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Methinks Trudeau the Younger's "Team" are all part of his beloved peoplekind but NONE of them were blessed with a conscience or even common sense N'esy Pas?
https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2019/03/trudeau-mulls-wilson-rayboulds-fate-in.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wilson-raybould-freeland-trudeau-snc-lavalin-1.5036795
Trudeau mulls Wilson-Raybould's fate in Liberal caucus as Scheer makes formal bid for RCMP probe
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David Amos
Rank 77075
Methinks truth is stranger
than fiction Anyone can easily Google "David Amos Federal Court file
No.T-1557-15" in order to sort out the truth from fiction for themselves
N'esy Pas?
Daryl McBride Rank 0
The majority of Canadians believe Jody.
John Dunn Rank 0
@Aaron Morris Oh brother, Next it will be JWR for PM. lol
Ken Likness Rank 0
@Daryl McBride
What does Trudeau think he can do to her? She has already cleaned his clock without any damage to her reputation. In fact, she has bolstered her status greatly in the eyes of the public. Wait for the shock to actually settle in. Its over now for those Jody herself doesnt choose to save.
What does Trudeau think he can do to her? She has already cleaned his clock without any damage to her reputation. In fact, she has bolstered her status greatly in the eyes of the public. Wait for the shock to actually settle in. Its over now for those Jody herself doesnt choose to save.
David Amos Rank 77075
@Daryl McBride True but ask yourself what she is NOT telling us
David Amos Rank 77075
@John Dunn "Oh brother, Next it will be JWR for PM. lol"
Methinks many a true word is said in jest N'esy Pas?
Methinks many a true word is said in jest N'esy Pas?
David Fraser Rank 0
I believe Jody, a person with great integrity. Freeland appears to be another of JT's clapping seals.
Neil Turv Rank 0
@Matt Thuaii
So other than the colour of their tie you are saying they are essentially mirror versions of yourself?
So other than the colour of their tie you are saying they are essentially mirror versions of yourself?
Matt Thuaii Rank 0
@Neil Turv
My problem isn’t that I’m a Liberal Party supporter. Quite the contrary. My problem is my memory is longer than 3 years, and because of that I take nothing anyone in politics says at face value...
...that includes Jody Wilson Raybould.
My problem isn’t that I’m a Liberal Party supporter. Quite the contrary. My problem is my memory is longer than 3 years, and because of that I take nothing anyone in politics says at face value...
...that includes Jody Wilson Raybould.
David Amos Rank 77075
@Neil Turv Of that I have no doubt
David Amos Rank 77075
@Matt Thuaii "I take nothing anyone in politics says at face value"
Methinks you cannot deny that I gave you the benefit of my doubt even though you are a diehard Trudeau supporter N'esy Pas?
Methinks you cannot deny that I gave you the benefit of my doubt even though you are a diehard Trudeau supporter N'esy Pas?
Dary Moed Rank 0
JWR has emails, texts and witness corroboration. Freeland has what?
Stanley Baird Rank 0
@Dary Moed yep, this is no
longer a debate - the facts have been established and Trudeau is toast
unless he actually has real evidence to the contrary and/or will go
under oath publicly before the committee or court.
Neil Turv Rank 0
@David Allan
Not this specific article, but yes, most of them include a reference to text messages, (which JWB claimed to be reading verbatim yesterday), phone calls, I haven't seen anything about witness corroboration yet personally.
Not this specific article, but yes, most of them include a reference to text messages, (which JWB claimed to be reading verbatim yesterday), phone calls, I haven't seen anything about witness corroboration yet personally.
David Amos Rank 77075
@Dary Moed "JWR has emails, texts and witness corroboration. Freeland has what?"
Methinks everybody knows that Freeland has the very same emails plus many more Furthermore she is the one dealing with the Yankees, the Chinese and the Russians et al N'esy Pas?
Methinks everybody knows that Freeland has the very same emails plus many more Furthermore she is the one dealing with the Yankees, the Chinese and the Russians et al N'esy Pas?
David Amos Rank 77075
@Neil Turv "I haven't seen anything about witness corroboration yet personally."
You should have Googled two names by now
Jody Wilson-Raybould David Amos
You should have Googled two names by now
Jody Wilson-Raybould David Amos
Jennifer DeBruyn Rank 0
Well, Freeland has lost my respect.
Jim Karr Rank 0
@Kevin Delaney
Reading your history it looks like you are jumping ship, like most who populate the LPC, ready to throw your own ilk under the bus.
Reading your history it looks like you are jumping ship, like most who populate the LPC, ready to throw your own ilk under the bus.
Darnell Rockmart Rank 0
@Jennifer DeBruyn This government should have lost your respect.
David Amos Rank 77075
@Jennifer DeBruyn "Freeland has lost my respect."
