Either Wilson-Raybould is flat out lying about this, or Trudeau and his people are. It is difficult to see why she would. It is easy to see why they might
It was clear from the first line of Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony: the Trudeau government is now officially in crisis, the jobs of several of its top officials hanging by a thread.
It was not just a one-time event, but continued for months, long after the decision had been made — after the director of public prosecutions, Kathleen Roussel, had decided against offering SNC-Lavalin a DPA, after Wilson-Raybould had decided against overruling her, indeed even after the matter had become the subject of judicial proceedings, SNC-Lavalin having challenged the DPP’s decision in court.
What is revealed throughout is an attitude that appears to pervade this government: that the law is not an institution to be revered, but just another obstacle to get around, by whatever means necessary. Her decision, as the duly authorized and independent decision-maker, was likewise, not something to be respected, but merely an opening bid.
It is not possible to believe any more, if it ever was, that she might have just misinterpreted an innocent remark. Either she is flat out lying about the whole business, or the prime minister and his people are. It is difficult to see why she would. It is easy to see why they might. If there was any notion, likewise, that the bleeding in this government would be cauterized by the resignation of the prime minister’s principal secretary, Gerry Butts.
• the prime minister’s chief of staff, Katie Telford. Prince reported that at a Dec. 18 meeting, Telford pressed her to find a “solution,” commenting that “we don’t want to debate legalities anymore.”
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