is who is next to bail on the boss N'esy Pas?
Methinks the obvious question is who is next to bail on the boss N'esy Pas?
Billy Burge
Uh oh. It's gonna be hard to keep gender parity at this rate.
Guy Stone
@Billy Burge even sadder, the women resigning are the best MPs regardless of gender
Frank Goodwood
@Billy Burge
They didn't have the same experience has him.
They didn't have the same experience has him.
Perry Best
@Billy Burge
Let's sit back and enjoy the parade!
I wonder if it will be all the women resigning first or if some men will join in earlier.
I can't wait to see what Monsef does? She's just so thrilled to be in cabinet!
Let's sit back and enjoy the parade!
I wonder if it will be all the women resigning first or if some men will join in earlier.
I can't wait to see what Monsef does? She's just so thrilled to be in cabinet!
David Amos
@Billy Burge "Uh oh. It's gonna be hard to keep gender parity at this rate"
Thats because its 2019.
Thats because its 2019.
david kirby
@Perry Best
Why on Earth drag Monsef into it. It is ridiculous enough already.
Why on Earth drag Monsef into it. It is ridiculous enough already.
Bill Mickey
@david mccaig our elected government is leaving in droves, we don't need to attack them.
Richard Dekkar
@Billy Burge Since gender is fluid, they can self-declare to be whatever they want to be and there will always be parity.
David Amos
@Perry Best "I can't wait to see what Monsef does? She's just so thrilled to be in cabinet!"
Me Too
Me Too
Jay Henryk
This is much bigger than Wilson-Raybould. Much bigger.
Barb Flewwelling
@Jay Henryk
I think he has a bunker on his head BUT we can always hope!
I think he has a bunker on his head BUT we can always hope!
SarahRose Werner
@Jay Henryk - But if it wasn't for her and her integrity, this wouldn't have happened.
Jim Clark
@Jay Henryk we are just starting to get the truth.Its huge.
Timmy Trivetts
@Jay Henryk
..no. I think JWR broke this government for good. This is just rats jumping ship now.
..no. I think JWR broke this government for good. This is just rats jumping ship now.
Chun Ming
@Jay Henryk
Party/self interest versus Rule of Law. Trudeau finds it difficult to choose.
Party/self interest versus Rule of Law. Trudeau finds it difficult to choose.
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David Amos
@Chun Ming Methinks it
Trudeau's liberal puppet masters who are confused now that Gerry Butts
has bailed on them again N'esy Pas?
Edward Vella
@Jay Henryk The Treasury is responsible for all the money coming in and going out. Brison stepped down remember.
David Amos
@Jay Henryk "This is much bigger than Wilson-Raybould. Much bigger".
YUP
Federal Court File No T-1557-14 statement no 83 is wicked
YUP
Federal Court File No T-1557-14 statement no 83 is wicked
David Amos
@David Amos opps T-1557-15
Doug Allan
@Timmy Trivetts
JWR didn’t break the government, she just reported it when Justin broke it, with help from Morneau and the clerk of the privy council.
JWR didn’t break the government, she just reported it when Justin broke it, with help from Morneau and the clerk of the privy council.
Doug Allan
@david mccaig
JWR is not a judge.
JWR is not a judge.
Xavier Galan
@Jay Henryk
Actually, this is much bigger than the Liberal party. Much, much bigger.
But hey, let pretend only Liberals do it and keep bashing them.
Actually, this is much bigger than the Liberal party. Much, much bigger.
But hey, let pretend only Liberals do it and keep bashing them.
Rick Poulter
@Jay Henryk
Funny how JWR never complained until she was transferred (yeah, demoted) to Veterans Affairs - a full month after the SNC-Lavalin court case started in earnest. Quitting cabinet but not the party makes me think she is planning a palace coup. Especially since Philpott's resignation.
Both are politicians and expect no political pressure in cabinet - that's weird.
Funny how JWR never complained until she was transferred (yeah, demoted) to Veterans Affairs - a full month after the SNC-Lavalin court case started in earnest. Quitting cabinet but not the party makes me think she is planning a palace coup. Especially since Philpott's resignation.
Both are politicians and expect no political pressure in cabinet - that's weird.
Paul Douglas
@Xavier Galan
The Liberals are so far the only party whose PM tried to obstruct justice. Facts matter.
The Liberals are so far the only party whose PM tried to obstruct justice. Facts matter.
David Amos
@Rick Poulter "Quitting
cabinet but not the party makes me think she is planning a palace coup.