Methinks everybody knows Freeland never had my respect long before she won the by-election within the 41st Parliament N'esy Pas?
Methinks everybody knows Freeland never had my respect long before she won the by-election within the 41st Parliament N'esy Pas?
David Amos Rank 77075
@Jim Karr "Reading your
history it looks like you are jumping ship, like most who populate the
LPC, ready to throw your own ilk under the bus."
Have you checked my history yet?
Just Google Federal Court File No T-1557-15
Have you checked my history yet?
Just Google Federal Court File No T-1557-15
Sean Adams Rank 0
Freeland summed it up. They
all have to be on the same path and on the same team. Clearly Jody
didn't like the idea of cheating so she was pushed out. And let's all
just hope that this is the end of Trudeau and the Liberals
Aaron Morris Rank 0
@Colin Martin
She is human, they are not. That's all there is to it.
She is human, they are not. That's all there is to it.
Stanley Baird Rank 0
@Sean Adams time for Liberals
to clean up the team. Kicking out the person with integrity would be a
very bad start, but go ahead destroy yourselves. This is want happens
when you there to defend corruption, fired the person who wouldn't got
along with it, and then try to pretend that everything is fine.
David Amos Rank 77075
@Sean Adams "Freeland summed it up. They all have to be on the same path and on the same team. "
Methinks many folks should disagree Parliament it is not supposed to be a wicked game played by "teams". Each riding elects one person to go to Ottawa to speak and act ethically on behalf of the folks in their neck of the woods and their rights and interests.
The political parties want to folks to think that we have elected a King for four years merely because their "Team" has more votes in the house. However if just one member of Parliament told the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth on the public record the jig would be up. Jody didn't even come close
I watched Jody's testimony and her fellow members of the bar Lisa Raitt and Elizabeth May asking questions I just shook my head at the nonsense of it all. It should be a small wonder to those lady lawyers in particular as to why I sued the Her Majesty the Queen in 2015 and ran for public office against them all again N'esy Pas?
Methinks many folks should disagree Parliament it is not supposed to be a wicked game played by "teams". Each riding elects one person to go to Ottawa to speak and act ethically on behalf of the folks in their neck of the woods and their rights and interests.
The political parties want to folks to think that we have elected a King for four years merely because their "Team" has more votes in the house. However if just one member of Parliament told the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth on the public record the jig would be up. Jody didn't even come close
I watched Jody's testimony and her fellow members of the bar Lisa Raitt and Elizabeth May asking questions I just shook my head at the nonsense of it all. It should be a small wonder to those lady lawyers in particular as to why I sued the Her Majesty the Queen in 2015 and ran for public office against them all again N'esy Pas?
David Amos Rank 77075
@Aaron Morris "She is human, they are not. That's all there is to it."
Methinks they are all part of peoplekind but NONE of them were blessed with a conscience or even common sense N'esy Pas?
Methinks they are all part of peoplekind but NONE of them were blessed with a conscience or even common sense N'esy Pas?
Ashley Kelly Rank 0
"...but Freeland maintains the prime minister would never exert inappropriate pressure on the former attorney general."
Not a Trudeau yesman, but a Trudeau yeswoman. Or would that be a yesperson?
Not a Trudeau yesman, but a Trudeau yeswoman. Or would that be a yesperson?
Neil Turv Rank 0
@Troy Mann
To be clear, nobody is giving you downvotes because they hate Canadian jobs, you get downvotes because nobody buys your "SNC would fail if they don't get a DPA." rhetoric.
To be clear, nobody is giving you downvotes because they hate Canadian jobs, you get downvotes because nobody buys your "SNC would fail if they don't get a DPA." rhetoric.
Alex Norris Rank 0
@Troy Mann
Now we're up to 10,000 jobs? What will it be tomorrow 50,000?
That whole line is complete hogwash.
They are more concerned with liberal votes, not jobs.
Now we're up to 10,000 jobs? What will it be tomorrow 50,000?
That whole line is complete hogwash.
They are more concerned with liberal votes, not jobs.
David Amos Rank 77075
@Neil Turv Methinks you
should speak for yourself I know why Mr Mann does not get my upvotes and
so should you but I did elect you to speak on my behalf N'esy Pas?
David Amos Rank 77075
@Alex Norris YUP
David Speed Rank 0
Trudeau's puppets at this point are completely damaging their own reputation as well.
JOHN CHUCKMAN Rank 0
@David Speed
I don't think Freeland could damage her reputation. Where do you go from zero?
I don't think Freeland could damage her reputation. Where do you go from zero?