Especially since Philpott's resignation. "
Trust that Trudeau, Butts and their cohorts know that I agree with your thinking.
Methinks the lawyers Catherine McKenna and Melanie Joly are clever enough to follow Jody and Jane in making Humpty Humpty fall and secure another liberal mandate with quite likely a lady for a leader N'esy Pas?
Trust that Trudeau, Butts and their cohorts know that I agree with your thinking.
Methinks the lawyers Catherine McKenna and Melanie Joly are clever enough to follow Jody and Jane in making Humpty Humpty fall and secure another liberal mandate with quite likely a lady for a leader N'esy Pas?
Kura Tiarney
Kudos to Jane Philpott for putting integrity, morals and Canadians' best interests first.
Jack Hill
@Kura Tiarney
Where did you read that she did that? It wasn't here.
Where did you read that she did that? It wasn't here.
Al Kennedy
@Jack Hill
"I must abide by my core values, my ethical responsibilities and constitutional obligations," she said in a statement.
"There can be a cost to acting on one's principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them."
"I must abide by my core values, my ethical responsibilities and constitutional obligations," she said in a statement.
"There can be a cost to acting on one's principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them."
James Alexander
@Kura Tiarney But why did it take so long?
Joanne Smith
@James Alexander
Strategic?
Strategic?
Tony Hill
@James Alexander
It didn't really take that long. It has only been about 2 weeks since Justin Trudeau threw Jody Wilson-Raybould under the bus and even less than that since Cabinet has been able to hear WHY Ms. Wilson-Raybould is being thrown under the bus.
A week or so isn't that much time to wait to make a major career decision.
It didn't really take that long. It has only been about 2 weeks since Justin Trudeau threw Jody Wilson-Raybould under the bus and even less than that since Cabinet has been able to hear WHY Ms. Wilson-Raybould is being thrown under the bus.
A week or so isn't that much time to wait to make a major career decision.
David Amos
@Joanne Smith "Strategic?"
YUP
YUP
Carson Brook
@Kura Tiarney wrote "Kudos to Jane Philpott for putting integrity, morals and Canadians' best interests first"
She didn't. Her actions interfere with a process underway. She cannot speak to Canada's best interests because in terms of the SNC file she can't know what those best interests are - and if she feels she did, then she did that months ago - and failed with the putting integrity first.
I don't think that what happened. I believe her words only a couple of weeks ago. I think she's made the emotional needs of a close friend mean more to her than the needs of Canada - and one can admire that bond to friend. But I liked Jane Philpott so much - and this explosive action of hers hurts me to see.... for it being above all explosive instead of the reflective and ethical her actions before have seemed.
She didn't. Her actions interfere with a process underway. She cannot speak to Canada's best interests because in terms of the SNC file she can't know what those best interests are - and if she feels she did, then she did that months ago - and failed with the putting integrity first.
I don't think that what happened. I believe her words only a couple of weeks ago. I think she's made the emotional needs of a close friend mean more to her than the needs of Canada - and one can admire that bond to friend. But I liked Jane Philpott so much - and this explosive action of hers hurts me to see.... for it being above all explosive instead of the reflective and ethical her actions before have seemed.
Doug Allan
@david mccaig
Or the Liberals. Or the NDP, for that matter.
Or the Liberals. Or the NDP, for that matter.
Garry Hiebert
@david mccaig
David. This is about Trudeau and his ethics and leadership stop the deflection
David. This is about Trudeau and his ethics and leadership stop the deflection
harry richard
@harry richard ... i see you gots no tegrity, slave
Ke Irwin
@Kura Tiarney
Hysteria self righteous he said she said BS has run amuk!
So dysfunctional and unproductive!
SnLC...will be settled in court and with law changes after much consensual input...which normal people, govts, media and parties do!
Integrity my mule!
The back stabber narcissist are done.!
Get out! Get out!
Sit down you fools!
Get back to work!
Hysteria self righteous he said she said BS has run amuk!
So dysfunctional and unproductive!
SnLC...will be settled in court and with law changes after much consensual input...which normal people, govts, media and parties do!
Integrity my mule!
The back stabber narcissist are done.!
Get out! Get out!
Sit down you fools!
Get back to work!
Len Boufford
@James Alexander
Better late than never.
Better late than never.
Len Boufford
@Carson Brook
And yet if she waited any longer, you'd have people like James Alexander asking why did it take her so long?
You liberals attacks are conflicting with one another.
And yet if she waited any longer, you'd have people like James Alexander asking why did it take her so long?
You liberals attacks are conflicting with one another.
David Amos
@Carson Brook "I don't think
that what happened. I believe her words only a couple of weeks ago. I
think she's made the emotional needs of a close friend mean more to her
than the needs of Canada - and one can admire that bond to friend. But I
liked Jane Philpott so much - and this explosive action of hers hurts
me to see.... for it being above all explosive instead of the reflective
and ethical her actions before have seemed"
Methinks you and your liberal buddies are confused Whereas you are always telling folks to Google my name perhaps now would be a good time for them to do so and Federal Court file No T-1557-15 as well. If they were to checkout statement no 83 of my lawsuit Jody would be in a lot of hot water N'esy Pas?
Dade Murphy
Who's going to be our Prime Minister next week? I'm betting it won't be Trudeau.
Norman Albert Snr
@Dade Murphy We should contact Kissinger to find out who is next up or does that go to David or Bibi?
David Amos
@Dade Murphy "Who's going to be our Prime Minister next week? I'm betting it won't be Trudeau."
Methinks it would not be wise to bet the farm on your wish coming true N'esy Pas?
Methinks it would not be wise to bet the farm on your wish coming true N'esy Pas?
bryan cassidy
@Dade Murphy
I so hope you are right.
I so hope you are right.
Josh Welch
@Dade Murphy Maybe we won't
have to wait until fall. Perhaps there will be an early election if
enough of them lose confidence and leave.
Bill Mickey
@david mccaig Uh, yes they can if their members vote against them a la Jane and Jody.
Ewan Cameron
@James Timberly
I’m a conservative James and I really really really hope it’s McKenna.
I’m a conservative James and I really really really hope it’s McKenna.
Stanley Baird
@Dade Murphy my guess is
Wednesday or Thursday he resigns.. I believe Freeland is Deputy PM
although it might be better to go with someone not so close to the
scandal and someone who,will not run as leader, Maybe Ralph Goodale.
Felicia Kinzburg
@Dade Murphy I hope the God will listen to your predictions :).
David Amos
@Ewan Cameron "I’m a conservative James and I really really really hope it’s McKenna."
Me Too but obviously for very different reasons Methinks everybody knows that as an Independent I am no conservative or liberal nor do I follow any political leader whatsoever Ne's Pas?
Me Too but obviously for very different reasons Methinks everybody knows that as an Independent I am no conservative or liberal nor do I follow any political leader whatsoever Ne's Pas?
Jim Clark
She knows the truth.Trudeau is sunk.Resign now for the sake of Canada JT.
Jack O Hill
@Neil Turv
"Harper was quite upfront about his love for omnibus bills"
Not while he was in opposition. Only after he became PM.
Much like Trudeau.
"Harper was quite upfront about his love for omnibus bills"
Not while he was in opposition. Only after he became PM.
Much like Trudeau.
David Amos
@David Allan "Patience. We have fixed election dates now. Do you know who made that law?"
YUP and I am running again Whereas you know so much about our democracy methinks you should too N'esy Pas?
YUP and I am running again Whereas you know so much about our democracy methinks you should too N'esy Pas?
Doug Allan
@Jan Böhmermann
It would send a message to all who came after him that politicians can't control the justice system by choosing whom to prosecute and whom not to.
It would send a message to all who came after him that politicians can't control the justice system by choosing whom to prosecute and whom not to.
Carson Brook
@Doug Allan
yeah yeah the fake news again
this story was never about that - but why worry about facts when media gives so much more mileage to the excitement of smear and tabloid
yeah yeah the fake news again
this story was never about that - but why worry about facts when media gives so much more mileage to the excitement of smear and tabloid
Doug Allan
@Carson Brook
Because the “search” is less than complete or transparent, it has no chance of ascertaining all the facts and truth. Those running it—the Liberals—lack integrity, or they would call Trudeau to testify. (Among others). Hopefully, the RCMP will do its own investigation.
Because the “search” is less than complete or transparent, it has no chance of ascertaining all the facts and truth. Those running it—the Liberals—lack integrity, or they would call Trudeau to testify. (Among others). Hopefully, the RCMP will do its own investigation.
Mark Walen Cooper
@Jim Clark - It's too late
for Canada's sake. Canada born for a small piece of bread. Take Simens
in Germany, got a DPA from the US and $800M fine, got some $400M fine
for a DPA in Europe. Canada, open for Chinese business or others.