Jack Cochrane Rank 0
@David Speed what amazes me,
after just seeing Morneau's press conference is that I don't really
think that the Liberals really expected this massive nuclear detonation
by Jody Wilson-Raybould. They are doing more and more damage to their
own selves every time they speak into the camera and I love it
Stanley Baird Rank 0
@David Speed Freeland would be wise to back away from Trudeau and Morneau as the ship sinks.
David Amos Rank 77075
@David Speed I Wholeheartedly Agree Sir and I am enjoying that fact.
David Amos Rank 77075
@Jack Cochrane Google two names
Bill Morneau David Amos
Bill Morneau David Amos
Bill Haughton Rank 0
Freeland is nothing more than a lemming apologist for her party's corrupt behaviour. She would protect Trudeau no matter what.
Slim Gillott Rank 0
@Bill Haughton You know not what you say. You are forgiven.
David Amos Rank 77075
@Bill Haughton YUP
David Amos Rank 77075
@Slim Gillott Trust that I don't seek anyone's forgiveness
Owen Juhlke Rank 0
Trudeau needs to resign! Does she know every action the PM makes? Seriously, how can anyone take the Liberals seriously.
Troy Mann Rank 0
@Owen Juhlke
Conservatives want Trudeau to resign because they are afraid to face him in am election
Conservatives want Trudeau to resign because they are afraid to face him in am election
David Allan Rank 0
@Owen Juhlke
Harper and his Cabinet were found in Contempt of Parliament.
Odd, I didn't hear you or Scheer calling for their resignations then.
Harper and his Cabinet were found in Contempt of Parliament.
Odd, I didn't hear you or Scheer calling for their resignations then.
David Amos Rank 77075
@Troy Mann "Conservatives want Trudeau to resign because they are afraid to face him in am election"
Methinks you know as well as I why I look forward to running again N'esy Pas?
Methinks you know as well as I why I look forward to running again N'esy Pas?
David Amos Rank 77075
@David Allan "Harper and his Cabinet were found in Contempt of Parliament."
Methinks you forgot that Harper won his first an only majority mandate immediately afterwards It was not rocket science to understand that Iggy's snobby incompetence created an Orange Wave because not many folks wanted to vote for Iggy and his beloved "Natural Governing Party of Canada" N'esy Pas?
Methinks you forgot that Harper won his first an only majority mandate immediately afterwards It was not rocket science to understand that Iggy's snobby incompetence created an Orange Wave because not many folks wanted to vote for Iggy and his beloved "Natural Governing Party of Canada" N'esy Pas?
Verne Gerchin Rank 0
Everyone should be emailing / calling the PMO and their MP demanding Justin resign.
Werner Braun Rank 0
@Verne Gerchin —-> Done
John Douglas Rank 0
@Verne Gerchin
millions of Canadians demanded Harper to resign for these sort of things but every con kept voting Con in each election
millions of Canadians demanded Harper to resign for these sort of things but every con kept voting Con in each election
David Amos Rank 77075
@Verne Gerchin "Everyone should be emailing / calling the PMO and their MP demanding Justin resign."
Methinks they should at least call their MP in order to register their indignation N'esy Pas?
Methinks they should at least call their MP in order to register their indignation N'esy Pas?
David Amos Rank 77075
@John Douglas Oh So True
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wilson-raybould-freeland-trudeau-snc-lavalin-1.5036795
Trudeau mulls Wilson-Raybould's fate in Liberal caucus as Scheer makes formal bid for RCMP probe
MPs to hold emergency debate tonight on the former justice minister's testimony
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is considering whether Jody Wilson-Raybould can remain in the Liberal caucus, as the Conservatives make a formal request for the RCMP to launch a criminal investigation following her testimony in the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Taking questions from reporters Thursday after an event at the Canadian Space Agency in St. Hubert, Que., Trudeau again took issue with Wilson-Raybould's version of events, and said he was taking time to consider her status.
"I have taken knowledge of her testimony and there are still reflections to have on next steps," he said.
MPs will hold an emergency debate tonight on Wilson-Raybould's damning testimony before the Commons justice committee, where the former justice minister alleged improper political interference and "veiled threats" by the Prime Minister's Office and government officials. That debate begins at approximately 6:30 p.m.
Today, he wrote to the RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki formally requesting an investigation into possible Criminal Code offences related to provoking fear in an attorney general and obstructing or defeating the course of justice.
"She confirmed veiled threats of consequences if she did not bend to the political wishes of the Liberal Party and the financial interests of the shareholders of SNC-Lavalin. It was also clear that these actions rose to the highest ranks of the government," Scheer wrote.
RCMP reviewing request
The RCMP acknowledged receiving the letter and said the commissioner is reviewing it.
Meanwhile, late Thursday, two former federal attorneys general — Peter MacKay, who served in the role under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Douglas Grinslade Lewis, who served under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney — penned a letter to the RCMP asking for a police investigation into the matter.