Doug Allan
@Carson Brook
Then why doesn’t Trudeau allow JWR to testify fully? What does he not want Canadians to know?
Then why doesn’t Trudeau allow JWR to testify fully? What does he not want Canadians to know?
Rick Poulter
@Tony Hill
That Deferred Prosecution Agreement was brought in my Harper et al, in 2015 with a mandated examination in 2 years - 2017.
JWR had no problem with the political pressure until she was demoted.
Both JWR and Philpott quit the cabinet but not the party. Strange!
My guess is the palace coup plan is to take down JT and get JWR elected leader in time for the October election.
That Deferred Prosecution Agreement was brought in my Harper et al, in 2015 with a mandated examination in 2 years - 2017.
JWR had no problem with the political pressure until she was demoted.
Both JWR and Philpott quit the cabinet but not the party. Strange!
My guess is the palace coup plan is to take down JT and get JWR elected leader in time for the October election.
Ewan Cameron
@Rick Poulter
Trying to rewrite history Rick? The DPA legislation was hidden in last years budget bill by Trudeauet al, therefore no opportunity for debate and zero to do with former PM Harper. It was well known within the Ottawa bubble as “the SNC bill”
Trying to rewrite history Rick? The DPA legislation was hidden in last years budget bill by Trudeauet al, therefore no opportunity for debate and zero to do with former PM Harper. It was well known within the Ottawa bubble as “the SNC bill”
Stanley Baird
@Jim Clark Trudeau must have not levelled with his own cabinet or failed to convince the smart ones
Len Boufford
@David Allan "How many MPs did Harper throw under the bus?"
Maybe you can tell us. Name them.
"How many scandals? Too many to count."
Ah, go ahead David, give it a try. You can count past 1, can't you?
I'll give you a head start: the Duffy so-called scandal, that was thrown out of court.
Maybe you can tell us. Name them.
"How many scandals? Too many to count."
Ah, go ahead David, give it a try. You can count past 1, can't you?
I'll give you a head start: the Duffy so-called scandal, that was thrown out of court.
David Amos
@Carson Brook "yeah yeah the fake news again"
Too Too Funny a liberal accusing CBC of promoting fake news Methinks desperate people do post desperate things N'esy Pas?
Too Too Funny a liberal accusing CBC of promoting fake news Methinks desperate people do post desperate things N'esy Pas?
Ric Smith
Uh-oh. There starting to figure out that JT is a complete disingenuous phony. Sunny Ways indeed.
Aaron Morris
@Ric Smith
They knew the whole time... but just now they know that we all know it too, so they can no longer be associated with the mad man at the helm.
They knew the whole time... but just now they know that we all know it too, so they can no longer be associated with the mad man at the helm.
David Amos
@Aaron Morris Its just politics no more no less
Thomas Collins
"There can be a cost to acting on one's principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them."
Not much reading between the lines needed on that statement.
Not much reading between the lines needed on that statement.
Rich Fitzgerald
@Thomas Collins one of the best quotes I have ever read from a politician!
@Rich Fitzgerald Methinks you should read more N'esy Pas?
Tyler Earl
Another cabinet minister resigns. The walls are closing in on Trudeau. Can he survive?
Erika Harrison
@Tyler Earl The annoying
thing is Scheer would’ve curried SNC’s favour (as they’ve already been
meeting with them) and brushed the charges aside. I’m glad JWR has
strived to maintain integrity in politics.
Scotty Davidson
@Erika Harrison Two other parties to vote for.
Erika Harrison
@Scotty Davidson And thank
goodness for that! Jag is too evangelican tv salesman for me, and as an
Albertan, my vote will only help fund future elections (assuming that
was brought back after Harper killed it), but not impact local results.
David Amos
@Tyler Earl "The walls are closing in on Trudeau. Can he survive?"
Methinks you should check out his opposition then you decide just like the rest of u will in October N'esy Pas?
Methinks you should check out his opposition then you decide just like the rest of u will in October N'esy Pas?
Ke Irwin
@Tyler Earl More Hyesteria
all started by a disgruntled get back leaker...a failed employee whining
Waaahhh...they pressured me! Wahhh!
Len Boufford
@Erika Harrison
But your Honour, yes I did rob that bank, but my cousin Jake would have robbed it too!
But your Honour, yes I did rob that bank, but my cousin Jake would have robbed it too!
Len Boufford
@Ke Irwin
Tell me honestly - is that what your comment would be if this was a Conservative government?
Tell me honestly - is that what your comment would be if this was a Conservative government?
David Amos
@Scotty Davidson "Two other parties to vote for."
Methinks that there are far more than two parties to vote for Plus there are always many Independents on the ballots as well N'esy Pas?
Methinks that there are far more than two parties to vote for Plus there are always many Independents on the ballots as well N'esy Pas?
Richard Dekkar
Read her letter of resignation from Cabinet: it's a scathing indictment on Trudeau's world.
How much more can the Liberals endure?
How much more can the Liberals endure?
Tony Belmore
@Richard Dekkar Sounds like the woman on cabinet want a new leader, one of them preferably.
Bob Ols
@Tony Belmore
Probably just as good and decent Leader! No gender preference.
Probably just as good and decent Leader! No gender preference.
Toni McMahon
@Richard Dekkar It is surprising what one can endure for the sake of Power and Money!
David Amos
@Toni McMahon YUP
Jane Philpott resigns from cabinet, citing loss of 'confidence' over government's handling of SNC-Lavalin
Treasury Board president leaves as controversy over political interference in criminal case intensifies
Jane Philpott, one of Justin Trudeau's
most trusted ministers, announced today she has resigned from cabinet as
the Liberal government's crisis over the SNC-Lavalin affair deepens.
"I must abide by my core values, my ethical responsibilities and constitutional obligations," she said in a written statement.
"There can be a cost to acting on one's principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them."
Philpott, the MP for Markham-Stouffville, said she has been considering the events that have shaken the federal government in recent weeks and, after "serious reflection," concluded she must quit.
She said the constitutional convention of cabinet solidarity means ministers are expected to defend all cabinet decisions and other ministers publicly, and must speak in support of the government and its policies.
"Given
this convention and the current circumstances, it is untenable for me
to continue to serve as a cabinet minister," she wrote.
"Unfortunately, the evidence of efforts by politicians and/or officials to pressure the former attorney general to intervene in the criminal case involving SNC-Lavalin, and the evidence as to the content of those efforts, have raised serious concerns for me. Those concerns have been augmented by the views expressed by my constituents and other Canadians."
A statement from the PMO said Trudeau accepted Philpott's resignation and thanked her for her dedication and years of service to Canadians. Public Service and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough will immediately take over her duties as acting president of the Treasury Board.
"The Prime Minister will have more to say at his event in Toronto this evening," reads the statement.
Philpott
is a close ally of Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former justice minister
and attorney general at the centre of the SNC-Lavalin scandal.
Wilson-Raybould testified before a Commons committee last week that 11
officials in the Prime Minister's Office and other offices
inappropriately pressured her to override a decision to prosecute
SNC-Lavalin on bribery charges related to contracts in Libya.
The Quebec-based global engineering and construction firm faces a 10-year ban on federal contracts if it's convicted.
Philpott said the principles that maintain an independent justice system are at stake in the SNC-Lavalin affair. A fundamental doctrine of the rule of law is that the attorney general not be subjected to political pressure or interference regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in criminal cases.
"Sadly, I have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised," Philpott said in the statement.
Wilson-Raybould tweeted her response to Philpott's resignation late this afternoon.
"For
almost 4 years our country has witnessed your constant &
unassailable commitment to always doing what is right & best for
Cdns. You are a leader of vision & strength & I look forward to
continuing to work alongside you," the Twitter post reads.
Wilson-Raybould resigned from cabinet on Feb. 12, just days after a Feb. 7 Globe and Mail report that said she was pressured as attorney general to overturn the decision to prosecute SNC-Lavalin.
She remains in the Liberal caucus, and confirmed on the weekend that she intends to seek re-election under the Liberal Party banner.
Today, Trudeau said he is still considering whether to allow Wilson-Raybould to remain in the caucus.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer tweeted that Trudeau's government "is in chaos."
"He wouldn't allow the former attorney general to speak freely, so we don't know her full story.
"I must abide by my core values, my ethical responsibilities and constitutional obligations," she said in a written statement.
"There can be a cost to acting on one's principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them."
Philpott, the MP for Markham-Stouffville, said she has been considering the events that have shaken the federal government in recent weeks and, after "serious reflection," concluded she must quit.
She said the constitutional convention of cabinet solidarity means ministers are expected to defend all cabinet decisions and other ministers publicly, and must speak in support of the government and its policies.
It grieves me to resign from a portfolio where I was at work to deliver an important mandate. I must abide by my core values, my ethical responsibilities, constitutional obligations. There can be a cost to acting on one’s principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them.