The letter was also signed by three provincial attorneys general: Jonathan Denis, Progressive Conservative, from Alberta; Cecil Clarke, Progressive Conservative, from Nova Scotia; and Colin Gableman, NDP, from British Columbia.
"We write today to urge you to ensure that you use all resources at your disposal to fully and fairly investigate any potential criminality and provide Canadians with the truth in this crucial matter, as it strikes at the core of the rule of law and independence of our justice system," the letter said.
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has called for a public inquiry.During a raucous question period today, Scheer expressed outrage that Trudeau was not in the House of Commons to answer questions as the controversy rages, calling it "disgusting."
During her committee appearance, Wilson-Raybould offered few details on why she resigned from Trudeau's cabinet.
"I resigned from cabinet because I did not have confidence to sit around the cabinet table, that's why I resigned," she said.
She said that one week before a Jan. 14 cabinet shuffle, she received a call from Trudeau advising her she was being moved from the justice portfolio.
"I will not go into details of this call, or subsequent communications about the shuffle, but I will say that I stated I believed the reason was because of the SNC matter. They denied this to be the case," she testified.
Trudeau cites Brison's departure
Today, Trudeau again denied her accusation
"Had [former treasury board president] Scott Brison not stepped down, Jody Wilson-Raybould would still be minister of justice and attorney general of Canada," he said.
Trudeau repeated his line from last night, when he insisted he and his staff acted professionally and appropriately at all times in dealing with Wilson-Raybould and that he completely disagrees with her characterization of events.
He pointed to two processes to get more answers that are now underway, the justice committee investigation and the ethics commissioner's probe.
"My chief of staff's job is to make sure that we engage with other parts of the government to ensure that they understand economic consequences of decisions," he said during a media availability in Toronto.
Wilson-Raybould spoke 'her truth:' Freeland
Earlier today, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said she believes Jody Wilson-Raybould spoke "her truth" during stunning testimony before the Commons justice committee in Ottawa on Wednesday, but Freeland maintained the prime minister would never exert inappropriate pressure on the former attorney general.
In an interview with CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning on Thursday, Freeland was asked who she believes: Wilson-Raybould or Trudeau.
After Wilson-Raybould delivered a blistering, four-hour account of sustained, intense efforts by the Prime Minister's Office and other government officials that she feels were designed to sway her decision on prosecuting SNC-Lavalin, Trudeau refuted her version of events and insisted he and his staff did nothing wrong.
"Having said that, I am clearly of the view that the prime minister would never apply improper pressure, that the prime minister has always been clear about the unique role of the attorney general, and would respect that."
SNC-Lavalin had been lobbying for a deferred prosecution agreement to avoid criminal prosecution on bribery charges related to contracts in Libya. A conviction would mean a 10-year ban on bidding for federal procurement projects.
"I have never found her to be anything other than a thoughtful colleague whose perspective I have valued," she said. "She is a woman of strong views. I like to think that I am too."
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Cabinet minister on JWR's testimony
'I know her to be a very thorough, meticulous person,' says Min. of Public Works Carla Qualtrough. 7:24
Trudeau apologized to Wilson-Raybould
on Feb. 20 for what he called "absolutely unacceptable" comments and
cartoons about the former justice minister, saying he wasn't quick
enough to condemn them in "unequivocal terms."Disparaging characterization
He didn't specify which comments inspired his apology.
Recently, The Canadian Press ran a story quoting anonymous sources who described Wilson-Raybould as someone who had "become a thorn in the side of the cabinet" before she was shuffled to Veterans Affairs. She was also described as "someone ... [who] was difficult to get along with, known to berate fellow cabinet ministers openly at the table, and who others felt they had trouble trusting."
Several political cartoonists portrayed Wilson-Raybould bound, gagged and beaten — a reference to her refusing to comment on the scandal publicly because of solicitor-client privilege.
'Play as a united team'
Asked if Wilson-Raybould should remain in the Liberal caucus after delivering the damning testimony, Freeland said caucus is a "broad church" with diverse views. Cabinet and caucus can share and debate them behind closed doors, but must emerge united.
"At the end of the day, when you leave the room, you have to play as a united team," she said. "I feel very strongly about that because I think being united when we left the room has been extremely important for us on issues like NAFTA."
Freeland was also asked if the controversy might affect the consideration of Canada as a "rule of law" country and other cases, such as the extradition proceedings against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.
"In the Meng case, our government has been scrupulous," she said. "Decisions that are correctly taken at the official, ie. non-political level have been scrupulously taken at the official, non-political level, and there has been no interference, political element to the decision."
Watch cabinet minister Carla Qualtrough discuss the testimony on Power & Politics
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