"Unfortunately, the evidence of efforts by politicians and/or officials to pressure the former attorney general to intervene in the criminal case involving SNC-Lavalin, and the evidence as to the content of those efforts, have raised serious concerns for me. Those concerns have been augmented by the views expressed by my constituents and other Canadians."
A statement from the PMO said Trudeau accepted Philpott's resignation and thanked her for her dedication and years of service to Canadians. Public Service and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough will immediately take over her duties as acting president of the Treasury Board.
"The Prime Minister will have more to say at his event in Toronto this evening," reads the statement.
The Quebec-based global engineering and construction firm faces a 10-year ban on federal contracts if it's convicted.
Philpott said the principles that maintain an independent justice system are at stake in the SNC-Lavalin affair. A fundamental doctrine of the rule of law is that the attorney general not be subjected to political pressure or interference regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in criminal cases.
'Lost confidence' in government's response
"Sadly, I have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised," Philpott said in the statement.
Wilson-Raybould tweeted her response to Philpott's resignation late this afternoon.
To the incomparable @janephilpott, truly the #MOC...For almost 4 years our country has witnessed your constant & unassailable commitment to always doing what is right & best for Cdns. You are a leader of vision & strength & I look forward to continuing to work alongside you.U.
Wilson-Raybould resigned from cabinet on Feb. 12, just days after a Feb. 7 Globe and Mail report that said she was pressured as attorney general to overturn the decision to prosecute SNC-Lavalin.
She remains in the Liberal caucus, and confirmed on the weekend that she intends to seek re-election under the Liberal Party banner.
Today, Trudeau said he is still considering whether to allow Wilson-Raybould to remain in the caucus.
Justin Trudeau’s government is in chaos. He wouldn’t allow the former Attorney General to speak freely, so we don’t know her full story. Trudeau’s story changes daily and won’t come clean with Canadians. He needs to fully cooperate with any RCMP investigations and resign.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer tweeted that Trudeau's government "is in chaos."
"He wouldn't allow the former attorney general to speak freely, so we don't know her full story.
Trudeau's story changes daily and won't come clean with Canadians. He needs to fully cooperate with any RCMP investigations and resign," he said.
During a news conference in Toronto late Monday, Scheer rejected Trudeau's claim that the government was working to protect jobs, insisting that the pressure was imposed for political gain.
'Stand up and be heard'
"Is this what you got into politics for, to prop up a prime minister who will subvert the law to win elections and benefit his friends?" he asked. "If not, it's time for them to stand up and be heard like Jane Philpott did today."
Scheer already has called for an RCMP investigation into possible obstruction of justice and has called on Trudeau to resign.
NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus called Philpott's resignation a "watershed moment."
"It is a sad day for Canada to lose a minister with such integrity. Nobody in government has done more to push reconciliation than Ms. Philpott. I have utmost respect for her," he tweeted.
News that @janephilpott quit cabinet over interference by PMO in SNC prosecution is a watershed moment.
It is a sad day for Canada to lose a minister with such integrity.
Nobody in government has done more to push reconciliation than Ms. Philpott.
I have upmost respect for her.
Caesar-Chavannes posted on Twitter that she had informed the prime minister and whip of her "tremendously difficult" decision on Feb. 12, but stressed that it was not related to the SNC-Lavalin affair or Wilson-Raybould's testimony at the justice committee.
Praise for Philpott
Today, Caesar-Chavannes tweeted that women in politics can be expected to "make correct decisions, stand for what is right and exit when values are compromised.
"Thank you @janephilpott for articulating this beautifully."
When you add women, please do not expect the status quo. Expect us to make correct decisions, stand for what is right and exit when values are compromised. Thank you @janephilpott for articulating this beautifully. +1 Butts resigned from the PMO on Feb. 18 amid allegations he and others exerted political interference on Wilson-Raybould to override the Public Prosecution Service director's decision to prosecute SNC-Lavalin.
"At all times, I and those around me acted with integrity and a singular focus on the best interests of all Canadians," Butts said in a statement at the time.
In her testimony to committee last week, Wilson-Raybould detailed a meeting with Butts on Dec. 5, 2018. She said she wanted to speak about several things, including the barrage of people "hounding" her and her staff about the impact of prosecuting SNC-Lavalin.
"Towards the end of the meeting I raised how I needed everyone to stop talking to me about SNC as I had made up my mind and the engagements were inappropriate," she testified. "Gerry then took over the conversation and said how we need a solution on the SNC stuff — he said I needed to find a solution."
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